More than a Chair

Chairs, like most everyday objects, carry many associations. They are personal, unique, and have human attributes – arms, legs, seats, backs. They are substitutes for the figure that speak of human presence or absence. I choose chairs perhaps because they have a certain character, seem somehow vulnerable and have come in close contact with us in the most intimate of places. Despite individual differences, chairs are ubiquitous. So, it seems only fair to allow them to be impractical and extraordinary for a change. Sometimes the imaginings of a child are all that is needed. In my assemblage works, a chair can be made from folding rulers or croquet mallets, its seat can be a wasp nest, or it can have wings to fly. There are a multitude of possibilities to see and experience in each moment.