Spirit Ladder | Transcendental Mapping | Letting go of Fear

Spirit Ladder is a transcendental mapping of spiritual growth: an ethereal interpretation of the Chutes and Ladders of life. A channel of expansion and upward ascension (denoted by antique salt dishes which speak to the flavor of life and purity of the soul) is situated amongst a bustling grid of multi-directional pathways. Holes, curves, foreign and natural objects intersect rigid gridlines, inviting perpetual motion without clear direction. However ‘direction-less’ these ‘alternate’ pathways may be, they are beautiful.

A key element of my own spiritual and artistic growth has been letting go of fear. Although I had known for some time that it was important for me to incorporate found objects in my work, I cultivated a fear of actualizing this artistic calling. The Fear of ‘messing up’, thereby dishonoring the life of said found objects, accompanied by the hard work and extra attention to detail required in order to skillfully solder irregular shapes and items into panels, kept me from trying for years.

Spirit Ladder is the first piece in which I incorporate found objects and antiquities - putting into motion my artistic liberation, and irrevocably shaping all of my work moving forward. Spirit Ladder is very much an energetic embodiment of letting go of fear and surrendering to the journey of life and living, while finding beauty on whichever rung of life one may find themself.