Artist's Statement
As an artist whose fidelity is to the touch, the feel, the smell, the texture -- first, before all mental considerations of what I do -- I call myself a materialist.
Memories of childhood are about:
- The feel of a homemade quilt with percale so smooth I long to touch it still.
- Dirt that has an aroma which will forever be welcome and recognizable to my nose.
- The rasp of an oversize bovine tongue across a small face.
So as a visual maker it is no surprise to me that when I connect to a project, I go first to the material that will give the feel that I want the work to be about. Then the processes of intellect, order, and research are waiting to be called into the project.
Current and Recent Shows:
NOW SHOWING Ark and Preservation Sources, August 19 - September 25. The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson Wisconsin
"Throughout history and across cultural traditions there are ark myths and stories.
Sandra Menefee Taylor brings the idea or understanding and preserving what's important
in nature and people to Gallery One in a mixed media installation employing
natural objects as redemptive metaphors."
Spring 2010: "Gardens in Winter" video featured on the 3-Minute Egg