Artist Statement - Rough Version

Jennifer Chambers's piece "Chain" focuses on the concept of the mundane, average activities that animals around us engage in, but then elevates these activities to the spritual. She accomplishes this by utilizing color and basic symbolism to characterize the animals, as opposed to true to life imagery. The silence of the piece allows for viewers to meditate upon the actions taking place before them, and focus upon their own reactions to the movement and color, creating, in essence, a symphony without sound. To achieve the blended coloration of the piece, Jennifer's technique involves the use of chalk pastels and hand blended symbols.