Julie McNair
Wind Blown
Clay with Mixed Media
38 x 8 x 6 in
'Wind blow was inspired by Arches national Park. So many of the rocks take on a human shape. The sandstone continually weathers away...' Over the years, Julie McNair mined the...
"Wind blow was inspired by Arches national Park. So many of the rocks take on a human shape. The sandstone continually weathers away..."
Over the years, Julie McNair mined the rich history of doll-making (which dates back 25,000 years) to make fantastical clay images that, like their cultural antecedents, make an invisible life visible: namely hers. Julie’s doll-like forms are at once ironical and allegorical, personal and universal, but always, they are magically expressive and tinged with pathos and/or humor
Over the years, Julie McNair mined the rich history of doll-making (which dates back 25,000 years) to make fantastical clay images that, like their cultural antecedents, make an invisible life visible: namely hers. Julie’s doll-like forms are at once ironical and allegorical, personal and universal, but always, they are magically expressive and tinged with pathos and/or humor