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As late summer unfolds in the weeks following Leona’s GRAND UNVELING, I’ve found myself habitually spellbound by the notion of ‘final form’ and the way its elegance often veils the narrative that precedes it…

 

[ THIS EMAIL, re-formatted + RE-exported ♾️ times ]

 

My studio is brimming with failed attempts at conjuring all that comprises LEONA: worktable piled high with dozens of iterations of each object, broken machine needles glittering in every peripheral glance, hardwood floor turned feathered carpet. Seemingly irrelevant when their final form is welcomed by new eyes + hands, it's often the endeavors that didn’t work that shape the semblance + story of an object THE MOST.

 

 

While many of these trials were of my own accord, some required new materials and with them, new expertise: i had the pleasure of co-conspiring with a few  wonderfully skilled chicago artists, each a distinct conduit to my whimsical notions whose work deserves more than just a mention. I'm excited to highlight each of them via  ‘O B J E C T I F — E Y E,’ a forthcoming series of glimpses into the processes behind each object and the stories they authored into its final form.