L.A.Fairbanks
Studio 314

Biography

Born and raised barefoot on a small farm in rural southeastern Washington. Home to rolling fields of wheat, mountains of blue, hiding under the skirt of evergreens. Received a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science & Writing from Utah State University while living life, traveling, learning from the world. Worked two years in a soil science lab, complete with geeky latex gloves, safety glasses and a lab coat. Other jobs have included the composting of wastes, the polishing of fine jewelry, teaching backcountry survival skills, as well as publishing a few essays here and there.

When not in the studio, Laure can be found restoring an ancient house, climbing walls of rock, or creating magic with her nieces & nephews...

Statement

First law of thermodynamics, energy can be transferred from one system to another in many forms. It is not created or destroyed. I bring home treasures: textures, shapes, colors, ideas. Random items discovered in my path. These stew in the bell jar of my brain until I begin searching for order within the core of my intent. Then I simply let the pieces create themselves.

In past shows, I worked extensively with aluminum, copper, brass, wood and photography. Shaping and carving with an angle grinder, playing with various acids and bases in tinting. Abstracted photos mounted in carved wood or aluminum. Newer ventures, shown at Willow of Walla Walla Aug/Sept 2008, added found wood to metals creating visual representations of the "Human Form: Artists Interpretations." Creating metaphor & literal translations of the female form.
2009 brings a more wholistic view, and my art is becoming increasingly 3-Dimensional, incorporating parts of them that open & close, puzzle art holding mysteries within. Balancing acts. Look back in a few months for more details!

Events

Human Form: Artists Interpretations, Mixed Media and Performance Art,
Willow of Walla Walla | August 1- September 26, 2008

Open Regional Photography Exhibit, Pendleton Center for the Arts, May 2-May 30, 2008

Walla Walla Artist Alliance Group Show, Reininger Winery, May 3-5 2008

Indelible, Photographs on Aluminum,
Colville St. Patisserie, Walla Walla | February 1- March 31, 08

Necropolis, Photographs inlaid wood, Walla Walla Roastery, October-November 2007

Links

Crow's Shadow Monothon
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
Willow of Walla Walla
Colville St. Patisserie

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