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Artwork comes is so many forms, and I’m asked why I make wall art, why not create sculpture?  Of course, there are versions of wall art that are sculpture, but I like to paint on flat surfaces for the most part - so most of my art is wall art!

I’d guess that comes from my childhood, from being raised among artists, including my father, who created wall art; a painter, basically.  All our homes were chosen to accommodate art on the walls - some of it very large, and some little pieces tucked into corners, so to speak.  I suspect my father painted some small, tall & narrow, pieces to fit specific spots, as specific wall decor, although he never said that.  But artists do like to see art all over the place . . .

When we designed our last house - I was a teenager and was lucky enough that my parents let me participate in the design - it was made to be a showcase for wall art.  There were a few niches for small sculptures, but the south-facing front was predominantly glass, providing lots of light, and allowing plenty space for the family collection of wall art.  Mother adapted one area with fake hollow columns reaching the cathedral ceiling and supporting enormous pegboard sheets - making it easier to change out the art without pounding more holes in the wall!  This, of course, helped increase their collection . . .

One of the things about wall art is it pretty much has to be on a wall, hanging on display, unless you have storage for it. A collector the other day remarked she changes out her wall art with the seasons because she has too much to display all the time.  (I’m envious of the storage area she must have!). Most of the art showing in my home, wall art & sculptures, isn’t my own work, but pieces I’ve fallen in love with, and somehow make room for - usually by squeezing things closer together.  That’s not everybody’s favored way of hanging their art collection, but I enjoy being visually wrapped up in art, surrounding me on walls at home, as well as in my studio.