Home” is a visual record of both the intentional and unintentional beauty found in simple settings. A half empty mug, a curated shelf, a carefully arranged vase of flowers, a forgotten pile of laundry, an unmade bed: all of these small moments are markers of the people who last interacted with them. In the end these items are all just things, but they are things that mark who we are, nurture our privacy, and the place we find rest. These works attempt to communicate the human longing deep within to exist simply as ourselves, marked by the place in which we live.

Works available for sale at Surface Gallery, or contact me at valerie@surfacegallerycos.com