The Glistening

"A degree in biology informs my work.  It is derived from printmaking methods; mixed media with or without support, and even prints stretched over forms using a technique I developed.  Currently my work is about the manipulation of form that becomes the illustration of idea; a recreation of the multilayered process found in nature.  Some recent work is a scientific pursuit of aesthetic sensibilities.  The process controls the work, each layer a response to the results of the last experiment.  But the underlying imagery for me is about other worlds, and the portals between; worlds under the microscope or among the stars, drains, conduits and black holes.  And then there are the skins, translucent membranes on which the universe resides and puckers."

"My art extends the process of manipulation of natural influences and substances that become decoration.  It concerns contemplation of the ways we affect the plants and animals around us, and, sometimes how we may be affected by them.  The excessive, compulsive process I use in my work evokes a quality of human over manipulation.  My message is not overt.  My intent is not to preach but instead create work that will engender thought about the relationship between humans and their surroundings."

Margaret Craig
July, 2009