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Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper
Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper
Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper
Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper
Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper
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Mother | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper

Created and Sold by Susan Smereka

Susan Smereka

Mother - Paintings

Price $780

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DimensionsWeight
45.7H x 55.9W x 4.4D in
116.08H x 141.99W x 11.18D cm

The loop form featured in this work symbolizes humans. I think of family trees and that the traditional branching is often insufficient in articulating how a family 'grows'. I tend to think of a family as a haphazard construction with lots of mending and tearing. The title ('mother' - shortened from 'the mothers') is found in the work, from an old book page. This piece reflects on how the family structure seems to spring from the mother, the matriarch of a family, and her sphere of influence. Other materials in this piece include jean fabric, the inner spine material of an old book, and monotypes.

Original Created:2022

Subjects: Abstract

Materials: Paper Soft (yarn, Cotton, Fabric) Book Parts Monotype sInk

Styles: Abstract Contemporary Fine Art Modern

Mediums: Paper Monotype Print making Sewing Found Objects

Collage: Paper on Paper

Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:55.9 W x 45.7 H x 4.4 D cm

Frame: White

Ready to Hang: Yes

Packaging: Ships in a Box

Item Mother
Created by Susan Smereka
As seen in Creator's Studio, Burlington, VT
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Susan Smereka
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2023
I like to challenge traditional ways of working and adhering to a singular media. I use various techniques and materials; painting, printmaking, sewing, collage, video, installation, and book arts to reconcile my perceived experience of chaos as intuition; uncertainty and coincidence as order, clarity, harmony, and connection. Through making art I experience disorganization and coherence repeatedly and delightedly - a process that has engaged me for 40-plus years. I have shown regionally for the past 20 years and the residencies, such as the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, New Mexico (1998 and 2008) have challenged my process and provided venus to connect to communities. Show include; monotypes and paintings at the AVA Gallery, Lebanon; installations and collaborative installations at the Flynndog, Burlington; and prints and hair drawings at Burlington City Arts. Residencies include Vermont Studio Week at the Vermont Studio Center in 2018, and a six-month residency at New City Galerie in 2015. Grants awarded include; a Development Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, 2009 to learn letterpress printing; a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, 2004 to help fund a collaborative video project with Jane Honer and Karen McGregor; Kittredge Foundation Grant, 2002 to learn more printmaking.