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My materials are sought in a lazy way; chanced upon, found by the curb. All have been part of some deliberate human action and are now disjoined from that action-perhaps no longer needed, perhaps worn out by that need.
Unhitched and scattered, they are words of a sentence
chopped apart and thrown into the yard. Threshold, fencepost, windowsill. Cardboard, curtain, shutter.
The scattering remains here, the tender mawkishness of a thing flung away.
- Laura Foster
It’s been fun to have people walk into the gallery excited and enthusiastic about all of the different colors and shapes. Using walking as a source of inspiration, Wade Schuster’s art practice explores perception, memory, and the everyday life of public space.
Currently living and working in Portland, Oregon, Schuster is originally from Madison, Wisconsin, where he received a BA in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire before moving to Las Vegas, where he lived and worked from 2005-2020. Schuster’s works are held in both public and private collections, including the permanent collection of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Laurie Gadbois tells stories by creating images that provoke a sense of wonder or mystery. She begins with a concept, a feeling, or sometimes a memory. Of course, the creative process does have a life of its own... Sometimes the story that Laurie begins with takes a different route than she ever imagines. She describes that when a story does change, she experiences new insights and surprises.
‘Looking at my art, a person naturally creates their own story about it. That’s one of the wonderful things about art, the interplay between the artist and her audience.’ -Laurie Gadbois