Gretchen Olson Arts
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Gretchen Olson Arts

Artists Statement:

I am enamored by the beauty and richness of my natural surroundings.  As a child I recall dissecting a flower so as to feel and see each part of the flower to better understand it’s structure.  I marveled in it’s natural intricacies and the precision with which it was assembled, as it often displayed an almost unnatural pattern symmetry.  As an adult I strive year after year to find a plant for my garden whose color is brighter, more vivid and more saturated than last year’s, and whose structure is succulent, soft, and organic.   When I do, there is a small sensory well within me that becomes satiated.  I find myself trying to help others find this well and fill it through my art.

I aim to draw the observer into my tiny world of color, shape, texture and pattern.  While someone may overlook the visual complexities of the flower, I hope that they will be compelled to touch and feel my artwork, ingesting the beauty of simple patterns and organic shapes.  I hope they will immerse themselves into the intensity of the piece’s color and stay awhile, emerging a little more at peace than when they first arrived.  Even if they never knew they had that small sensory well within them, I hope they depart with that certain satiation that helps them feel a bit more satisfied.

Gretchen Olson Arts   Madison, WI  
gretchenolsonarts@gmail.com
  • Welcome
  • Where to Buy
  • Past Work
    • Pottery
    • Jewelry
  • Contact
  • Artist Statement
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