Brandy’s Artist Statement
My work is reliant on telling a story
by combining two or more
artistic genres, such as writing and drawing. I choose to make this type of art
because it reflects me. As I enjoy writing stories, but also drawing pictures
that tell a story. Working in this way allows me to reflect on my own life and
the many ways life has this inconspicuous way of becoming a full circle. I can
tell a story that closely relates to a personal situation without telling
someone directly, in hopes that the viewer can relate, too.
I am always trying to step out of
myself, to be something different than everyone else. I find inspiration in
every aspect and every little detail that surrounds my life. I look to the many
different artists before me, I gather ideas and techniques. I feel they all
have something to offer towards my own creative process. I then express those
ideas and techniques in my own language. I use several different components of
art separately, though each entity alone could speak for its self. However,
when you combine all the mediums into a whole it creates a symbiotic
relationship. For example, The Owl and
The Raven; this piece’s inner demon was about a bad relationship, and a woman
who sought freedom and found peace.
My process starts with an idea, a feeling, or
something personal. I then will briefly take my ideas and jot them down. Over
the last two years, I have found that writing stories in the form of an erasure
is very beneficial to my creative process. I spend hours researching
information in order to give myself a little more creative inspiration. I sketch ideas. I ask myself questions
pertaining to what marks, mediums and material I will use. After I have all my
thoughts right in front of me, an idea reveals itself to me; practically
screaming at me.
On occasion I will use the ideas from
a comic book layout to portray my stories. I like to work with more than one
medium to make marks, such as ink and watercolor. My work varies in size, from
intimate scale to large scale, and in between.
I feel that is it important that the actual mark making can stand alone
and tell the same story. The viewer may not get my exact message, but I hope
that they can take something from my work and apply it to some aspect in their
lives.
Art is the reflection in which life weaves its
way in and out of a single strand. This strand is continuous, beautiful, and
connected. It is my mission in life as a woman, mother, and artist to inspire
the world through art.
