Emily Huffman / Artist Statement
I am interested in
art as sacred gesture
art that is a symbolic and visual language to learn from, play with, heal through, and gain connection and understanding of life through
art that reflects its movement from idea, thought, feeling and energy, through body, into physical form: art that is tactile and somatic/feeling based.
At times my process is highly intuitive, and I stay open to what develops as I work. This method often produces art that gives me insight into myself, information that simply cannot be dug up with conscious thinking. Other times my process is more rigid: my own inquiry into specific questions, relationships, and fascinations in nature. I work with broad processes, concepts, and media. Common themes include nature and cycles, nurturance and nourishment, and their relationship to body. I work with a library of personal symbols, some reoccurring, like objects of movement and navigation: stars, boats, and oars; objects of nourishment: spoons, bowls, and seeds; and anatomical imagery: lungs, ribs, umbilical cord, and diaphragm.