Nancy
Hershberger
Juried Artist Member (JAM)
Location
United States
Region
Artist Statement
I am endlessly fascinated with the landscape. Observations soon became a lesson in how to look more closely at the rolling hills and how to interpret the results of this scrutiny in my work. Later, land became a metaphor and developed into an ongoing pursuit to interpret it.
The riparian environment, the place where water meets earth, holds just as much fascination. It’s one thing to snap a picture of a creek or pond nestled deep in the woods, it is another to interpret it. Always a challenge, creating the illusion of a graceful canopy over a shimmering body of water never fails to satisfy once I accomplish the effect I’m looking for. The process for foliage on each quilt is similar but never the same.
Water is a metaphor for the eternal. It shapes our lives, moving through us and around us. I am fascinated. I am confident that I will be interpreting landscapes and waterscapes for a long time, as the natural environment presents an opportunity to learn on so many levels.
The riparian environment, the place where water meets earth, holds just as much fascination. It’s one thing to snap a picture of a creek or pond nestled deep in the woods, it is another to interpret it. Always a challenge, creating the illusion of a graceful canopy over a shimmering body of water never fails to satisfy once I accomplish the effect I’m looking for. The process for foliage on each quilt is similar but never the same.
Water is a metaphor for the eternal. It shapes our lives, moving through us and around us. I am fascinated. I am confident that I will be interpreting landscapes and waterscapes for a long time, as the natural environment presents an opportunity to learn on so many levels.
