by Alison Bigg | Apr 10, 2020 | Ceramics, Current Work, Installation, Printmaking
Precarious Circumstance is a tower of sad faces. Sadness is piling up on itself, until one is drowning in sorrow. The ‘sorrow’ face image was found in an old boy scout book of my brother’s after he lost his battle with depression. The cloth legs are holding up...
by Alison Bigg | Feb 6, 2020 | Exhibitions, Installation
Throughout February, I will be progressively filling the arc.hive gallery with light, sound, plaster molds and altered angels, during an exploration of the space between what was and what’s next. I invite you to watch and participate in the installation until Feb...
by Alison Bigg | Nov 1, 2019 | Ceramics, Current Work, Paintings, Printmaking
I have worked with clay on and off for many years. As I struggled with the dreaded wheel, I never thought of pottery as being a part of my art practice. This changed about a year ago when I discovered hand building and paper clay. At the same time I started...
by Alison Bigg | Jan 29, 2019 | Current Work, Soap sculptures
As an incorrigible thrift store devotee, I recently started noticing the abundance of throw-away plaster angels which prompted me to build a collection. I am now incorporating them in my work by using them as an armature for my cast soap sculptures. The result is an...
by Alison Bigg | May 8, 2018 | Exhibitions, Soap sculptures
The opening at Xchanges Gallery and Studios on Friday night was great! Many friends, artists, family and curious people came to see what I’ve been working on for the last year in my studio/lab. Eventually people started to realize that they were allowed to...
