Greetings. :)
I'm Ashley and I have been a willing creator since before I knew the concept of "art." My first drawing was a circle.
... how honest ...
Like all things in Nature, I've grown in complexity and the circle continues to adjust itself one notch at a time, weaving a spiral within the construct of time and space.
... how natural ...
My inspiration comes from my partnership with possibility. It's maddening, joyous, sensual, depressing, addicting, disgusting, intense, and full of surprises that smack me upside the head and leave me limp on the floor. I do my best to remain open and willing to what i see, while muddling through the wasteland of judgement, belief, expectations, notions and learned behavior.
... how human ...
I am infinitely more interested in Process than Product. Everything "out here" is product ... past tense ... and to fight with it feels silly to me. So I spend my energy "in here" where the Process is alive, creative and full of mischief. I show up with as much honesty as I can muster. Let the Product be. nothing less, nothing more.
Hi. Would you like a cup of tea ?
In addition to paper filigree and voice composition, I play with body art, culinary art, writing, photography, sketch and sculpture. They combine to form a "snapshot" of my love affair with the mysterious. This is the best way I know to show what I've seen. so much to show, so much to see.
... psst: i don't really know what i'm doing ...
(psst: neither do you. )
Nature is my mother. Mystery is my father. Love is.