The Art of Tea

The Art of Tea
cast resin, cotton string, paper
2.5" x 1.5" x .5" plus 6" string
$20.00 each with free shipping

Catch and Release my exhibition at Project Space DE opens in a week and a half and it is exciting to watch everything come together.

Every morning I make my husband a cup of tea and over the years I have drawn them, hung them, printed with them and incorporated them into my sculptures. I love the daily ritual, the simplicity of the design, the sepia tones from a used bag, and how the gesture of preparing tea for some one you love marks time.

These tea bags are cast resin with red cotton thread and the labels are the page numbers from an old book from a series that was a childhood favorite which I am not going to reveal just yet.
Everything I put in my work has a purpose, a memory and link to something else.

Please join me on February 7, 2014 for the Artist Reception and see what else has woven its way into my work.

 

What's Your Story?

What's Your Story? 

I want to know what makes you tick, your heart sing or stop, to catch your breath.

For me, it's all about the story- and how we are connected. 

That's the premise behind Catch and Release my Solo Exhibition opening February 2, 2014 at Project Space Gallery in Wilmington, DE. 
Catch- What we find  and Release - what we leave behind.

Like objects that wash ashore and become entangled or the scope of fibers one may find in a nest; once castaways, remnants of past lives and experiences become transformed into something altogether new and unique unto itself.

Net, detail
wire, pulp, encaustic, dried orchid, page of book
©NanciHersh
Photo: Amy Tucker Photography

“Seemingly unexpected connections emerge to reveal the fragility, beauty, and grace of our lives.”

Net, detail
wire, pulp, encaustic, dried orchid, collage
©NanciHersh
Photo: Amy Tucker Photography

My work is an ongoing exploration of what sustains us when adversity challenges us. What moves us forward-
and binds us to the past. What we find and what we leave behind. Our stories, our stuff- and how we hold them in our bodies, our hearts, our minds.

So, tell me - What have you inherited or found that you'd like to release?  why?