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In 2001, I created the animation Like a fire burning out of control<\/em>.\u00a0 <\/span>It is a portrait for all things unsolvable. Alone in a field of snow, the house is unreachable and seems unsaveable.\u00a0 <\/span>The animation is based on the work of Virginia Lee Burton and Merle Haggard.\u00a0 <\/span>Each artist uses somewhat dramatic symbols to examine the day-to-day events that shape our perceptions.<\/p>\n The current economic climate has had a big effect on me and the people I know.\u00a0 <\/span>We keep returning to the same feelings and conversations: \u201cHow am I going to pay for everything?\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This house is a symbol of feelings of insecurity.<\/p>\n I would like to create a still animation\u2014on a shelf would be a series of sculptures of the house burning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Above the sculptures would be a collection of framed pressed pennies. The frames would be\u00a0ornate<\/span>\u00a0(maybe all gold) showcasing the spending of years past. Money so plentiful we made it into\u00a0tchotchke.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n like a fire burning out of control<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 2001, I created the animation Like a fire burning out of control.\u00a0 It is a portrait for all things unsolvable. Alone in a field of snow, the house is unreachable and seems unsaveable.\u00a0 The animation is based on the … Continue reading ![\"fire-2\"](\"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/fire-2.png\" "\\"fire-2\\"")
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