These compositions—begun in fall 2021—are experiments in color, composition, and materials. They are spontaneous and intuitive, using only elements already on hand in my studio: the frames created for a more ambitious pre-pandemic point in my life; scraps from past projects; house paint samples; and the miscellaneous embellishments, doo-dads, and trinkets I have hoarded over many years.
They were – and are – my strategy for (finally) reconnecting to my studio after teaching and parenting through a pandemic for more than a year. To me, they are fun and silly and playful and quirky. It’s like I’m in conversation with all the elements as I build and add, with each successive bit informing what comes next.
P.S. Each piece is named after a nail polish color I currently own.
Jeana Eve Klein 