Betsy Stewart
Statement
Using biomorphic images, my work examines the microscopic, mutually dependent life systems found in pond water. By giving these images a presence, the work speaks to our fragile position in the cosmos, and encourages the viewer to consider the unseen minutiae that constantly hover beneath every surface of the planet. My use of geometric configurations, within the work as well as those grounding the sides of the "Totem" and "Fontis" series, is a reminder that in the workings of the natural world, patterns form and re-form within apparent random and disorder.