ARTISTS STATEMENT
My work explores the internal landscape of spirit. Meditative pencil drawings examine the natural objects that fascinate me: shells, bones, fossils, bare trees, and roots—the architecture of nature. These explorations form my personal constellation of image and meaning, and my work spins off from here, becoming richer with time and repetition.
I plumb the depths of nature for visual exploration of spirit and healing, creating artistic space for contemplation and meditation: a sacred resting place for the senses. Creating connections is central to my work. In 2019 , a series of intuitive drawings emerged from the profound loss of my adult daughter and the grief it brought. Through embodied drawing, intuitive gestures revealed figures of divine maternity that explored the themes of motherhood, loss, and healing. These works became a channel for processing grief and finding healing, offering a space to reflect on care, creation, and transformation. My work invites the viewer into connection with spirit. Intimate and meditative, it creates a sacred space for contemplation. I have always believed in the healing nature of art, weaving creative expression into the fabric of my life. That belief has transformed into a deep knowing that art heals. The process of creation heals me, and I send that healing out into the world with my art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carol L. Myers is a Printmaker/Mixed Media Artist living in Southwest Michigan. She has a home studio on Paw Paw Lake and a public studio at the Box Factory for the Arts in St. Joseph, MI. Carol was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. After graduating from the Johns Hospital School of Nursing, she relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she earned a BFA from the University of Michigan. Carol is an active member of the Indiana, Michigan and Chicago chapters of the Women’s Caucus for Art. She is also a member of the Surface Design Association, the Berrien Artists Guild, the Mid America Print Council, Woman Made Gallery, the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, and the FUSEDChicago artist group. She is a member of the AIR Studio and Gallery in Glencoe, IL. She also is a member of the South Haven Center for Art and serves as the gallery preparator. Myers’ work has been shown in National and Regional juried shows, solo shows, and in several cooperative galleries. She has prints in several museum collections and a large art quilt in the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.
© Carol L. Myers