Catherine Schwalbe

Sewing Sowing (2015) stoneware, porcelain, terracotta, found objects, microgreens, detritus from past urban growing project – 4 x 12 x 4-8 in. each My art explores aging, agriculture, nature and science, the concepts of plenty and want, reuse, food systems, water, and being human through a variety of media including high-fired clay, artist books, events, growing, installation, found objects, social practice works, fiber and cast metal. Why corn? It is solidly Midwestern, like I am. I have found through the deep exploration of corn many things related to our food system, more than its history and imagery, but the fundamentals…