Sandra Ahten

In Memory: Iron
oil on canvas and other fabric
12 x 12 in.

In Memory: Mixer
oil on canvas and other fabric
12 x 12 in.

My painting technique involves gluing pieces of patterned fabric to the canvas and applying clear gesso. On this surface, while allowing some of the fabric to remain revealed, I challenge myself to make a beautiful rendition of a domestic object. In these paintings I am examining the push-pull / love-hate relationship that I have with the chores of the household by questioning the sweet nostalgia that I have for the domestic objects of my childhood.

© Sandra Ahten