Amy Arnold

We are a husband and wife team who have, until recently, each focused on our own work. Kelsey has been making studio furniture, while Amy has been working in fiber and clay. Amy’s interest in wood has led us into a new sort of partnership. Drawing upon both of our experiences we are together creating a cast of human/animal figurative sculptures in wood. The shaping, refining and texturing of Basswood bodies and body parts is done with a combination of power and hand tools and the pieces are finished with layers of milk paint. We each have our own processes and working styles and fitting these together can prove challenging. As our collaboration relies upon a balance between our sensibilities, personalities and skills, so too do our finished pieces walk a fine line. We are interested in exploring a balance between human and animal; wild and tame; crude and refined; movement and stability; humor and seriousness; adult and child; and toy and art object.