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About Meredith Hamilton
Bio
I have always been a person who makes
things. Since I was a young child, I have painted, drawn, stitched
and built things. My recent work is simple and quiet. I am interested
in conveying complicated emotions with simple drawings. The little
creatures and objects that I draw are part of something more. Part
of a story, part of a small world.
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Influences
I have two children, and a lot of my work is about life with them,
and my memories of growing up. My work often appeals to people with
children, and to kids themselves, which I love.
My art is influenced by the spontaneous drawings of children. I use the visual vocabulary of child art, the monsters, aliens, and little people with their arms and legs coming right out of their heads. I love putting those characters into complex emotional situations, and portraying their feelings and relationships with simple lines in wax and pigment.
Encaustic
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Lately
I have been working mostly in encaustic, which is beeswax mixed with
a bit of tree resin for strength and pigments for color. I love working
in this medium. It smells delicious. It's ancient and tricky and fun.
I can build up many translucent layers of color that give the work
an extra something (learn
more about encaustic by viewing a work
in progress).
Salvage
I work with local beeswax and often with salvaged wood that I save
from becoming garbage. This part of the work is really important to
me.
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Gallery Résumé |
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| 2004 | Art Anti-Auction | Roshambo Gallery, Healdsburg CA |
| 3 Woman Show | Moxie, Santa Rosa, CA | |
| Compound 21 Holiday | San Francisco, CA | |
| Day of the Dead | Boomerang, Petaluma, CA | |
| 2005 | Monster Show | Tiny Gallery, Osaka Japan |
| Hearts on Fire | Boomerang, Petaluma, CA | |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | Free Mind Media, Santa Rosa, CA | |
| Wabi Sabi | O'Hanlon Center, Mill Valley, CA | |
| What Comes Next Solo Show | Moxie, Santa Rosa, CA | |
| Open Studios | ||
| Preview Exhibition | SomArts, San Francisco, CA | |
| SF Open Studios | Compound 21, San Francisco, CA | |
| Skeleton Keys | Boomerang, Petaluma, CA | |
| Post No Bills | A St. Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA | |
| 2006 | Paranormal Paramours | Boomerang, Petaluma, CA |
| Show Me the Munny | Boomerang, Petaluma, CA | |
| Tags and Things to Tell You - with Todd Barricklow | Moxie, Santa Rosa | |
| SF Open Studios | Compound 21, San Francisco , CA | |
