The making of marks, scratching, scraping, and repainting all imprint into a sort of treasure map to later be deciphered. I build towards an end I do not readily see, discovering and solving as I go. As grids and patterns shift and drift across the page huddling together and breaking apart they speak a narrative of changing tenses, rhythm and focus. What is revealed in the end is the residue of that journey.

Honestly, I cannot explain how shapes and marks are teased from my head, to the canvas. Most of the work takes place at the intersection of conscious and unconscious gesture. Then as I erase, rewrite, and restructure I try to use occasional accidents to my benefit, thinking of mistakes as possible guideposts to direct rather than hinder.

Carol Perry