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Hi there,
My name is E.D. Taylor (E.D. stands for Elizabeth Dare) and I’m an artist based near Cleveland. I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design and have exhibited across the U.S. and in Canada. I’m working to achieve the next level, which means solo exhibits at contemporary art centers, museums and commercial art galleries. Please join me on this journey, which will be shared with you here.
And if you like what you see, help me get the word out by posting my link to your Facebook Timeline!
What You Are Supporting
I was just accepted into Los Angeles’s own Otis College of Art and Design L.A. Summer Residency . This is such an exciting opportunity, an opportunity I’m humbled and amazed to get. But there are expenses involved (more on that later).
Anyway, here is a snapshot of the goodies Otis offers its resident artists:
1.) Access to labs and shops with resources ranging from antique printing presses up through 3-D printing, laser-cutting and beyond. Ceramics studio? Yes. Metal shop? Check. Camera and tripod I can borrow? Got it covered.
2.) A semiprivate, dedicated studio space. A place to get a prodigious amount of work done while interacting with and learning from other artists in the spaces around me. Reminds me of my halcyon grad school days.
An animated discussion in a studio at Otis College .
3.) Room and board. It’s nice to roll out of bed, eat a breakfast someone else just made for you, take a brisk walk and put in a full day at the studio, all without having to drive or take the bus or anything pesky like that.
4.) On the other hand, there is tons of encouragement to get out into the L.A. art scene. In fact, Otis sponsors at least one field trip for residents to interact with the program director or curator of a Los Angeles arts center.
5.) Each resident artist is paired with an artist or curator mentor who can provide constructive criticism and help with networking in the L.A. art community.
6.) There’s a prominent keynote speaker to get us all jazzed and inspired and junk and stuff.
The main thing is, I feel my work is just right for California. Now’s my chance to start some conversations in L.A. and see if I can get my littlest pinkie toe in the door. You can help make it happen.
Have you ever considered investing in a dream?
The Project – Nervous System and Other Structures
I’m creating sculptural representations of human organs. Loosely representing my own body, these incorporate electroluminescent wire or other forms of lighting. The first of this new series, “Sweaty Palms: Mapping the Palmar Nerves,” is pictured here:
Sweaty Palms: Mapping the Palmar Nerves
©2018; rayon embroidery thread, EL wire, window screen material, steel ammo box, solder, flux, shrink tubing, adhesives, varnish; dimensions variable
Ideas for future works include a nervous system in a crate that once contained dynamite, a bladder and accompanying urinary anatomy housed in an antique bedpan, a stomach in a porcelain serving bowl, a liver in a deconstructed wineskin bag and a pair of lungs in an old cigar box.
During my stay at Otis, I plan to create a heart and place it inside a heart-shaped candy box.
Partly about frailty, resilience and the delicate balance required to maintain health, Nervous System also refers to relics and reliquaries, venerated bodily organs and the shrines containing them. There is an absorbing implication that essence of spirit or soul resides in our earthly remains. I both respect and am fascinated by the worship of individual body parts.
Where Does Your Money Go?
Otis L.A. Summer Residency fee (including room and board) - $2,800
Plane ticket - $500
Transportation (busing, Uber and occasionally renting a car by the hour) - $200
GoFundMe Credit-card processing and fraud prevention fees - $150
Total: $3,650
What's the Deadline?
May 27, 2019 is when payment-in-full is due. I attend the residency June 9 - 28.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading this, and a huge thank you to any of you who choose to donate and/or share my link with your social media contacts.
Those family members and friends who’ve already given me personal checks and art supplies over the years, you know who you are, and I thank you too.
With gratitude for your support,
E.D.
My name is E.D. Taylor (E.D. stands for Elizabeth Dare) and I’m an artist based near Cleveland. I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design and have exhibited across the U.S. and in Canada. I’m working to achieve the next level, which means solo exhibits at contemporary art centers, museums and commercial art galleries. Please join me on this journey, which will be shared with you here.
And if you like what you see, help me get the word out by posting my link to your Facebook Timeline!
What You Are Supporting
I was just accepted into Los Angeles’s own Otis College of Art and Design L.A. Summer Residency . This is such an exciting opportunity, an opportunity I’m humbled and amazed to get. But there are expenses involved (more on that later).
Anyway, here is a snapshot of the goodies Otis offers its resident artists:
1.) Access to labs and shops with resources ranging from antique printing presses up through 3-D printing, laser-cutting and beyond. Ceramics studio? Yes. Metal shop? Check. Camera and tripod I can borrow? Got it covered.
2.) A semiprivate, dedicated studio space. A place to get a prodigious amount of work done while interacting with and learning from other artists in the spaces around me. Reminds me of my halcyon grad school days.
An animated discussion in a studio at Otis College .3.) Room and board. It’s nice to roll out of bed, eat a breakfast someone else just made for you, take a brisk walk and put in a full day at the studio, all without having to drive or take the bus or anything pesky like that.
4.) On the other hand, there is tons of encouragement to get out into the L.A. art scene. In fact, Otis sponsors at least one field trip for residents to interact with the program director or curator of a Los Angeles arts center.
5.) Each resident artist is paired with an artist or curator mentor who can provide constructive criticism and help with networking in the L.A. art community.
6.) There’s a prominent keynote speaker to get us all jazzed and inspired and junk and stuff.
The main thing is, I feel my work is just right for California. Now’s my chance to start some conversations in L.A. and see if I can get my littlest pinkie toe in the door. You can help make it happen.
Have you ever considered investing in a dream?
The Project – Nervous System and Other Structures
I’m creating sculptural representations of human organs. Loosely representing my own body, these incorporate electroluminescent wire or other forms of lighting. The first of this new series, “Sweaty Palms: Mapping the Palmar Nerves,” is pictured here:
Sweaty Palms: Mapping the Palmar Nerves
©2018; rayon embroidery thread, EL wire, window screen material, steel ammo box, solder, flux, shrink tubing, adhesives, varnish; dimensions variable
Ideas for future works include a nervous system in a crate that once contained dynamite, a bladder and accompanying urinary anatomy housed in an antique bedpan, a stomach in a porcelain serving bowl, a liver in a deconstructed wineskin bag and a pair of lungs in an old cigar box.
During my stay at Otis, I plan to create a heart and place it inside a heart-shaped candy box.
Partly about frailty, resilience and the delicate balance required to maintain health, Nervous System also refers to relics and reliquaries, venerated bodily organs and the shrines containing them. There is an absorbing implication that essence of spirit or soul resides in our earthly remains. I both respect and am fascinated by the worship of individual body parts.
Where Does Your Money Go?
Otis L.A. Summer Residency fee (including room and board) - $2,800
Plane ticket - $500
Transportation (busing, Uber and occasionally renting a car by the hour) - $200
GoFundMe Credit-card processing and fraud prevention fees - $150
Total: $3,650
What's the Deadline?
May 27, 2019 is when payment-in-full is due. I attend the residency June 9 - 28.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading this, and a huge thank you to any of you who choose to donate and/or share my link with your social media contacts.
Those family members and friends who’ve already given me personal checks and art supplies over the years, you know who you are, and I thank you too.
With gratitude for your support,
E.D.