Erin France
Writing a bio for myself under the title “artist” was a strange experience for me. I’m a public relations and marketing major from Capital University and am currently the Senior Radio Account Executive at the WHIZ Media Group. Art and horses are my sideline link to sanity!
So I searched myself to attempt to define my art. And here it is: My art grew out of a childhood spent with two women who were products of the Great Depression! It was “waste not want not” at our house! So in an attempt to not be a “hoarder,” which now has a negative connotation and a TV show, I create art out of things I just don’t wish to discard!
I love to repurpose things and give them new life and opportunity! Our nation has become a nation of waste. Everything is disposable…clothing, electronics, even people! Many in our society discard the elderly with little respect for their experiences, knowledge, wisdom, and hard-learned lessons they have to offer us!
So my wish is that people will look at my art and think about what they throw away! Not only objects, but thoughts, emotions, experiences, people…and rethink the future. What will I keep and give new life. And I hope people smile too when they see how I’ve assembled my art.
It will be no secret that I played with dinosaurs as a child instead of dolls. Much of my art focuses on my love of dinos! Many of my pieces have a special signature in them too~a gun to represent my love of the old west! The guns also represent the cowgirl I’ve always been…a child that grew up in the hills of West Virginia swinging from trees onto my horse while playing cowgirls and Indians!
Other special signatures in my art include a purse or an egg! A purse to carry life’s goodies and an egg to represent new ideas that I gather along the way!
Enjoy my friends!
