Gerda
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Stone Sculptor |
| Location | Canada |
| Introduction | “The stone imposes its own history and I weave that story with the panoply of tools that I use and then engrain each piece with fabric from my own tale. Each part of the process contributes to the end result. This feels both modernistic and primitive. People have shaped rocks in order to have bigger conversations with a variety of deities since civilization formally began. Metaphorically, I am weaving a patchwork- a tributary of ancient rites and ritualistic behaviours, and at the same time juxtaposing and imbuing it with a contemporary voice “Even as a child I was interested in the marks humans make, especially on a minute level. Sometimes going back to the basics helps determine what informs us, allowing for a bigger conversation, and engaging us to move forward in terms of defining and planning our future.” Gerda’s passion for stone and stone carving goes beyond her studio. She is committed to the pursuit of stone carving art as a movement. Gerda is the president of the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association; a non-profit organization dedicated to the proliferation of stone sculpture and its inclusive community of sculptors that live and carve in the Pacific Northwest. |
| Interests | Stone Sculpture, sculpture, art, life, love, momentum, psychology, human nature,communicating, my son, literature, morality, politics, humour, religion ,music, guitar, mountains, botany, ethnobotany,geology, economics,civilization. |
| Favorite movies | I suffer from PCDD(pop culture deficit disorder) and therefore can't seem to remember names of movies and films I've seen, or even remember seeing them for that matter.... |
| Favorite music | I love music.... w/an indie bias. |
| Favorite books | Fiction and Non--more non fiction lately...anything that teaches me something new. |