Dayna Talbot, Multi Medium
"Ritual & Reminiscence"
As a visual artist, Dayna's work evolves across the mediums of fiber, painting, sculpture, and installation.
In her practice, she strives for a sense of simplicity and emotion through the utmost economy of means.
Ritual and repetition guide her creative process, serving as an investigation of the beauty
found within imperfection and impermanence.
Reflecting on memories, experiences, and observations of nature, her work documents the interplay
between frailty and resilience. A recurring theme in her work is the quest for order and harmony, achieved through balancing instinct and construct, color and form, with expressive mark-making.
Process and materials are central to my practice.
Monochromatic palettes dominate her work, with colors serving
as metaphors for purity, protection, and introspection.
From serene whites, blues and grays symbolizing silence and tranquility
to the warmth of reds, oranges, and pinks associated with the human body, passion and the natural world, Each color choice adds depth to the narrative woven into her art.
Themes of order and chaos, confinement and freedom, thread the narrative of her work,
reflecting the complexities of the contemporary world.
My work is a visual dialogue that contemplates the intricate balance between vulnerability and strength, imperfection and beauty, and the complexities of the world around me.
In her practice, she strives for a sense of simplicity and emotion through the utmost economy of means.
Ritual and repetition guide her creative process, serving as an investigation of the beauty
found within imperfection and impermanence.
Reflecting on memories, experiences, and observations of nature, her work documents the interplay
between frailty and resilience. A recurring theme in her work is the quest for order and harmony, achieved through balancing instinct and construct, color and form, with expressive mark-making.
Process and materials are central to my practice.
Monochromatic palettes dominate her work, with colors serving
as metaphors for purity, protection, and introspection.
From serene whites, blues and grays symbolizing silence and tranquility
to the warmth of reds, oranges, and pinks associated with the human body, passion and the natural world, Each color choice adds depth to the narrative woven into her art.
Themes of order and chaos, confinement and freedom, thread the narrative of her work,
reflecting the complexities of the contemporary world.
My work is a visual dialogue that contemplates the intricate balance between vulnerability and strength, imperfection and beauty, and the complexities of the world around me.
Installation Images:
"Embracing the Chaos in my Mind"
Red Felted Merino and Various Wool, Silk and Paper Thread
10” x 17” x 13” / variable
Red Felted Merino and Various Wool, Silk and Paper Thread
10” x 17” x 13” / variable
"Sitting on top of the World"
Pink, Red Multi Colored Felted Merino Wool, Silk, Thread and Pink Display Box |
"Vines"
Multi-colored Felted Cord Merino, Various Wool, Silk, Variable Size |
"Mobius"
Orange, Red and Purple Felted Merino and Various Wool, Silk and Thread 9” x 10” Variable |
" Pods"
Red Felted Merino Wool Pods and Thread |
"Puff Vessel"
Red/Purple Multi-colored Felted Merino Wool |
"Contained Within"
White Abaca Pulp, Wire, Red Pigmented Mesh Sculpture Variable in size |
"Cracked Mud Vessels" (2)
Felted Merino Wool Vessels in Gray and Black with Multicolored Cutwork, Silk Fiber |
"Inside Out"
Bamboo, Reed, Gut and Waxed Linen |
"After Midnight II" (right)
Dark Blue Felted Merino with Bead Embellisments Wool Sculpture 10” x 5” |
"After Midnight I"
Dark Purple Felted Merino Wool Sculpture, 10” x 5” |
"Cocoon"
Cocoon Silk and Silk Fiber Vessel with Cocoons
NFS
Cocoon Silk and Silk Fiber Vessel with Cocoons
NFS
White Wool/Blue Flax/Paper Vessels (5)
Merino Wool, Flax and Paper
Variable Sizes
Merino Wool, Flax and Paper
Variable Sizes
|
"Diversity I and II"
Blue and Grey Felted Merino Wool (II with beads) 17” x 4” |
"Splash Vessel"
Bright Blue Felted Merino Wool (water theme vessel), 6.5” x 8” |
"Blue Bird"
Felted Merino, Bead, Thread |
"Gem"
Acrylic, Abaca Pulp, Cheesecloth, Mica on Canvas 9.5" x 9.5" |
Dayna Talbot is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist whose work has been nationally exhibited and is in private collections. Her more recent work focuses on paper, printmaking, and sculptural installations.
The work investigates dualisms between order and chaos and finding beauty in the imperfect or impermanent.
Dayna was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received a BFA with distinction from
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA and her MFA at Lesley University College of Art and Design,Cambridge, MA. The artist lives and works in New Hampshire.
The work investigates dualisms between order and chaos and finding beauty in the imperfect or impermanent.
Dayna was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received a BFA with distinction from
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA and her MFA at Lesley University College of Art and Design,Cambridge, MA. The artist lives and works in New Hampshire.
"A Summer Song"
"Flowers for Tanya"
Encaustic and mixed media 9”x 9”
Encaustic and mixed media 9”x 9”
"Waiting for the Sun"
Monotype ink and oil pigment sticks, 26.50" x 16.25"
Monotype ink and oil pigment sticks, 26.50" x 16.25"
"The Power of Remembrance"
Handmade felted basket
Initial study for
"The Power of Remembrance" A Project in Healing
In my practice as a multimedia visual artist, I have documented stages of grief over the past twenty years post 9/11.
Through the totemic forms in this installation, I hope to honor my colleagues at United Airlines
and all the victims who passed in this collective tragedy.
Four columns stand for each of the planes involved in 9/11. Composed of over 3,000 pieces of shredded and rewoven silk,
each strand honors an individual who died. Additionally, thirty-five handmade felted vessels represent
“thirty-five souls”, one for each of the United and American Airlines pilots and employees who also passed that day.
My intent for The Power of Remembrance installation is to provide the viewer with a space for quiet reflection.
I want to portray fragility, tranquility and strength through my use of materials.
Silk is translucent, both delicate and strong, and wool, as protein fiber, has a sense of the body.
Through these subtle visual cues,
I hope to provide the viewer with a calm, encompassing, and powerful experience of remembrance.
Initial study for
"The Power of Remembrance" A Project in Healing
In my practice as a multimedia visual artist, I have documented stages of grief over the past twenty years post 9/11.
Through the totemic forms in this installation, I hope to honor my colleagues at United Airlines
and all the victims who passed in this collective tragedy.
Four columns stand for each of the planes involved in 9/11. Composed of over 3,000 pieces of shredded and rewoven silk,
each strand honors an individual who died. Additionally, thirty-five handmade felted vessels represent
“thirty-five souls”, one for each of the United and American Airlines pilots and employees who also passed that day.
My intent for The Power of Remembrance installation is to provide the viewer with a space for quiet reflection.
I want to portray fragility, tranquility and strength through my use of materials.
Silk is translucent, both delicate and strong, and wool, as protein fiber, has a sense of the body.
Through these subtle visual cues,
I hope to provide the viewer with a calm, encompassing, and powerful experience of remembrance.
Botanical printing is a technique using nature; plants, leaves and flowers
to make their mark, shapes, and color on paper or fabric.
Each piece is unique and one-of-a-kind. The work is a response to home, nature and my environment. Exploring both the structure and fragility of being human, the work embraces
the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi (the beauty of imperfection and impermanence).
The imperfections in nature and the work is evidence of the process.
"If Only Trees could talk"
Hanji (Korean Mulberry Paper) felted in a process called Joomchi
then combined with the wool and further felted.
Afterwards pieces are eco printed. 18.25”x 13.75”
to make their mark, shapes, and color on paper or fabric.
Each piece is unique and one-of-a-kind. The work is a response to home, nature and my environment. Exploring both the structure and fragility of being human, the work embraces
the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi (the beauty of imperfection and impermanence).
The imperfections in nature and the work is evidence of the process.
"If Only Trees could talk"
Hanji (Korean Mulberry Paper) felted in a process called Joomchi
then combined with the wool and further felted.
Afterwards pieces are eco printed. 18.25”x 13.75”
