ARTIST STATEMENT

MY WORK

process: folding, sewing, writing, transformation
product: handbound books, works on canvas, assemblage
practice: intention and landscape

My work is an ongoing investigation into possibilities presented by paper, letters, poem and book form. My intention is to create works that appeal to the eye and the wonder of the mind. I aim to meld process and product into one of a kind and limited editions always with the goal to invite the viewer in. The work becomes a visual, tactile and conceptual journey as I struggle for balance and spontaneity within the creative process. For me, art is lived each day and is one of the healthy and healing activities that life has to offer.

BIO

E Klingner is a New Mexico artist and teacher. She has won acclaim and awards for both her teaching and artwork. Her master’s degree is in gifted studies with an emphasis on creative learning. Her teaching experience includes art and gifted programs in public and private schools, museums and university semester courses. She facilitates workshops in the creative process using paper arts, poetry and artists’ books.
From childhood to the present, her work includes natural materials, threads and colors inspired by the landscape. Her work is currently exhibited in shows and galleries both locally and nationwide and is held in private collections including Wellesley Book Arts Library. E Klingner works full time in her rural studio gathering inspiration from the vast views of New Mexico's landscape.