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Star Cube emerged as an opening to the cosmos. The abstract geometry of the image is different from my mostly figurative, narrative work. I was at the beginning of an intensive art residency at Ogden Contemporary Arts in Utah, feeling trepidation about creating a solo museum show in two months. The eight-pointed star in a transparent cube was born from experiments that made me pivot multiple times and guided my path forward.
In my work, I begin with a general intention and try to let my unconscious lead the way. Star Cube started with photographs of my elongated shadow against the white, cracked earth at Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. I initially imagined painting red thread through the weft of the three long, vertical, double pointed diamond shapes made from repetitions of my shadow. As I contemplated the geometry of this structure, the star in the cube emerged from the points of the triangles. I love the mystery of the process as well as the image that feels like an opening to the unknown. There are so many ways to see and feel this piece.
In sacred geometry, the eight-pointed star represents balance, cosmic order, and the union of opposites. Built from two overlapping squares or diamonds, it is the shape of a compass – a wayfinding tool – as well a symbol of stability, symmetry, and expansion in all directions. Ultimately, I see Star Cube as a beacon or path to both inner and outer peace.