An Artist Statement in Haikus
- Keila McCracken
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 21, 2022
If you are like me, you freeze, bulge your eyes while twitching, and slowly exit the room when ever someone asks you for an artist statement. Recently when in a workshop, we were asked to create such a statement and the sarcastic side of me took over and I decided to side-step the exercise by write my statement in Haikus. While at the time I found this format humorous, throughout the process I found it helped me zero in on the most important parts of creating to me, thus helping me later write a more traditional artist statement for the real work.
While I may never use this artist statement professionally, the end result still felt authentic and genuine.
So, without further ado, I hope you enjoy my artist statement in Haikus.
Creative Living
The Presence in the Making
Woven Gumption, Love
Values in Action
Sustainable, Durable
Life-Cycle in Use
Grounding the Spirit
Celebrating the Journey
Affirming What's Next
The Whole is Welcome
Comfortable & Uncomfortable
Enjoy This Beauty
- Keila McCracken, Bare Cloth

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