A book featuring the collection is currently available in soft and hardcover. You can preview a portion of the book below, order and have it shipped directly to you.
Along with the pieces shown in this virtual show website, the book also contains background information about some of the processes used in creating the works.
You can preview the book on the Blurb website.
For further information, to set up a media interview, or learn more about the collection, contact blair@silverworksglenechopark.com.
About Glen Echo Park:
Glen Echo Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo, Maryland, six miles northwest of Georgetown along the scenic Potomac River palisades.
Practicing the art and craft of silversmithing for over 30 years, Anderson has shown her work in over 30 galleries and juried exhibitions across the USA and Canada. She first studied under metal artist Vesta Ward in Southern California where Anderson fell in love with working in metal. Desiring to elevate her art form beyond mere adornment, she began to create works in silver that could be framed and displayed like other works of art.
In this collection I wanted to dive deep into exploring how music influences my creative process.
I have always been inspired by music but over the years as I began to accumulate a “language” in my work and particular key elements in my smithing toolbox, I was freed up to receive designs in a blink of an eye when triggered.
So this was an experiment in seeing what music created the most impact on my designs. In other words what created what.
I discovered I am effected in three ways.
I am not a textbook synesthete, but like a lot of artists my work can be radically and directly influenced by the senses. This collection explores my connection to music and how it effects my creative process.
Sometimes, a mood change in a song makes me feel a certain way that mildly moves a design along. Other times, music influences the evolution of a design as I listen. And then there are these magical moments when a particular chord progression or combination of instruments triggers a visual flash of a fully completed design.
