Patrick Gamman's guest appearances

Patrick Gamman

Insider's Look at Grand Canyon

Insider's Look at Grand Canyon, Audio

Ron Brown

Emily Davis

Ranger Nicole Koehlinger

Randy Erwin

Sally Hall

Kim Henkel

Maggi Daly

Erica Stankwytch Bailey

John Hance

Laurie Schwartz

Jack Howell

OwlTail

Insider

My sculpture is a result of a physical process of spontaneous digging and marking in clay with my hands,  a blind act of faith. As I work, I create the negative void that is ever present in this life full of ambiguity. Removing my hands, I fill the dark, cold space with materials. Then painstakingly peel away the soft layers of clay on the outside until the solid form is exposed -- like an excavation. The result is an expressive object like a fossil manifestation of the complexity of my desires, fears and expectations. The layers of clay are recycled over and over again as a foundation for more digging and building more sculpture. When my will tries to control the negative space, the outcome takes the form of fierce substances. But when I push with spontaneous marks of bold confidence, a wonderful evolution of probity and consciousness appears. The pinhole photographs are a documentation of the moment of discovering the sculptures in the Arizona landscape. - Kim Henkel

My sculpture is a result of a physical process of spontaneous digging and marking in clay with my hands,  a blind act of faith. As I work, I create the negative void that is ever present in this life full of ambiguity. Removing my hands, I fill the dark, cold space with materials. Then painstakingly peel away the soft layers of clay on the outside until the solid form is exposed -- like an excavation. The result is an expressive object like a fossil manifestation of the complexity of my desires, fears and expectations. The layers of clay are recycled over and over again as a foundation for more digging and building more sculpture. When my will tries to control the negative space, the outcome takes the form of fierce substances. But when I push with spontaneous marks of bold confidence, a wonderful evolution of probity and consciousness appears. The pinhole photographs are a documentation of the moment of discovering the sculptures in the Arizona landscape.<br/> - Kim Henkel

Audio - Insider's Look #35  Park Ranger Patrick Gamman talks with Artist-in-Residence Kim Henkel about her sculptures and pinhole photography.