Kicking up dust

Kristen McClarty's artworks carve lines deep into the concept of layering, both physically and metaphorically, as a means of bearing witness to the past and present simultaneously. Through her evocative descriptions and poignant reflections, McClarty captures the essence of memory intertwined with place, creating woodcuts imprints made with finely cut grooves of experiences. 

Kristen writes the following about her series called "The Residuals": The idea that thought, energy and experience linger in a place, recorded on the surfaces of rock, droplets of water and the suspended particles in air and liquid. A residual energy, reluctant to leave, pooling in the space or mounting up as a palimpsest on soil, rock, flora and the very structure of a natural or man-made environment.