Amy Scofield
I was raised in Colorado by family that valued science, nature and imagination- fundamentals that I rely on as an artist. Although I studied and practiced art in college I earned an English degree which turns out, is useful in applying for grants or submitting applications for commissions. In recent years I’ve been invited to create several large-scale outdoor installations in Texas, Colorado and France, each using recycled or repurposed elements that graphically express our tenuous relationship to our environment. Salvaged bike tubes, Mylar strips, decommissioned city water pipe, and fallen trees are some of the components I incorporate into striking, incongruous forms. In smaller works, I employ other unconventional materials and digital photography to examine ideas of balance, harmony, and perfection. Although I’ve been in Texas since 1987, I think of myself as a mountain girl who thrives in the heat and gains clarity and connection in nature.
