Elizabeth Ashe
"Cathaus"
Dimensions: 27"(l) x 27"(w) x 57"(h)
Medium: Wood, Hardware, Carpet, Cardboard tubes, Sisal Rope, Twine, Corks, Scrub Brush, Ball, Wire
2020
$600︎
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My cats love two kinds of spaces -- super low, and super high. With this in mind, my design includes a spiral staircase and a low ramp that be adjusted to make it even lower, or higher and become a cave. They also don't like feather wands, but they do love playing with corks and twine.
About the Artist:
My artwork is rooted in domesticity and travel, wherein home is holy and sanctioned, habitual, private and wary. Even threat is something beautiful. I am keyed into the expanse and claustrophobia of sharing domestic space with landscapes. As a Californian, I was taught to be careful of earthquakes as soon as I could crawl. I was taught to never start a fire outside alone, because wind could sweep embers up the coast and burn a whole mountain. I witnessed that my dad's temper was scarier than any earthquake and learned how to pack-house in an afternoon. I learned to forget about my little brother and protect my mother. I watched birds and wondered about their stillness, ability for flight and their migration patterns. The drawn-to and repelled-from-danger and safety dynamic holds sway in my work. I create sculptures which invite viewers to interact and reposition how they encounter space.
My artwork is rooted in domesticity and travel, wherein home is holy and sanctioned, habitual, private and wary. Even threat is something beautiful. I am keyed into the expanse and claustrophobia of sharing domestic space with landscapes. As a Californian, I was taught to be careful of earthquakes as soon as I could crawl. I was taught to never start a fire outside alone, because wind could sweep embers up the coast and burn a whole mountain. I witnessed that my dad's temper was scarier than any earthquake and learned how to pack-house in an afternoon. I learned to forget about my little brother and protect my mother. I watched birds and wondered about their stillness, ability for flight and their migration patterns. The drawn-to and repelled-from-danger and safety dynamic holds sway in my work. I create sculptures which invite viewers to interact and reposition how they encounter space.