Haunted Objects
Lecture, Discussion, & Demonstration with Steve Parmelee

Honor this spooky season with Steve Parmelee and learn the secrets and his process of assemblage art - sculptures using found objects from a bygone era. This October afternoon will include insight into the collecting of items like tools, instruments and toys, and the curation of the pieces, and then a demonstration of how the artwork is put together. Bites and beverages will also be on hand. 

"Much of my found material comes from estate sales, where I often make acquaintances with the deceased who can only speak to me through the keepsakes in junk drawers and cellars. Estate sales can be a spiritual place, as well as a treasure trove of everyday relics, and often time capsules of a bygone era. I started seeing the sacred in the discarded, and felt compelled to find an after-life for what might seem completely worn-out. I draw my inspiration from the patinas that build up on everyday utensils, the wear and erosion that affect tools, and the way an object is marked by the ages.  I feel a generational connection with these objects handled by unknown past lives. A tactile wisdom radiates from worn patinas. These haunted artifacts can strike an individual, or even collective, memory."