FROELICK GALLERY artist Emma Gerigscott, refers to herself as a ruminator and her artistic process as ruminations. In this new body of work, she reflects on her love for sweet moments of interaction between humans and curious creatures. Her daily stream of imagery includes lush expressionistic forms, color-blocked human figures, critters, limbs and all their many possible harmonious compositions. As a student of craft Emma enjoys experimenting with paint on non-traditional surfaces. For this exhibition her methods took to Tyvek wrap, aluminum sheets and plaster on foam. The works on Tyvek and plaster sculptures are painted with Flashe, a vinyl-based paint that leaves a dense, powder like matte finish. The aluminum sheets are painted with oil and give an interesting interconnectedness to the paint and metal. There are delicate peak-a-boos of aluminum shining through, almost a sparkle, where the oil paint intentionally didn’t quite cover. The works become a conversation between the tangible materials and Gerigscott’s imagination. The chosen forms and surfaces are essential to her playful and joyous stories, moments and ruminations.
Emma Gerigscott received her M.F.A. from the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2018. Before moving to Portland, she studied at Goshen College in Goshen, IN where she was born and raised. Emma grew up riding horses and raising ducks and goats. She lives and works in Portland with her husband and dear old farm dog, Pi.
