INNERGY

Etchings and Sculpture
 by
DEIDRE DAUGHERTY

Friday, March 12 – Saturday, April 3, 2010
Second Saturday Reception:  March 13, 2010   6 - 10pm
 
ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"It's about getting out of the victim role. Getting out of that role can be painful before it gets better - just like the hammer has to press on the fingers in order to get leverage to pull out the stake.  The base represents guilt and shame; the hand is our beliefs about ourselves and life in general.  The hammer represents the truth and self-realization which can release us from our own misconceptions."
Deidre went on to explain "Many people think it has to do with Christ and the Crucifiction, but that never occurred to me until I was in the process of making it. The vision actually came to me after I read my horoscope telling me to get off the persecution complex.  I thought about it and thought yeah, I feel picked on sometimes. This vision came into my mind.  As I was putting it together, the meaning got complicated with the religious overtones of it. With those issues coming to the forefront, emotionally it was a very difficult piece to finish. I unexpectedly became aware I was fearful of blasphemy and the consequences and on and on.  It became a very tough piece to do.  The project actually became a release for me.  I had no idea the adventure I was going to embark upon after reading that one little line in my horoscope."


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