Tracey
Kazimir-Cree
Mixed media, assemblage, collage, art journaling and workshops
Sunshine Factory
Studio: 200A
Email: tracey@sunshinefactory.net
Website: www.sunshinefactory.net
Phone: (970) 672-4887
Twitter: @traypup
There's a Monkees' song called "Sunny Girlfriend," in which Mike Nesmith sings "She owns and operates her own sunshine factory, painting smiles on dolls and then on me." I have always thought that was sweet and strived to be that girl. I want to bring smiles to the faces of the people who see my work.
artist statement
The closest I can come to an official statement about my art is that wings
and funny hats on otherwise somber characters bring me joy. I’m a mostly
self-taught artist who will probably never have the slick artist statement
that accompanies a big gallery opening in New York or LA. My art is like me--down-to-earth,
whimsical and intuitive—and my process is simple. I just let it come
out and pray that I won’t over- or under-do it. With that said, I can’t
get enough glitter or rhinestones onto my pieces.
As the oldest of 6 children growing up in New Jersey, I spent many hours making
things out of cardboard boxes and scrap fabric and reading and concocting stories
in my head—that is, when I wasn’t changing my siblings’ diapers
or doing housework. My art training consists of two classes at Ramapo College
of New Jersey: one in which my instructor encouraged me and one in which my
instructor smashed my work to bits. Luckily, as an adult, I’ve managed
to rekindle those favorite childhood pastimes working with found objects, rubber
stamps and paper to create shrines and other altered art pieces. My favorite
art is the stuff that makes me laugh.
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Misunderstood altered book pages |
Life is a Gift altered cigar box |
Fake Wedding Cake assemblage |
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Blue journal pages |
Scars altered art |
Nonstop Hilarity collage and acrylic |
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