COLETTE HOSMER | 2000 - 2006 | SOME WORK STILL AVAILABLE

"Through my work, I came to discover that humankind was reflected in these elemental materials – that I was being offered a glimpse into the mysteries that connect one thing to another.”

Born in 1946, Hosmer grew up in a small town in rural North Dakota. From an early age, she was romanced by art but the natural sciences presented tough competition for her choice of vocation. Eventually, she found herself making art utilizing reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and earth that she'd collected and processed. Harkening back to the raw realties of farm life, her work constantly addresses the awe of nature and temporal being, all the while interjecting a sense of unpretentious play and narrative.