Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

Title: Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture
Artist: Denise Holguin
Materials: Hole punched paper, wire

Artist Statement: Progress on this artwork felt like a drop in the ocean. Insurmountable. Over-whelming. Never-ending. But just as in life, every “dot” of effort counts toward the final goal. Continue reading Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture

Mother and Child

Honorable Mention: Mother & Child

When we are born, we have the future ahead of us and it is full of opportunity.  At this starting point, I imagine the photo properly framed and in pristine condition.  But time marches on.  We grow, we age, and eventually the pristine photo becomes tattered as it fades, creases and eventually falls out of the frame. 

We want so much to be remembered while on this earth (as suggested with the handwritten “Remember Me” in the frame).  But even this photo that was once treasured by someone, has no names, dates or locations on the back – nothing to denote who the people are, where they are from, etc.  Instead of being remembered, we are eventually forgotten. Continue reading Honorable Mention: Mother & Child

Family Dynamics

Family Dynamics

My newest art piece is on display at the Lewisville Grand Theater.

Title: Family Dynamics

Medium:  Branches, thread

Description: The twisted branches and thread that runs through them represent the roles, relationships and interactions within an extended family. Continue reading Family Dynamics

Fly on the Wall - Visual Art League of Lewisville

Fly on the Wall at the Visual Art League of Lewisville

I didn’t plan to buy art when I joined the Visual Art League of Lewisville.  But there are moments – magical moments when you find “the one”.  It’s glaringly obvious the art belongs to you.  You see it.  Then you declare it emphatically:  “it’s mine.”  Continue reading Fly on the Wall at the Visual Art League of Lewisville

Tasteless Art - A birthday tribute to Larry the Teratoma

On Display! Tasteless Art: A birthday tribute to Larry the Teratoma

Artist’s Statement: 
A ridiculous 4-pound birthday “cake” aspic replete with sardines, noodles, veggies and Vienna sausages.  Larry must’ve been a big deal.  Happy Birthday, pal.  Continue reading On Display! Tasteless Art: A birthday tribute to Larry the Teratoma