Doug Maxwell - PaperLight

Artist's Statement
After becoming an artist in 1995, I discovered that art is a reflection of nature. I hold it in wonder and awe. This is what inspires me to create the work that I do. Where the art occurs is in someone else's appreciation of it. It is this shared experience that completes the piece. The advantage of working with cast paper is that I am able to design it in a way that makes it appear to be something other than what it is. Most of my pieces look like ceramic or metal. Whether the venue has been a fair on the streets of Durango, or The Buyers Market of American Craft in Philadelphia my experience has always been one of great joy when I see the look of delight on people's faces when they discover that what they are seeing is really paper. For me, that is the completion of the process of making art ... passing it on to someone else.