Lisa Walcott

Category: residency

  • Pretty Good Shape

    Pretty Good Shape

    March 8-21, 2013threewalls 119 N. Peoria #2c Chicago, IL Pretty Good Shape materialized from the musings and survival of an artist in residence. While making on top of life, daily sustenance blends into material and back out again, agitation swarms and looms and humor emerges from a hole in the wall; regardless it all continues…

  • Hanger Wobble

    Like someone just grabbed their coat.

  • Propped

    napkin, umbrella, two milk white vases

  • Stopped

    wood, door stopper, bar of soap

  • Still Life in Balance VI

    2 paper cups, eye lash, ketchup packet, birthday candle, rubberband, piece of straw wrapper, 2 kernels of popcorn, 4 grains of rice, crushed red pepper, honey, bottle cap, penny, sea salt, yellow string, mini marshmallow vs. piece of concrete, candle wick, match dipped in honey, mini marshmallow, duct tape, two rolled oats, napkin, windex, bagel…

  • Bubbling Wall

    gurgle pop

  • Pretty Good Shape: Artist in Research Exhibition at threewalls

    March 8-21, 2013Opening Friday, March 8 from 6-9pmthreewalls (119 N. Peoria #2c Chicago, IL 60607)An exhibition featuring work I’ve made during my residency…give or take a couple things.

  • 29 Left Over Birthday Candles

    (thrift store purchase of a pack of 29 left over birthday candles floating in water)

  • Reflection While Making

  • Trap Door

  • Twice Today

    Twice today something dropped and landed on a shoe. In line for coffee, the man in front of me dropped a nickel and it landed heads up on his shoe. He stood on one foot and brought the coin up to his hand. I thought of the slight odds that allowed this action to happen.…

  • Balancing Broom Stick

    The bungee cord is coming down as I apparently love balancing, combining and opposing objects very much. I will get back to this, but for now I have an exhibition to prepare for and that means more than balancing wood. One last act before I move on.

  • Still Life in Balance IV

    sugar cubes, equal, sweet and low vs. a birthday card for a very special someone

  • Still Life in Balance III

    scotch tape, eyelash, pile of sea salt, spring clamp, ear plug, sugar cube, sponge vs. birthday card for a special someone, detergent cap, jar lid, packing peanut, wire whisk, stone, rice

  • Shaded

    A new piece is in the works including the rolling up and letting down of a window shade. At first, I was attempting a piece that startled or jolted as the quickly spinning window shade might. I’d like it to be motion sensored and just spin quickly and briefly. In the process of mocking it…

  • Still Life in Balance I

    The beginning of a new series called Still Life in Balance. An eight foot 2×3 board is hung from a single string and objects on both sides balance on the precarious surface. They are both dependent and in opposition to each other. In this first iteration it’s: pot lid, thread, two kernels of popcorn, light…

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away, 2013Fan, wedge, hammer, paper, pin

  • Forks, Home & Studio

    One major drawback, 2013 Flyswatter and fork Still life in balance II, 2013 Forks, wood, string, hook

  • Drips as Visual White Noise

    A work in progress including a horn loudspeaker and a drip of water.

  • threewalls for February

    I’m currently at threewalls for a month long residency. As the artist is research, I have a live/work space connected with the gallery. I plan to continue a lot of studio/creating time as well as spending time with my new Arduino kit. I’ve toyed with learning this sooner and probably could have used the options…