Waverly Liu
medium: graphic art
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 Waiting for Time II 2007 Graphic art |
 Waiting for Time III 2007 Graphic art |
 Memory of a Lake I 2007 Graphic art |
 Memory of a Lake II 2007 Graphic art |
 Memory of an Ocean I 2007 Graphic art |
 Memory of an Ocean II 2007 Graphic art |
 Spring: Rhapsody in Pink 2007 Graphic art |
 Summer: Rhapsody in Green 2006 Graphic art |
 The Lightness of Being: Air 2006 Graphic art |
 The Lightness of Being: Water 2006 Graphic art |
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Contact information
2045 Atwood Ave. #307
Madison, WI 53704
Email Address: waverwaver@yahoo.com
Web site: waverlyart.com
Artist statement
botanical subjects have facinated me since my earliest memory. They first appeared in my work in the form of portraiture, often in single bloom, captured in its momentary gesture. As the drawing progresses, colors fade into the surface of the paper, become mere suggestions of the plant which was there. In its place, lines, marks, forms and patterns remain truthful to its origin, yet gain integrity and subtlety on its own merit. Plants also emerge as symbolisms of my work, both in words and in imagery. Thus on a peaceful morning like this, dreams of my childhood wake me once more from my dreams--
Fog rises on the jasmine field, a milky white stirred by distant fog horns. whiteness of the flowers float above morning mist like night stars, fragrant like no other...
Biography
born and raised in china
bfa, illustration, california college of arts & crafts, oakland, ca
mfa, creative writing, brown university, providence, ri
teaching experience
brown university, connecticut college, montessori children's house, wheeler school, international house of rhode island
recent shows
hue gallery (solo), madison
long branch gallery group print show, mineral point, wis.
overture center group print show, madison
professional organizations
wisconsin painters and sculptors
southern graphics council
guild of natural science illustrators
portalwisconsin.org partners