Madeline Stratton

Lives and works in Washington D.C., DC, USA

Artist statement

My work is an investigation of the memory and importance of domestic objects and spaces. Utilizing traditional media such as paint, textiles, thread, and printmaking, I challenge myself to create representations stemming from my memory. By creating silhouettes of objects and simplified structures of empty spaces, I aim to convey both absence and belonging. I search for ways to memorialize and find comfort in the objects of daily rituals and the spaces in which they take place. While drawing from places and times specific to me, I hope the viewer can enter into a reflective journey of their own space and memory.

Artwork

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Entry #2, 2019. cotton and pine
Untitled Space #1, 2018. spit - bite, aquatint, and etching on Somerset pearl gray paper
Untitled Space #3, 2019. spit - bite, aquatint, and etching in purple on Somerset pearl gray paper
Where the Doll Slept, 2019. acrylic, hand - stitched thread, and tulle on wood
Where the Drawings Hung, 2019. acrylic, hand - stitched thread, and tulle on wood
Where the Rocks Lived, 2019. acrylic, hand - stitched thread, and tulle on wood
Where they Called, 2019. acrylic, hand - stitched thread, and tulle on wood
592 South McLean Boulevard, 2018. Installation of three panels (hand-stitched thread and acrylic on canvas on panel) and three benches (hand-stitched thread, cotton, batting, and wood)