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Local artist Yvonne Shortt has created many pieces of public artwork in NYC. Her work can be found on Marymount Manhattan College Campus, Queens College Campus, NYC Parks, Woodhaven BLVD, The Garden of Resilience in Springfield Garden, 132nd Street in Harlem, NYC Health & Hospitals, are among some of the public spaces that hold her work. However, her newest work will probably only be seen by nature, herself, and the few that venture to the Hudson Valley to go on an expedition with the artist.
Conversation with the artist.
Why did you create this body of work?
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“I was inspired by a tree in a nearby creek. It spoke to me many days in my dreams. I knew I had to go back and explore. I took clay locally harvested on its banks. I traced the fallen branches dipping my hands in the clay and following the contour of its limbs. Really there is nothing like sculpting in a creek. I heard the songs of the birds, the fish splashing, ducks swishing as they went by, the running water, and deer dancing around. I think if we want people to care more for our ecosystem they should visit the creeks of the Hudson Valley.”
Do you have any goals with this body of work?
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“To be in the here and now more often is a big goal. I also want to just listen more and create for myself with the goal of me changing and that change being amplified out because we are all connected. I also want to lead small expeditions in the creek for more people to experience nature. The first time I went to a creek I was 25. I went to a lot of beaches but not many creeks, it’s a very different experience.”
To learn more email Yvonne Shortt at workshopofshortt@gmail.com
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