Cyndie Rauls

I am a WVA Professional Artist residing in La Farge, Wisconsin. In creating my sculptures, I gather and assemble objects from the 1970’s which pay homage to the complexities of childhood. My process is intuitive, allowing the gathered objects to guide me in physically documenting their story… sometimes as a proxy to my own story. What materializes is an abstract meditation on the beauty and emotional power of these objects.  In repetition, the visage of each piece becomes textural, almost overwhelming, to draw the viewer into a rawness of emotion. Ultimately, my sculptures are not just assemblages of objects, but relics transformed into poignant commentaries on my experiences… as beautifully painful as these were at times.  Through texture, form, and the inherent narratives embedded within each object, I ask the viewer to engage with the memory on a personal level.  It is my goal to evoke a spectrum of emotion as complex and multifaceted as childhood itself.  My sculptural work is an attempted testament to the enduring power of objects and their ability to hold stories that connect us to the past and to each other.