Sandwich Purse With Potato Chip Strap

Sandwich Purse With Potato Chip Strap

Trained as a figurative painter, Constance Alyce Westvig Roberts calls herself a "thing- maker."

In her work, she bridges the realms of fine art and folk art and tackles many subjects with sharp wit and unrestrained humor. Roberts creates carved wooden whistles, but this isn't always obvious at first glance. Usually, the viewer gets caught up taking in all the images presented by these sculptural pieces: a wedge of chocolate cake with a birthday candle whistle, a dog angel, or perhaps a bag of whistling circus peanuts. Her work seems to follow three different tracks: popular culture where, for example, real- looking candy bars with familiar names are altered slightly to bring new meaning such as Sneakers Bars or Nestegg Crunch. Nursery rhymes and cartoon images, and political commentary are two other themes that influence her ideas.

Roberts, Connie

University of Iowa. School of Art and Art History

2005-09-12

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