Elizabeth Frank is interested in both absurd and poignant aspects of the human condition; as she states it, “the facets of the human experience which remain constant in a constantly changing world.”

For Frank, each piece of artwork begins as a fallen aspen branch or a piece of reclaimed wood. At least once a year the artist makes a pilgrimage to the mountains of the southwestern United States to gather the materials she will use over the course of the following year. “Whenever I return to the aspen forest to collect wood I am awed by the strength and the delicacy of the natural world. I try to incorporate these observations into my work,” Frank says. Urban scrap piles provide their own offerings as do flea markets and junk shops. The artist, a scavenger at heart, considers the found items she chooses for a piece, from antique ceiling tin to broken furniture to old silverware, to be as important as those from nature. By layering many odd pieces together the life of each artwork unfolds.

"Cloud Nine"
Wood, Tin and Acrylic Sculpture
22" x 18" x 11"