Butterfly Mandala Collage

Meg Pierce grew up in the Buffalo area. With an MFA from Pratt Institute she continued to do art as well as teach art on Long Island. My art has become more intimate as I aged. I use more personal (and feminine) vintage lace and fabrics, sewing notions. Three-dimensional expressions, stitched, transparent hangings, move and are hung from above. They calm and comfort. I have decided that these hangings are small, intimate devotional installations for quietude and peace- somewhat like icons. This body of work creates a complex visual experience. But on another level the stitching, fabric, lace and pins are also my metaphors for a woman's interior life. Our spirit is constructed year by year with levels of experience and feeling. They become woven together and defend our center. The intricacy of this web often remains hidden, discovered only upon careful reflection. In this later work I have found a way to align a contemporary aesthetic with a deep personal expression of my history and self: a delicate, meditative and peaceful art.