Artist: Brianna Thaxton
Title: Me and My Muse
Medium: Pyrography on wood box with white acrylic highlights
Price: $675.00
Dimensions: 6.25 Inches x 8.75 Inches x 1.5 Inches
Artist statement:
Within my work the unicorn symbolizes my soul. Art in relation to anyone is a direct window to the soul of the artist. Creative talents in every capacity are God given gifts. The two unicorns in this work represent two facets of my soul, myself and my artistic talents, being at peace with each other. Oftentimes they are unbalanced and the use of wood burning illustrates the turmoil I find myself in when I struggle to create. Château d'Orquevaux sits in the background. An artist residency near the heart of France where I learned to manage my creative struggles.
Artist Bio:
I am Brianna Thaxton. I was born 1991 in Salt Lake County, Kearns, Utah, where I currently reside with my husband, Paul. I received my Associates from Snow College, Ephraim, Utah in 2012 and my BFA from the University of Utah in 2015 with an emphasis in painting and drawing. I began wood burning in 2020 and my portfolio shifted to the symbolism of the unicorn in 2021. In November of 2022 I spent four weeks at the Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist and Writers Residency in Champagne-Ardenne, France and was awarded the Denis Diderot Grant. At this open studio residency I was free to embrace the allegory of the unicorn and have continued to develop it on a personal level, likening the unicorn to the human soul.
