I am very excited about bringing these two artists and their work together, says IU Kokomo Art Gallery Director Lynda Collins. Their work blends well together as the colors and textures of the pieces complement each other. Hunting draws inspiration from his immediate surroundings near his home in Princeton, Wisconsin. Rocks, trees, and bodies of water provide a study of space and form. Hunting sees himself as more of a glass blower than a sculptor.
Interior space is as important as the object itself.
Because sculptors are mostly concerned with the space outside the object. Roediger weaves a rhythm into her artwork both in style and design. Roediger says, Often I weave one long wide strip to be constructed into a woven rhythm. In recent work I have interwoven two warps, each with a different tension, to express rhythmical surface movement. I use vibrant color, sometimes in gradations, to ultimately express my delight with woven rhythms .