Taylor is Assistant Director at Froelick Gallery and practices meditation at Mahasiddha Center in Portland. I try to balance action and contemplation in my life and also in my work. My work is a reflection of my life and my life is a reflection of something greater than myself. In her current series of paintings, Megan Murphy transmutes silver into beauty. Ironically this precious metal is among the base elements in Murphy's alchemy.
Murphy sublimates silver-leaf, glass, pigment, water and text into a record of prayers.
The glass surface is transformed as it is written on, erased and washed with water. Each element leaves an indelible trace. By repeating the process, Murphy builds a unified image. With these watercolors, she endeavors to give the viewer a visual record of this sublime process. Megan Murphy is an alumna of Marylhurst University's BFA Painting program, and she earned a Master of Art in Theology at Mt. Angel Abbey.