"Transition... a state within which we continually find ourselves. Departure and destination seem so much more tangible yet our tenure at those benchmarks is brief in comparison to that spent navigating the course, and making adjustments between those points.

Living in the Midwest with it's radical seasonal changes and specifically for me living in a small community undergoing fierce change at many levels, makes obvious the presence of change.

My work over the past few years has addressed this change and its surrounding circumstances. The paintings, sculpture, and printmaking in this body of work continue this exploration. Specifically, I have chosen to study the mysterious processing, flash points, perceptions, and layover locations that occur along the path to our adjusting to and accepting change.

I use animals as iconographic symbols of messaging, as I see a strong behavioral correlation between the animal world and human world. They serve so perfectly as metaphor for our own conduct and responses. Stitching together imagery encourages a message greater than the sum of the groupings parts. Responses to the processing of change are handled via variegated expression and interpretation. Through these elements and strategies, I focus on the time of transition, the space between, action and consequence."

- Craig Blietz