Art by Frances Bates
Mississippi River Pearl (2022)
I worked with a group of people to make a large scale art piece out of everything we find. These are photos of some of the parts I worked on for the project. It is a beautiful, functional, and educational work of art which you can find out more about it by clicking the link below.
https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/mississippi-management-and-watershed-project/
Autofocus (2018)
This piece is about how we see the world through our phones. It is constructed out of wood, cardboard, foam, and a paper heart suspended by fishing line in the center. You can stand behind the four foot phone and appear as if you reality is getting "liked" similar to an Instagram post.
Rubrum Box (2017)
This piece was created to showcase the color red. Closed it just looks like a plain four foot tall wood box. When opened you see many random items spray painted red.
Wire Iguana (2015)
Sculpted this iguana by hand, including spiralizing some of the wire myself, using different sizes of wire. I choose an iguana because of their interesting skin texture and body shape. After that it was just a matter of how I would replicate it in wire.
