Anchorite
2024
styrofoam, cement, spray paint, embossing powder, dust, rosin
48 " x 49" x 32"
Anchorite was made for 5 Women, a group exhibition centered on community, place, and the intimate, provisional nature of handmade work. The five artists are Amy Blakemore, Jillian Conrad, Dana Frankfort, Francesca Fuchs, and Katrina Moorhead. F Gallery, Houston, TX. Septemebr 15 - November 3, 2024.
Anchorite (pictured with Amy Blakemore's Stump (2012) takes its name from the medieval anchorite—often a woman who chose a life of radical solitude, withdrawing into a small cell to devote herself to spiritual contemplation.
All artwork and images copyright Jillian Conrad.