Rust Happens

Rusting is all about electrons on the move: a piece giving up electrons + a liquid that helps electrons move + a metal that readily accepts electrons. (Anode + electrolyte + cathode: Opposites attracting!) In this composition, those elements playfully interact. Metal, water, rust, and atomic elements abstracted as gears reveal that there's a lot going on. If I were a chemist I could describe it as 4Fe + 3O2 = 2Fe2O3. Being an artist allows more creative description, using visual opposites in juxtaposition to tell the story. Photographic images join monotypes and stencil prints. And color wheel opposites teal and rust-orange define shapes and patterns.