Evie Erickson is a mixed media artist based in Los Angeles. Her work has been shown nationally in galleries and museums. She holds a BFA from Cal State University Fullerton and an MFA from Cal State University Long Beach in Drawing and Painting.
The artist is pictured with her Comfort Blanket. A contribution to Liza Lou’s Aparttogether community art project, which was founded at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. aparttogether.com
Artist statement
In my artwork I utilize materials that would typically be used to decorate or create a home, like wallpaper and fabric. I also use materials associated with domestic crafts, like sewing patterns instructions and sequins. These items are mostly sourced from local thrifts stores. I employ them in my collages to depict natural forms abstractly, forming a human connection to the natural world. My work is grounded in the Pattern and Decoration Movement that began in the 1970s and I have adopted “femmage”, a term invented by the movement’s members, to describe my work. My work pays homage and brings attention to “femmage” or artwork that has always been done in the home historically by women. By using craft methodologies and fine art techniques I am blurring the line between domestic crafts and fine art. I find, it is an exciting and challenging place to be in. For example, I might functionally use the sewing machine to attach a scrap of fabric to a piece of paper and simultaneously create a line with this stitching, like I would with a drawn pencil line or painted brush stroke.
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