Judith Krieger

Aftermath

I did not intend to do a piece of art that intentionally addressed the events of September 11, 2001. I simply was playing with a new surface (Tygerag, a synthetic "paper") in an attempt to see if I could collage "stuff" onto it. The "stuff", the New York Times of Sunday, September 23, was covering my work table. So with acrylics, gel medium, and my table cover, my eyes, hands and mind became engrossed in tearing snippets of this word, that image, painting this color, that dark, and gluing this one here, that one there.

Eventually I became aware that I was affirming life in the midst of the death, the fear, and the darkness of September 11. I believe that through words, images, surfaces, and textures, I amaffirming a common life for all of us who love our freedoms not only here in the United States, but for all peoples who value life over death. The "Aftermath" for me is in affirming life for all persons, in all cultures, and of all faiths.