I have gone on record saying that Storm King Art Center is one of my favorite places in the entire world. Since the moment I stepped on the 500 acre sculpture park, I was in love. It is the place I always want to share with the people I love. It is the place I go to when I need a break from society, stress and socialization. It is a place I go to when I need to talk to people who are no longer here. It is my place of peace. It is my sanctuary for my spirituality.
Photographs taken at Storm King Art Center in June of 2018
I first saw Alice Ayecock’s Three-Fold Manifestation II in the fall of 2015. It is located on a hill in the North Woods section of the grounds. I perceive it as a multi-tiered, floating, white, abstracted, grand amphitheater supported by side stilts. Like many sculptures, its façade changes with the time of day because the sun creates so many different shadows across the surface. Many of Ayecock’s sculptures emit a certain kind of energy that I find grounding yet invigorating, and every time I visit Storm King, I manage to take different photographs of it.
I found carving linoleum to be an incredibly soothing and almost meditative experience. I will definitely be continuing it in the future. I also plan on working larger now that I have gotten the hang of the necessary tools.
