Artist Booklet - Family Housing Fund

Sandra Menefee Taylor | Prayer Rug for a Seed/Heart | 2004, painted paper, plaster, fabric,photo transfer, and gold leaf2829Prayer Rug for a Seed/Heart (details)Steve Olson | Shelter | 2004, oil on woodArtist’s Statement | sandra menefee taylorPrayer Rug for a Seed/Heart consists of three panels of textural imagesthat combine home as a house, home as a heart, and home as a seed.As “Home Sweet Home” 12-year-old writer Jennifer Lee remindsus, “Everything starts its life by having a place to live and a place tocall home.” In this work, I wish to picture some of those places—seeds,hearts, houses, and such intimate spaces as those created by prayer rugs..........................................A multimedia artist, Sandra Menefee Taylor hascreated books, videos, sculptures, and installations.She often collaborates with other artists and hasshown her works locally and nationally. The recipientof several grants and residencies, she has lectured atGrinnell College, New York University, the Collegeof Saint Catherine, and the University of Minnesota.Artist’s Statement | steve olsonThe world is a dangerous place if you’re vulnerable, and no one is morevulnerable than a child. In the worst times, nothing comforts like theloving arms of a caring person. In the worst times, we can do no less thanto provide shelter to those without. In the worst times, when we reach outto the poorest of the poor, then I believe grace will flow. In these times ofsuffering, providing shelter is the first step..........................................Born and raised in Minneapolis, Steve Olsonreceived his bachelor’s degree in studio art fromthe University of Minnesota. He has exhibited hiswork in the Twin Cities since 1980 and has piecesin a number of corporate and private collections.He is married and the at-home father of five children.