Joan Baldwin



  • SHADE. . .NO SHADES. . .NO SHADOWS! (Installation view) The various meanings of the word shade and its derivatives. Paintings, sticks, lamp shades, window and window shade. SHADE. . .NO SHADES. . .NO SHADOWS! (Installation view)     Paintings, sticks, lamp shades, window and window shade.
  • COCOONS Embryonic humans are developing as they dangle from the ceiling, coming to life in the manner of insects. Dolls, fabric, branches, bassinet, seagrass, pine needles COCOONS (Detail)    Dolls, fabric, branches, bassinet, seagrass, pine needles
  • COCOONS Embryonic humans are developing as they dangle from the ceiling, coming to life in the manner of insects. Dolls, fabric, branches, bassinet, seagrass, pine needles COCOONS (Detail)    Dolls, fabric, branches, bassinet, seagrass, pine needles
  • TOO MANY BABIES Mother Moth has a difficult job of keeping track of all her newborn babies. Walking stick, fabric, sea grass, sewing accessories TOO MANY BABIES (Detail)    Walking stick, fabric, sea grass, sewing accessories
     


In the 2012 show "Shade...No Shades...No Shadows" mural sized paintings and objects filled the center gallery in an exploration of a common theme – the various meanings of the word shade and its derivatives.Cocoons was a 2014 installation of embryonic humans developing in cocoons dangling from the ceiling, coming to life in the manner of insects. It reiterated the theme of the connection between humans and nature as well as symbolizing the stages of our personal development. Mother Moth in the 2017 installation "Too Many Babies" has a difficult job keeping rack of all her newborn babies.