Dynamic Not Static

A peek inside the brain of Kelley Knickerbocker

Welcome to the first installment of Dynamic Not Static, a series of posts that will be giving you peeks into the brains of thinkers, artists, and writers. Interesting people who are not me. Some will be from the mosaic world, some will be Ruins visitors who want to share their experiences. Sometimes they will be Ruins Artists from across the world whose mosaics have become a part of the greater story here on the giant cement canvas.

Seattle artist, Kelley Knickerbocker, who has several Ruins installations under her belt, is one of the scrappiest scrap hounds in the mosaic world. She will cut up anything that has the good fortune to get in the way of her hammer and hardie. Stone, slag, ceramic, a chunk of who knows what that she pulled from the junkyard. She can turn paper towels into fine art; and she has.

Possibly more than any artist I know, Kelley communes with the nature of material. And then she often changes the nature. She surprises you, which is one of the hallmarks of good …