Beth Graves

Beth Graves pretends to live in Ohio while truly inhabiting Northern Kentucky. 'It's just across the river--it's right there!" says she, even though she loves the southern state more. Likewise, much of her work of late tends to involve one thing masquerading as another, such as kentucky dirt "dressing up" as hardended lava. Her interest tends to lie not only in mimicry of one material by another, but also in the object having that aspiration to better itself. Beth professionally sculpts toys in Cincinnati, looks forward to crossing a big yellow bridge every morning and night, and arranges food at Publico.

Work

lava rocks

lava rocks (detail)