ArtistsNetwork.com 81how much of the world and my experience of it
might similarly be overlooked.”
Focusing on insects gave Law an oppor-
tunity to let these subjects take flight. “The
insects were my way of exploring the world
on this microscale, where plants and other
tiny things were multiplied to a scale in which
their patterns and hidden beauties were
undeniable,” says Law. “Then, I took that
experience a step further in a fanciful direc-
tion, [imagining] this macro world as the stuff
of flowers’ dreams.”
MOVING FORWARD
Having recently finished a gallery show, Law is
hard at work on a new series, to be exhibited
in San Francisco, in December. “It takes me
about six to eight months to put together the
art for a solo exhibition,” she says. “I enjoy the
process; it lets me develop a single idea in many
facets and explore a concept in a sort of visual
stream of consciousness. I like to take time to
play and create a few paintings without any tie
to a series. Then, if one of those speaks to me
or demands a more involved treatment, I begin
to follow that thread to see where it takes me.”
At her core, Law has always been an artist.
Although she once prioritized her computer
science studies and considered art secondary,
the call to a creative life proved to be too
powerful to ignore. Her decision to change
her career in order to follow her passion is
echoed in her advice for other artists. “Trust
your instincts,” she says. “Create the art that
you want to create and not the art you think
other people want from you or that you think
other people will buy. The best art is always
theartthatmovesyou.”
Michael Woodson (michaelwoodson.com) is a
freelance writer and photographer in Cincinnati.
LEARNMORE
- VisitLaw’swebsite:shadowscapes.com.
- Readherbook:
Dreamscapes–Magical
FantasyArt: 30 Step-by-
StepDemonstrationsin
Watercolor(Impact
Books),availablein
November. - Seehersoloexhibition“Conjure”atthe
ModernEdenGallery,inSanFrancisco,
December 14 throughJanuary3.