Artist Statement

Diverse career paths have shaped my journey. Each endeavor has harbored a seed of creativity and has served as a valuable stepping stone, guiding me to become the artist I am today. Grateful for these unconventional roads taken, I revel in the exhilaration of living a life steeped in boundless creativity.

I have faith that art matters. It’s one way we connect, heart to heart; to feel love, to feel understood, to know that we are not alone and that someone else shares our story. I believe nothing is a coincidence; each person whose path we cross and every experience brings immeasurable value to this larger creative masterpiece we call life. 

I am excited by travel and the inspiration I get when visiting new places. I find calm in being near the ocean. In embracing its rhythmic cadence, I find solace, tranquility, and a profound connection to the world’s vastness. I love strong coffee (unapologetically drowning it with entirely too much cream!) and indulging in sweet, decadent ice cream in a homemade waffle cone. I can type freakishly fast. Being barefoot makes me happy.

I want to live in a world where technology takes a back seat when there’s a living, breathing human in the room, and dark chocolate is a daily dietary requirement. I will never be too old to play, learn, and explore, allowing myself to be guided by curiosity and delight. I live my wild and beautiful truth. I dream, I create, and I hope to inspire.

Sharing my work with you is not merely a gesture but my greatest gift and a profound source of joy.

Contemporary mixed media artist Wendy Shragg