Erika Jaeggli

Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
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I make work that engages the porous and sensate body. The big question for me is the interdependency of how we exist within our environment and how our environment exists in us. Caves, deep time, and the feminine landscape are themes that factor into my work, as well as thinking beyond a human-centered narrative to address concerns about the earth. My process involves using raw pigment, wax, rain, dirt, and the language of abstraction to point to a raw, interior space. My source material is equal parts imagination and field research, most recently into Texas cave systems.

"A Dog Named Robot," 2022
Raw pigment, graphite, watercolor, acrylic, ink, paint pen, sand, dirt, grass, footprints, dog prints, dog hair, spackle on unstretched canvas
various sizes

"A Dog Named Robot," 2022
Raw pigment, graphite, watercolor, acrylic, ink, paint pen, sand, dirt, grass, footprints, dog prints, dog hair, spackle on unstretched canvas
various sizes

"A Dog Named Robot," 2022
Digital drawing inkjet print, encaustic wax, silica, pastel and oil on wood
various sizes

"Longhorn Cavern State Park, Burnet, TX, Cavern Walking Tour, $18.95 per person, June 23, 2021, 1:30pm," 2022
Digital drawing inkjet print, encaustic wax, silica, pastel and oil on wood
15 x 13 x 2 in.

"Cave Without a Name, Boerne, TX, Guided Cavern Tour, $20 per person, June 22, 2021, 4:00pm," 2022
Digital drawing inkjet print, encaustic wax, silica, pastel and oil on wood
15 x 13 x 2 in.