About

Which green looks great with lavendar? My hands are moving fabrics around to find out. With color and shapes and lines I am trying to make a visual moment that pulls viewers out of our norm and into beauty, whimsy, and possibility.

Flower arrangements and plants are subjects throughout art history. They are also a widely accepted form of beauty for interiors and momentous occasions. In my sculpture compositions you can see rhythm, color, shape and line. The lines and shapes extend out of recycled vases, keeping the sculptures intentionally grounded in “real life” scale and origin.

I choose to use fabric for how well it brings color to life. We have a physical understanding of fabric because it shares space with us. Breaking the fourth wall, we look at the orange fabric and orange is in the room with us sharing that moment.

I am also inspired by fashion photography. I use my sculptures as models for their own shoots. I look at the sculptures through the camera lens in search of an image that shows me narrative and emotion and plays with scale.

Matisse with scissors, Faith Ringgold, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ouizi, Jim Henson, the Mummenschanz, and Alexander McQueen are some of the magic makers that influenced my creative voice. I graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design, and have always been quietly working with fabric and color.

I invite you to email me at apunchakstudio@gmail.com if you would like to add smiles and color to a work lobby or home space with a scupture or with any questions you may have. I aim to share prints of images I have made with the sculptures in 2025.