Inspired by the collections of balls that I've painted and my desire to make them as visually large as possible.
After painting these, I learned that many of the designs are universal and timeless symbols. For me they've come to represent internal states of being, ie. spiral = journeying, pinwheel = being grounded, target = clarity, dots = moments of bliss. Many of these shapes can be found in my folk art as well.
After painting these, I learned that many of the designs are universal and timeless symbols. For me they've come to represent internal states of being, ie. spiral = journeying, pinwheel = being grounded, target = clarity, dots = moments of bliss. Many of these shapes can be found in my folk art as well.
Big Mama
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
29 x 53"
“Big Mama” reflects
all the growth, joy and chaos
I’ve experienced as a mother.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
29 x 53"
“Big Mama” reflects
all the growth, joy and chaos
I’ve experienced as a mother.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
Bold
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
40 x 40"
“Bold” reflects
the strength I feel when
I follow what energizes me.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
40 x 40"
“Bold” reflects
the strength I feel when
I follow what energizes me.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
Vivacious
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
43 x 29"
“Vivacious”
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
43 x 29"
“Vivacious”
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
Nestled
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
42 x 29"
“Nestled” is about feeling content
amidst all that is going on around us.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
42 x 29"
“Nestled” is about feeling content
amidst all that is going on around us.
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
Solitude
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
37 x 19"
“Solitude”
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
37 x 19"
“Solitude”
image mounted on .5" black PVC and covered with laminate
Quiet Confidence
Balls hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
36 x 9"
“Quiet Confidence”
image mounted on .5" PVC and covered with laminate
by Courtney Snyder
36 x 9"
“Quiet Confidence”
image mounted on .5" PVC and covered with laminate
Whimsy
Hand painted, assembled and photographed
by Courtney Snyder
24" x 36" framed
"Most of these paints are from
a renovation project
my husband and I did nine years ago. We bought a dark and dusty condo in
a Butcher town mansion (circa 1855)
and sold a house we were happy in.
We were hoping to make the best of a difficult situation.
We also hoped to have a baby,
though were not bold enough to plan on this.
On the day we sold our four bedroom home
for a one bedroom condo,
we happily learned I was pregnant.
With these paints and a 9 foot ladder
we transformed the condo and I suppose our lives.
When we left E. Washington St.,
I had closed my psychiatric practice,
was an at home mom wondering
what could be done with left over paint,
my husband had begun a new career and
our daughter was getting ready to walk.
In these colors and shapes,
I see the nest we created..
I see the unexpected turns our lives took that
have brought us to where we are now."
by Courtney Snyder
24" x 36" framed
"Most of these paints are from
a renovation project
my husband and I did nine years ago. We bought a dark and dusty condo in
a Butcher town mansion (circa 1855)
and sold a house we were happy in.
We were hoping to make the best of a difficult situation.
We also hoped to have a baby,
though were not bold enough to plan on this.
On the day we sold our four bedroom home
for a one bedroom condo,
we happily learned I was pregnant.
With these paints and a 9 foot ladder
we transformed the condo and I suppose our lives.
When we left E. Washington St.,
I had closed my psychiatric practice,
was an at home mom wondering
what could be done with left over paint,
my husband had begun a new career and
our daughter was getting ready to walk.
In these colors and shapes,
I see the nest we created..
I see the unexpected turns our lives took that
have brought us to where we are now."
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