Stephanie Mahan Stigliano

Winter Windows and Poem

Winter Poem. (Left and above) Digital prints sealed under Mulberry paper, poem (written by the artist) printed on binder's cloth hinges. Shown front and back. Open: 26 x 5 x .5." 2005. Edition of ten. Limited copies available. $200.

Winter Windows. (Below) Digital prints sealed under Mulberry paper. 6 x 5 x 25 x .5." 2005. Edition of ten. Limited copies available. $200.

The house, especially in winter, can be seen as an extension of ourselves. We spend our time indoors during winter. The house is a shell, and it keeps us protected from the weather outside. The windows could be our eyes. We look out our windows and look in other windows, seeing into other eyes; other houses. Rectangular frames enclose our glowing views. We watch through layers of glass, screen, frost fog and snow. We see a world in shades of gray with muted colors. We experience the contrasts of inside and out, warm and cold, dark and light.