Thoroughly inspired by nature, Oceanside artist Carrie Minikel [BS-Art ’00] has an instinct for transforming common objects into quizzical pieces of art that are at once representative and abstract, familiar yet wholly new.
While she holds a bachelor of science degree in fine art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s in fine art from California College of the Arts in San Francisco, it is the “making” — foraging, building, assembling, creating — that she finds fulfilling.
Minikel’s most recent work, “Curious Objects,” on display at Art Produce gallery from May 26 through July 14, is a curious collection of creations from the mind and hands of a collector of … curious objects.
Q: Can you describe what you do? And why?