Margot Casstevens

My studio is based in the Inland Northwest where I create through drawing, mixed-media sculpture, papermaking, experimental printmaking, hand-drawn animation/projection, and more.

WAITING (2015) this large charcoal drawing begins about 12 feet up the wall; continuing onto the floor where you see the figure

LIBRARY (2020) an under-garment made into a collagraph plate printed over hand-written titles of books found in my home

RUBBINGS (detail-2021) these graphite on rice paper rubbings were taken from my personal pandemic 'bubble' and stitched together in a quilt form

SWAP (2021) this is a gallery install detail of a collaborative drawing project with fellow artist Mariah Boyle. 10 drawings 4'x8' draw/swap/draw/no rules

a glove from my RUBBER show in 2022 these gloves were a combination of watercolor pencil and free-form collagraph

BODYMOLD (hand detail-2023) using a collagraph technical approach I have begun printing rubber body molds left over from past sculpture projects

Ceramic Hand Tile (2023) this is a peek into my upcoming clay project...an etching press and a slab roller have a lot in common!

BLOOM (2023) this is a collaborative work with poet Mark Anderson using a combination drypoint and collagraph four plate process

A ROOM OF THEIR OWN (2023) dyed, cast paper sculpture-installation view

Clay Drawings for LOST & FOUND show in 2024 these are clay slip drawings of family photos on press molded clay body shell fragments

Lost & Found (2024) full ceramic figure with wood bench form

Standing ceramic hands pinning old family photos from Lost & Found show 2024

Now We May Begin (2025) porcelain tiles & cups, stones, sound and video (gallery view)

a fragment of an older installation: Woman Walking

and another video: Button

Tiny Videos

& finally some video installation clips; sorry about the poor quality as these were just taken during show runs while walking around!

I’ll add more as I have time -

Notes from the Studio:

Hello fellow art lovers-here’s a small update from my studio!

I just wanted to share a few thoughts about these difficult times we are living in.

One: you are not alone; we are a world of people who are -mostly- kind and compassionate.

Two: art making is not seperate from the world we live in. I am struggling to work in my studio as our current political leadership tears our country apart to fuel greed and disfunction and, now, wildfires tear through my local community.

If you are finding the art path hard to walk right now know that it will get better; we help and hold each other up.

Remember love and beauty and joy. Hold on with both hands!

margot

Upcoming Shows and other Events

Now We May Begin

(porcelain tile with projected film detail)

exhibited during October at:

Saranac Art Projects (25 W Main, Spokane WA) (exhibition now closed)

…back in the studio with a new project!

If you would like to stay informed about upcoming shows/events (receptions/schedules/locations) please add yourself to my email contact list. (I will only send you show announcements, never any advertising)