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!

Busy making large porcelain bowls (think of a restaurant sized wok). I’m experimenting with how thin I can make them before I have structural problems… Eventually I hope to have 3 or 4 successful bowl forms. Then it is back to the drawing board (literally) as I create hand drawn animations to project into each bowl from above. For any of you creating hand drawn animations you will know it is a slooooow process. Hope to have it ready to share in about a year’s time. Wish me luck!

-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)