"Understand that a servant to all is the greatest of all. Like Jesus, you recognize, confess, develop, and use your God-given physical, mental, and spiritual abilities to the GLORY OF GOD for the BENEFIT OF MANKIND."
Phoebe is a multi-media artist who combines many of her interests and callings into one cause. From a young age she has loved to travel, to hear stories, and to be creative. As these interests have developed, she’s begun to piece them together to create a meaningful picture with an impacting cause. She strives to portray stories in order to create awareness and to connect two different worlds-- the world of the disadvantaged and the world of the privileged. She hopes to break boundaries and create unity between people where there would usually be no connection. Her aim is to create a bridge between these groups which allows for both to realize the importance of other’s stories while valuing their own.
Phoebe’s individual pieces allude to simple, yet intricate and profound stories of truth. Many of her pieces focus on things such as beauty coming out of a place of ruggedness, and redemption from a past of brokenness. Her pieces very often portray how the act of simply being alive can be very raw and difficult, yet meaningful and beautiful.
Photography, printmaking, and painting are the mediums she enjoys using and has the most experience in. She has also taken classes in drawing, ceramics, and sculpture. Her art training has come from Scott Landwehr, who teaches art and its significance to people of all ages. Scott introduced her to the power and elasticity of the arts. Most of all he showed her that art is essential and vital for the world and culture to survive.
Phoebe’s own journey and story which encounters others’ stories inspires her work. Very often ordinary people she meets plays a huge part in her pieces. She gathers from stories she hears and things she sees. Both contemporary and classic artists play a role in her style and method. Some of these artist influences include Kathe Kollwitz with her symbolic work and poignant message, Van Gogh's method of color and brushstrokes, and Charley Harper’s simplistic design of shape and composition. Photographers who have influenced her work are Ansel Adams and his use of strong lighting and editing, Lee Jeffrie’s subject matter and humanitarian work, and HONY’s Brandon Stanton whose essential element is the human quality of story. Phoebe grew up in a family who supports the arts, and is strongly influenced today by the art she was exposed to at a young age. Both her Grandfather and Mother have had a strong impact on her passion for photography. She took her first photographs on their 35 mm film cameras as a young girl. A combination of these influences, and many more, create pieces which have a unique perspective and intriguing detail.
Currently Phoebe is working with a non-profit organization called Ten Thousand Homes based in South Africa. She is one of the leaders of a program called Aspire Discipleship School of Artists and Entrepreneurs. This is a program where young passionate people from all over the world can discover more about themselves, develop their own stories, and learn how to use their talents in a practical way to impact their communities. For the past year she has been travelling under Ten Thousand Homes in the United States, South Africa, Kenya, and India. Many of her current pieces came about because of this time.
A culmination of her photographs, artwork, stories, and travel blogs are a part of the project and a life-calling called The Travelling Arts.
Phoebe’s individual pieces allude to simple, yet intricate and profound stories of truth. Many of her pieces focus on things such as beauty coming out of a place of ruggedness, and redemption from a past of brokenness. Her pieces very often portray how the act of simply being alive can be very raw and difficult, yet meaningful and beautiful.
Photography, printmaking, and painting are the mediums she enjoys using and has the most experience in. She has also taken classes in drawing, ceramics, and sculpture. Her art training has come from Scott Landwehr, who teaches art and its significance to people of all ages. Scott introduced her to the power and elasticity of the arts. Most of all he showed her that art is essential and vital for the world and culture to survive.
Phoebe’s own journey and story which encounters others’ stories inspires her work. Very often ordinary people she meets plays a huge part in her pieces. She gathers from stories she hears and things she sees. Both contemporary and classic artists play a role in her style and method. Some of these artist influences include Kathe Kollwitz with her symbolic work and poignant message, Van Gogh's method of color and brushstrokes, and Charley Harper’s simplistic design of shape and composition. Photographers who have influenced her work are Ansel Adams and his use of strong lighting and editing, Lee Jeffrie’s subject matter and humanitarian work, and HONY’s Brandon Stanton whose essential element is the human quality of story. Phoebe grew up in a family who supports the arts, and is strongly influenced today by the art she was exposed to at a young age. Both her Grandfather and Mother have had a strong impact on her passion for photography. She took her first photographs on their 35 mm film cameras as a young girl. A combination of these influences, and many more, create pieces which have a unique perspective and intriguing detail.
Currently Phoebe is working with a non-profit organization called Ten Thousand Homes based in South Africa. She is one of the leaders of a program called Aspire Discipleship School of Artists and Entrepreneurs. This is a program where young passionate people from all over the world can discover more about themselves, develop their own stories, and learn how to use their talents in a practical way to impact their communities. For the past year she has been travelling under Ten Thousand Homes in the United States, South Africa, Kenya, and India. Many of her current pieces came about because of this time.
A culmination of her photographs, artwork, stories, and travel blogs are a part of the project and a life-calling called The Travelling Arts.