SATISFYING THE SOUL-ITCH
Iris Wood found she was drawn to each, and every art medium introduced to her at school, and she never stopped exploring. Her mixed-media body of work is both chaotic and calming, with a distinctly playful tone.
Never having been afraid of trying a new tool or method, and with a curious, explorative mindset, the biggest motivating factor to pursue a career as an artist for Iris was the profound satisfaction she gets out of pulling a real, tangible piece of art out of ephemeral experiences. "Sometimes I will experience something, and it’ll instantly get transformed into a painting in my head, and I’m compelled to execute that vision. It’s like a soul-itch that needs to be scratched; what will it feel like? what will you find under there? could it make someone else feel the same way?"
