Mike,

Here is another statement!

Joseph B. Thompson
Artist Statement


        I see the piece, Confluence, as a juncture between physical form
and conceptual realization.  The form of a boat lends itself to
associations concerning transience, security, and our own bodies.  This
boat however, is not a water-proof vessel nor a sea-worthy craft, instead
it is a combination of anomalies--a woven hull, a wheeled boat, and an
untethered anchor stone.  These anomalies for me reflect the disparity of
our own make-up.  Our minds do not always work for the benefit of our body
and certainly our spiritual entities are not always in touch with our
physical existence.  Finally, the idea of rapture is the idea for me that
in spite of these anomalies there is always the chance for transcendence.

Hank T. Foreman, Acting Director
Catherine J. Smith Gallery
Box 32057
Farthing Auditorium
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC  28608-2057