the artist.
My name is Vanessa Huck and I am an artist creating my home in Rosendale, WI. I graduated in 2021 from Ripon College with a Bachelors in Studio Art.
The name Huck comes from the old English word for “ghost.” It may remind you of the word “huckster,” meaning trickster spirit. In German, it traces its roots to the word “bog;” a place where bodies were often buried long ago. I am a cemetery of everything I once was and am to become; ghosts of the past and spirits of the future reside within me. I am someone who feels they easily walk between veils finding beauty in knowing death will someday take us. I find the most comfort in the depths of my mind and the things I cannot touch. As an artist, I have died many times to bring you my art and become.
Thank you for coming along for the journey.
the work
I have noticed a pervasive lack of depth in many humans across the board. Afraid of our innermost emotions, we turn to escapist tactics like endless scrolling, alcohol, superficial relationships, etc. I admit I also have been one to conform and hold onto these self harming ways. Though no matter what, something in me always desires for so much more. My creativity chooses to explore where I can find the beauty in the heaviest of my emotions. I choose to make my work because with every piece I am able to face things I had long repressed. I want to show us that there is something deeply enlightening in getting past those sticky emotions of the past. Once we do, it makes us feel lighter and more aligned with our truest and most expressive selves. This I know deeply for I have experienced it, it is a beauty unlike any other. My work is intended to make you uncomfortable; are you able to find comfort in it? What does it unlock for you? I dare you to explore what it makes you feel.