Wren Morrocco

My art practice is a multifaceted exploration of care, rooted in an investigation of human empathy and connection to the landscape. I create work that exists in conversation with my surroundings, allowing context to shape the meaning and deepen the relationship to place. Through painterly surfaces, organic forms, and familiar, symbolic marks, I merge drawing and sculpture into objects that feel intimate and expressive. 

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It is my mission as an artist to create work through these channels and ultimately exude goodness into the world. This sense of responsibility is deeply personal, shaped by a lifelong desire to feel a sense of belonging without conditions. Alongside this intention is an underlying anxiety - the belief that to be good is to live in constant service of others, and without this purpose, I risk feeling unmoored. My work becomes a space where I can navigate and reconcile these internal pressures. I experiment joining two paradoxical sensations in each sculpture to demonstrate this internal conflict. Joy through bright colors and nostalgic forms, contrasting with discarded found objects like plastic trashbags and wrappers. 

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In the studio, care is not only a concept but an embodied practice. Clay is my medium of choice, and I approach it with attentiveness and intention, recognizing its capacity to hold both physical and emotional weight. Clay becomes a vessel for my ideas, questions, fears, and memories. Its dual nature, dense yet malleable, strong yet fragile, mirrors human experience and serves as a metaphor for endurance, tenderness, and transformation. I approach each piece as an act of care, holding memory, sensation, and attention within its form. I trust that this care extends beyond the object itself, quietly rippling outward into the world, fostering connection and offering a moment of presence, reflection, and shared humanity.