Katie Bell is grad­u­ate stu­dent at RISD, with a real focus on mate­ri­als in her work. Her pieces look as though the mate­ri­als have plucked from the con­struc­tion of a build­ing. Using floor­ing, blinds, plas­ter, wood, and paint, she com­bines these items to cre­ate pieces that are nos­tal­gic and emotional.

When I view her work, instantly I am reminded of the mate­ri­als used to cre­ate a home, and my child­hood res­i­dence. From there, mem­o­ries not asso­ci­ated with con­struc­tion come flood­ing back. I think that’s a pow­er­ful part of Katie’s work.

This is with­out men­tion­ing, also, that the mate­ri­als Katie chooses to use are really inter­est­ing — espe­cially the appli­ca­tion of plas­ter. It is a bit vis­ceral and very sat­is­fy­ing to view.

All images via her web­site. Check out her blog as well (for in-progress works)!