Gregg Standridge
Artist Statement
Gregg Standridge is a local Norman Artist, musician, and registered Choctaw Nation Artist. He is also Cherokee, a seasoned songwriter and composer, teacher of guitar and performer. He has worked with art, music and words all of his life.
“As far back as I remember I have always been surrounded by music, wood and art. In my father’s shop I sorted, sanded and swept wood. I breathed in the essence of exploration and creativity and more than a few shop cuss words! I have become all of these things. The marquetry hand-cut pieces I am creating use 1/42 inch wood veneer arranged in stained-glass type puzzles to create a feeling of movement through wood grain. Each of these artistic work has a different rotating color scheme. If I use 12 colors then I will create 12 actual images with 12 color variations. I do NOT use lasers or CNC machines. Each piece is cut with a scroll saw and x-acto knife. My works are mounted on hard wood panels, hand framed and finished in oil based polyurethane. I am currently working with themes of nature, native animals, social justice, Native American and fantasy themes.
Artist Work
Title: “Yes! I Can Roger!”
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Wood Marquetry Panel
Description: 10’ x 16’ This 16 foot long panel features Jayzik Azikiwe learning to skate in a buffalo herd. It was the focal point of the Yes! I Can Roger! exhibit displayed in Norman, OK, in May 2023.
Title: “Lady Mushroom Panel”
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Wood Marquetry
Description: 23” x 38”This set of eight 11” x 9” panels featuring Lady Mushroom demonstrate the rotating color schemes I use in wall panel designs. Some of these woods are dyed as opposed to stained to maintain color.
Title: Kicking Up Dust #3 “Canskoji
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Wood Marquetry Panel
Description: 48” x 56”This unframed piece was completely cut with a razor knife. Canskoji is an anagram for Jackson (president during the Native American removal in the 1800’s) Canskoji was one of the antagonists in “Yes! I Can Roger!
Location
73072