Despite my young age, I have experienced a lot of life. Art has always been a safe space where I can run when I need to get something off my mind or escape a situation. 

 

 In doing this, I have found that, while each person's journey is unique, there are often some similar motifs that can be empathized with. This is the space I hope my work exists in. To be a place that you, the viewer, can also run to. A place to find peace, feel understood, or to find joy in seeing a silly little chicken in a sweater. 

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My desire is that my work provides a kind of greenhouse space for the viewer. A place of peace and love. A place to begin to heal and grow into who we are made to be. 

 

      Much love, 

      Sam Calden

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