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In my work, I perceive the interplay between shape and texture to create and
express a subject matter with its own character.
In all of the media in which I work, I am strongly influenced by positive and
negative perceptions that I have of the dimensions of motion and depth,
the sequences and gradations of light and shade.
The textures of my materials help to evolve the core of my subjects. Natural
phenomena and the surfaces of medium give structure and definition of my artwork
This synthesis of texture, shadow, and energy is my own conception of what my art explores and
creates.
Daily Press / Victorville, Calif OASIS Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Calling her art “assemblage” rather than sculpture, Chubb credits her schooling and degree for
influencing her style into a more sophisticated form of art.
“I used to do the traditional art forms,” she said. “But then I started enjoying a more textural and
textile potential on the surface of the art that makes you want to touch it.”
To help achieve this effect, Chubb mixes the ancient art encaustic wax painting along with her
use of castoff materials.
It creates depth, shadows and a moving process in the art,” she said.
Some of the more unusual items Chubb has worked with includes bones and bugs.
“I don’t know if they were dog bones or what, but my dogs usually find them on walks and then I
take them away,” she said. She bleaches the bone before using it to make it sanitary.
“I also recently found this perfectly preserved yucca moth that is just beautiful,” she said,
displaying her find.
Another place Chubb looks for her treasures is in abandoned and burnt-out buildings. “Fire
really mangles the materials and makes them interesting.”
A work in progress in the corner of Chubb’s studio was created from a pick ax, plaster mesh,
some conduit and pieces of an old breaker box.
“I think I’ll call this the ‘Fat of the Land,’” she said.
Sometimes, Chubb won’t use a piece right away. “It may sound strange, but I wait for the piece to
tell me what it wants to be.”
Often taking walks along the Mojave River, Chubb is always ready with a trash bag and gloves to
collect pieces to use in her art or to pick up trash carelessly discarded by others.
“I do a lot of hauling and taking things to the dump,” she said. “It makes me mad – recycling is a
very valid thing – especially with all the illegal dumping.”
Chubb recently garnered some recognition for her work. In March, she placed second in “Take
Two: A Recycled Art Show” at the San Bernardino County Government Center. One of the
pieces was even purchased by the NORCAL recycling center and is currently on tour at recycling
shows and programs throughout California.
She has also made regular appearances in local art galleries such as the Victor Valley and Route
66 museums.
