SCULPTURE

"Hester has been attacking metal with hammers, drills, sandpaper, routers and a blowtorch. Tearing down the surface, she builds it back up, then repeats the process layer by layer, often drop by drop. This laborious technique mirrors ideas at the heart of her work—the passage of time and its ravages, the hard-earned beauty that comes from experiencing life’s turbulence."
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— Kevin Mellama, Northern VA Beat, 2008