“It all kind of started with this idea about edibles,” said Stacy Lynn Waddell via video call from her North Carolina base, describing her newest body of work set to go on view with Rebecca Camacho Presents at FOG Art+Design 2025. “The first time I went out West, I went to San Francisco and of course, when one goes out West and you go to San Francisco, you go to a weed shop or whatever they call them.”
Cannabis-infused foods and candies have become an increasingly popular and widespread commodity, but, for Waddell, these products presented a potent starting point for a new line of artistic inquiry. “Edibles,” as the presentation within FOG Focus is aptly titled, features 10 works on paper, each featuring a plant specimen rendered in pastiglia, or paste work, and covered in 22-karat gold leaf, and marks Waddell’s first solo presentation with Camacho.
“I’ve been interested in Stacy’s unique and thoughtful practice for years, admiring her commitment to historical techniques and how her luminous, elegant surfaces belie her use of challenging, frequently unforgiving materials,” Camacho said. “After participating in a group exhibition at the gallery last summer, this solo FOG booth is a great opportunity to share Stacy’s work with a much larger audience within the Bay Area as well as national and international audiences. I am excited and proud to debut Stacy’s newest works at the fair...”
Annikka Olsen
