Embroidered Collage

I was reading Luann Udell's blog entry on artists statements a few days ago and it started me thinking about mine again.  I had revised it about a month ago to work on the "I stitch.  I layer." concept, but it still felt weak to me and certainly didn't fit Luann's suggestions. 

So I've tried again.  This time I think I may have finally gotten to a "why" that matters to me.  I can see it in a number of my recent works and believe it will serve well as an additional focus for future works as it helps define a common thread between some format and technique choices I'd made for them.  I'm sure I'll reword and rework, since I've got little related scribbles all over right now, but here's the new version.

I believe that we are like the blind men with the elephant, each only able to describe one aspect of the beast.  It is important to me to remember this; that there is always more than one point of view on any subject and that they do not necessarily contradict, but often complement, each other.  Therefore, I seek to present multiple viewpoints in each piece of my art, either by the visual impression of the finished product or else by the process used to create it.

Whatcha think?  It even meshes with why I became interested in materials engineering and business, although it leaves out how the aspects and viewpoints are interconnected.  Maybe I'll put that idea in later.