Johanna Mueller creates poetic images that represent her reality. Her
creatures give us an actualized account while presenting a powerful and
amazing mystery. Mueller calls these images mythical, and in their
beautifully carved elegant shapes they embrace a spectacle that is unique.

Their patterns and designs, drawn from observation as well as historic
reference become transcendent and reflective. In her prints and books we
follow a visual call of many various creatures repeated or introduced in
different ways.

We think about how and why they are transformed, for in them
lay the conduit to our understanding. Are we on mortal or ancestral ground?
Do these alterations cry out to each other, the proportionate world, or us?

With their alterations come enormous enjoyment, discovery and through their
intertwined representations our hearts are rewarded.

-Helen Frederick
Professor, Art and Visual Technology
George Mason Univerisity