Quiet Garden is about to get really loud

We have ourselves another Opening this Friday the 25th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

Not to make a big deal of it, but it's Mari LaCure...and she is driving up from Kansas just to be with us. That's pretty nice of her. You know what would be pretty nice of us? To come on out. It'll be a hoot. 

 #7: detail of Quiet Garden 2010 Woodblock, Colored Pencil, Pen, Watercolor, Sewing on Paper 25”x37”

Mari has this to say about her work.

My recent work has been contemplative of the micro and macroscopic in nature.


In my drawings I layer and juxtapose images of both large scale and the minute to set up harmonious relationships between different structures. Dots, dashes, and repeated lines allude to sequences in nature such as branching systems, weather patterns, cellular structures, and constellations. 


The process of drawing for me is a meditative one. I work on thin paper that records and responds to my drawn marks by bending, stretching, and crinkling. The imagery is built up through layers of different media, including woodblock printed motifs, watercolor, pen, colored pencil, and sewn lines. The interaction of many different delicate materials in my work encourages the viewer to experience a heightened sensitivity and awareness to the visible and seemingly invisible in the world. Finding beauty in the connection between the living and the inanimate in the world inspires my creative process, and I hope that viewers will experience a part of this when looking at my work.

#4: detail of Waves 2009 Colored Pencil, Pen, Watercolor, Sewing on Paper 25”x37"