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August 2020
Super Natural PEGGY JOHNSTON & VERA SCEKIC
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (STREET LEVEL) Peggy Johnston Artist Statement My love of paper made it almost inevitable that I would discover the book arts. Since crafting my first books 30 years ago, I have explored bookmaking as an art as well as a craft. I love to be surprised by my work (and usually am). Often, materials that I have collected inspire a piece. What would happen if I sewed a few hundred slide mounts together? How about…
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Wax Cathedral KAT SILENT WATER
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Kat Silent Water is a printmaker based out of Ankeny, Iowa, working in woodblock and linoleum relief since 2014. She recently embraced the alchemical properties of encaustic painting in her latest body of work, ‘Wax Cathedral’. Silent Water’s inspiration has taken root in Art Nouveau’s celebration of organic forms and cultural anthropology. Silent Water earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Visual Culture from Iowa State University in 2015, with an emphasis…
Find out more »Southwest Visions TERRY BRIGMAN
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY About Terry Brigman: After graduating in 1970, I went to work for a local company as a draftsman. In my spare time, I painted, sketched, and created small pieces of artwork that I sold or gave away. Art and the creation of art has wound its way through my life for the next many decades. Four years later, I left drafting and embarked on a career in the grocery business. The pay was substantially…
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NAOMI FRIEND
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement I explore the intersection of our urban, rural, and wild spaces through artmaking. I am inspired by the love of the land we share in the midwest. My pieces are one-of-a-kind exposures using Cyanotype, combining the photo process with drawn illustrations of farm animals, cultivated, and native species. My work highlights the strength and character of the animals while putting them into the context of our modern lifestyle. Their lives depend on our…
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Papercutters Times Three LINDA EMMERSON, LUCKY KIM, & BETH WUNDER
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Papercutters Times Three Paper Cutting is a traditional art form practiced in a variety of guises in countries around the world. The three of us found our ways from different directions. Beth was introduced to the Polish style at a Wycinanki workshop in New Mexico. Linda visited a museum devoted to Scherenschnitte in Switzerland, and Lucky grew up with the Korean traditional paper (Hanji) art. All of these influences can be seen in our individual…
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