A little art collab

I’m late on posting this, but Jeremy and I did a fun collaborative project this fall. We created an original piece of art for the Refocus Film Festival poster! The theme of this local film fest is “Adaptation”, and we decided to use cut paper as our medium. Here are some shots from the process and the final poster design. This festival takes place in Iowa City every October- a good reason to visit!

beginning phase of cutting

We tossed the original blue piece and started over. Here we are playing with background options.

Gluing down little pieces. We did a lot of work on the floor because it was easier to move things around.

The final design!

Serious Play ~ a Dialogue with Color, Pattern, and Form

Some glimpses of my current solo show at Memorial Union Gallery, Iowa State University. These are all works completed during the pandemic: 2020-23

It made me so happy to see all my new work in this beautiful space. It felt like a real gallery exhibit!

Here are a group of lovely local artist-mamas who showed up to support me, which felt great. Community is so important!

Found and Formed: materials in conversation

Current exhibition of new mixed media works by myself and fellow artist-mother, Emily Jalinsky. Porch Light Literary Arts Center is a wonderful space for writers and artists to gather- run by Jenny Colville in Iowa City.

Greater Des Moines Exhibited

Honored to have a painting in this recent show.

This is the Polk County Heritage Gallery ~ gorgeous space that used to be the Post Office.

Here is a photo of the piece up close ~ acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

Art in the Time of Covid

2020 was a challenging year for art-making. When it became clear that our kids weren’t going back to school any time soon I decided to put art on the back burner and focus on family; helping our son and daughter navigate homeschool and keeping everyone safe and healthy. My studio is filled with unfinished paintings, and I’ve made peace with the fact that I won’t publish a cohesive body of work until later this year. I’m grateful for the ability to be home with my kids because it won’t be long until they leave the nest. That said, I thought it would be good to share a few of the creative things we did during this past year.