Re-scheduled The Art of
Papermaking: In the Studio with Artist Kristina
King Thursday,
August 5th 6.30pm-7.30pm |
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Join us
for the rescheduled event The Art of Papermaking: In the
Studio with Artist Kristina King Thursday, August 5th
6.30pm-7.30pm. Kristina
King creates
site-responsive installations and work in handmade paper. Her
work investigates place, process, community, turbulence,
fragility, decay, and the ephemeral. She was awarded a residency
at Vermont Studio Center (2020) and a Studio Workshop Residency
at Women’s Studio Workshop (2019). She received the 2019
Individual Artist Award (Visual Arts - Works on Paper) from the
Maryland State Arts Council. She received her BFA from Denison
University in 2014. Her work has been reviewed in BmoreArt and
The Washington Post. Her work has been exhibited at Pyramid
Atlantic Art Center, Allegany Arts Council, Willow Street
Gallery, Via Umbria Galleria (solo show), Takoma Park Community
Center, among others. |
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Artist Statement My work
explores the paradoxical nature of the strength and fragility of
paper as a medium. I was drawn to papermaking as a way to combine
my installation, sculpture, and drawing practices using one
material. Hand papermaking is the process making sheets of paper
by sifting beaten fibers (i.e. cotton, flax, abaca) suspended in
water through a screen. Through the wet process, papermaking
gives me the ability to manipulate the final form it takes as it
dries. I'll harness the environments around me, while I'm working
outside such as letting the rain make impressions on the work as
it dries. I've recently delved into casting forms made of
plexiglass scraps discarded during the art framing process. |
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Time for
Growth: In the Studio with artist & entomologist
Kimberly Nesci Thursday,
August 5th 8pm-9pm |
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Join us
for Time for Growth: In the Studio with Artist &
Entomologist Kimberly Nesci Thursday, August 5th 8pm-9pm. Artist
Statement I grew
up in rural St. Mary’s County playing in the tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay. My interactions with the natural world cultivated
a lifelong fascination with insects and other living things.
This, combined with an awareness of our need to respect the
environment and an appreciation of agriculture, led me to pursue
a degree in entomology. In 2020 as a result of the pandemic, I
found myself with an abundance of time that I previously spent
commuting. I pursued mixed media art classes online as an outlet.
These classes, the community they fostered, and my renewed
creativity provided an opportunity for significant personal growth
during a unique and stressful time. My work evolved over the
course of the pandemic from gel-plate monoprints to collages
using those prints to, most recently, figure drawing and
encaustic work. Either insects themselves, which I consider to be
beautiful and fascinating creatures, or their influence
(encaustic wax is made from beeswax) are woven throughout my
work. |
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About
Kimberly Nesci Growing
up, Kimberly Nesci's interactions with the natural world
cultivated a lifelong fascination with insects and, ultimately, a
degree in entomology. During the 2020 lockdown, she renewed her
creativity through online evening mixed-media art classes. The
collaborative and supportive nature of these classes combined
with a welcoming community allowed for a true outlet and
opportunity for personal growth during these unique and stressful
times. Her work evolved from gelatin prints to collages from
those prints to, most recently, cold wax and encaustic, both made
from beeswax. Insect images and insects’ influence on our world
are woven throughout her work. |
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A Few
Exhibitor Spaces Remain: Save $100 by getting two booth spaces! The 8th
Annual Harvest Moon Festival will
take place Sunday, September 19th 1pm-7pm on Veterans Plaza. So
mark your calendars to join us for this event at the Autumn
Equinox and stay tuned for details. We will
have an eclectic array of arts and craft exhibitors, food, entertainment
and other surprises. If you'd like to get a booth, we have a
limited number of spaces available, but they will go fast. Exhibitor booths are $175; (Save $100 by
getting two tents! $125x2 $250). Make checks payable to SSTCi and send to the Silver
Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Or make a payment at at www.mightycause.com/silverspring. |
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