Works by Amy Rice

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When: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:00 PM - 11/29/2009 07:00 PM
Where: Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store 415 East Pine Street, Seattle, WA, 98122 206.325.1592 www.bluebottleart.com info@bluebottleart.com Hours: Tues - Sun 12 - 7, Closed Mondays Always free admission
What: "You May be Surprised at What You Grow to Love", new works by Amy Rice.

I have been daydreaming on the shapes of old picture frames, the silhouettes of tiger lilies, bees and chickens, vintage camper trailers, swan paddleboats and true love. I know, for the first time in my life what I want my future to look like and the work it will take to get there. I've spent a lot of years painting from my past; in this body of work I have made a shift, I am painting my present and my dreams for the future.

Beginning with not-so-traditional print making methods (hand cut stencils and a Japanese Gocco printmaking toy) Minneapolis based mixed-media artist Amy Rice makes original, one-of-kind pieces by additionally employing acrylic, gouache, ink and collage. Her canvases range from weathered wood panels and found objects to antique envelopes, age-worn love letters, and found journal pages yellowed with time. Rice draws inspiration for her work from childhood memories, both real and imagined (or just slightly exaggerated with time), the urban community in which she lives, vintage botanical prints, her dog Ella, bicycles, street art, gardening, random found objects, collective endeavors that challenge hierarchy, acts of compassion, downright silliness and things with wings.
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location: Pike/PineSeattle, Washington
posted on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 07:44 PM
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