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The photograph by Ray is currently on view in our exhibition, Off the Beaten Track: A Road Trip through the Archives of American Art, on view through June 3 in our Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C. 

Late post but I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out to my senior exhibition, FOMENT. It was an amazing turn out and everything came together so beautifully! I am honored to have been able to share this piece of my life with you. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through all of my artistic endeavors. I wouldn't be doing what I love if it weren't for you ❤️ To keep up with my art, go follow my new instagram @ari.dubz.creative. It's not much yet, but that's where I will be posting my work from now on! & sidenote, If you'd like to help send me to #Penland School of Crafts this summer, check out my gofundme at https://www.gofundme.com/5bkrghc! It's an amazing opportunity for my post-secondary education, but in order to accept the workstudy scholarship I've been awarded I still have to pay a fee that I currently cannot cover on my own. Please consider donating & helping me get there! Can't believe graduation is in a month, where has the time gone?!

The WHORL Series is an ongoing body of site-specific work that was initially started in 2013.  A sculptural book form is inserted into the cavity of a tree to simulate a whorl in a tree hollow. Over time the books return to their botanical origins and are gradually subsumed by nature. “Painted’ by a natural patina of mold and encased in termite spit, the forms become petrified and wood-like, with traces of their former texts still present, but resembling cultural artifacts. Time, changing weather conditions, and insect activity re-write the narrative of the original books. As iconic vessels of culture, knowledge, and classification systems, WHORL resonates as an imprint on how we leave our mark on nature, and how nature eventually leaves its mark on us a larger, comprehensive system at work

Winter in other places: Penland, NC

#spoils . . . #river #riverday #cava #bubbly #penland #northcarolina #fruit #summer #mossy #rock #picnic

End of Day 4. #penland #penlandschoolofcrafts #forgetmeknot #metals #metalsmithing #brooch #charms #etching

January at Penland has been a whirlwind! Here’s just a little peak at some of what our winter residents have been up to in the studios. #penlandwinter - linocuts by blackbirdletterpess - woven installation by katiekeeley - curving wood bench by christinaboydesign - enameled flatware by cathrynjasterzmetal - triangular clay trays by samanthaolivr - book sculpture by jacquelinerushlee - blue and white weaving by dang_craft

Puffy paint pages at Penland