The Lopez Library presents two new art exhibits on Friday, June 29th:
“Pieced Together,” by Brooks, features a collection of the artist’s mixed-media works, arranged on the library walls. In the display cabinet, “Quilled Mandalas,” by Marjorie Dye, showcases the decorative art of quilling, or paper filigree, a process that involves precise manipulation of narrow strips of paper into shapes that are then joined together to create intricate, colorful designs.
There will be an opening reception hosted by Brooks in the library’s community room on Friday, June 29th from 3:00-4:30pm.
The exhibits will run from June 29th to August 9th, and can be seen whenever the library is open.
In Brooks’ own words:
“Isn’t everything pieced together in one way or another?
A garden with a variety of plants. Two islands with a bridge. Quilts. A neighborhood. Perhaps the whole world is pieced together where the many join together to create one. Surely life, too, is pieced together, or at least mine is; and my life is one of mixed media.
How do pieces fit together? How are they held together? Why are they together ? Where in space do they live ?
Two pieces of paper, or a hundred, are joined together with adhesive. After the gluing and placement are complete, I use my discernment to know if this is art or just pieces of paper.
Creating in Mixed Media, I love the hunt for the next ‘right’ addition, the intentional playfulness and the disparate juxtapositions. When the picture is completed the surprise of what it has become is (usually) wonderful. Then, when finished, I spend time with the images and travel the many inner and outer journeys they suggest.
Please enjoy hanging out with these pieces and have your own journey with them.” – Brooks
In Marjorie Dye’s own words:
“Quilling, or paper filigree, uses narrow strips of paper rolled and shaped to create designs.
A circular form with a geometric pattern, or mandala, is made with various colorful paper shapes for this quilling display.
Marjorie Dye is a member of the North American Quilling Guild and has been quilling since 2010.” – Marjorie Dye