tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60546658820972108372024-02-07T21:19:04.639-08:00French Leave Collective BlogNicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-62409892355663221212019-05-17T15:00:00.000-07:002019-05-17T15:00:55.130-07:00Studio Update with Alex ConradToday we're checking out some of Alex's new projects and getting a peek into his studio!<br />
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Alex has been working this Spring experimenting with scale and materials. While working predominantly as a painter, he doesn't shy away from sculpture and collage, and these elements tend to bleed into his paintings. His work veers into the 3D through his application of materials as well as hanging and display preferences, showing a thoughtfulness not only for painterliness but also for his substrates and additive elements. He is inspired by everyday materials and interactions as well his chosen mediums. His most often used materials include oil paint, gouache, markers, charcoal and resin.<br />
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I observe details and the repetition that occurs in our environment. My artwork focuses on magnifying these observations. I am not specifically geared toward one media, although I am attracted to materials that have a certain amount of transparency, and change states from fluid to solid. </blockquote>
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I live and work in Columbus, Ohio, I have an MFA from The Ohio State University in Glass (2009) and I am an assistant professor and the assistant director for graduate studies at Columbus College of Art & Design. My work is represented in Columbus by <a href="http://www.sherriegallerie.com/">Sherrie Gallerie</a>.</blockquote>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-43284094208251359402019-03-04T11:38:00.000-08:002019-03-04T11:38:46.552-08:00Crystal Tursich @ N.Y. Photo Curator<div>
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<a href="https://www.crystaltursich.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Tursich </a>recently won Second Place in <a href="http://nyphotocurator.com/home">N.Y. Photo Curator's</a> <a href="http://nyphotocurator.com/the-journey-susan-spiritus">Global Photography Awards</a> for her piece, "Things We've Saved."</div>
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Words from curator, <a href="http://susanspiritusgallery.com/">Susan Spiritus</a>:<br />
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Crystal Tursich’s photograph, “Things We've Saved” has a bare emptiness to it, but it brought me back time and again. Although we only see a small part of a room, we are left to question things about the house. Have they moved out or are they moving in? I chose to believe the former. It appears empty – the people have moved out – or moved on and its starkness was evident to me. Was the photographer the child who played with the bear? Is the photographer the daughter whose parent sat in that chair? While the photo does not give us many answers it is one I returned to several times to think about – but still did not get my questions answered. It left me thinking that the journey began years ago in this house with a child whose favorite toy was the stuffed Pooh bear and the books were his/her favorites that were read on a daily basis…. by whom? I think it was the grandparent’s home for many years and the grandchild made frequent visits. It was probably the ‘favorite’ chair and was used everyday and each time stories were read. Surely a photograph of this arrangement is a way to remember the past – the journey.</blockquote>
Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-58885044056796082762019-02-23T13:04:00.000-08:002019-02-23T13:04:00.263-08:00Nick Stull joins FLC<a href="https://www.nickstull.com/" target="_blank">Nick Stull</a> is a multi-media painter whose recent work explores our relationship to the sea. Stull’s depiction of water subverts its general seduction, conveying urgency and confinement, rather than an open expanse. Formally, Stull condenses space by manipulating of picture planes. Horizon lines are placed abruptly and unnaturally in the paintings, confusing and compacting fore and backgrounds into a shallow plane.<br />
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Stull works many styles into single works of art, including neon oil paint, aerosol gradients, graphic pen & ink patterning, and painterly realism. <br />
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Nick received his BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2008. He currently works as Exhibit Designer at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and was a previous owner of 83 gallery and gallery director of Mac Worthington Gallery. He is a busy artist, simultaneously producing large-scale murals, portrait commissions, graphic design, and the experimental paintings exhibited in this show. When he has spare time, he hops in the nearest body of water and swims laps for inspiration.<br />
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-41696824105914350992019-01-31T20:06:00.000-08:002019-01-31T20:06:25.762-08:00Crystal Tursich @ Image OhioTwo of Crystal's pieces from her <i>In Silence</i> project are exhibited in <a href="https://www.roygbivgallery.com/exhibitions/">ImageOHIO19 </a>at The Shot Tower Gallery at Fort Hayes. ImageOhio is a exhibition of the best recent photo, video and digital art produced in Ohio. The exhibition runs from January 22nd-February 22nd with an artist panel on Friday, February 22nd from 1-2pm.<br />
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To see more of Crystal's work, <a href="https://www.crystaltursich.com/">check out her website.</a></div>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-4403726530093442572019-01-26T08:58:00.001-08:002019-01-26T08:58:23.086-08:00Catie Beach Joins FLC<a href="https://catiebeach.com/" target="_blank">Catie Beach</a> is a printmaker and illustrator who explores visual overstimulation through drawing and abstraction. Rooted in observational drawing, her works record naturally occurring collections and instances of entanglement found in urban green spaces. <br /><br />Beach’s work is influenced by her stint in botanical illustration, a field which uses highly detailed rendering to prompt viewers to look both intently and beyond the means of the naked eye. Through this intensified vantage her work asks viewers to meditate on the complexity of ecological systems. <br /><br />Her current body of work catalogs a specific site along the Olentangy river. Her process begins with on-site exploration: hiking through the woods, wading past the shoreline, and collecting specimens. She makes photo documentation of these interactions and observations, which are then woven together, layered, and rearranged in photoshop after the fact. These images then become reference for her abstracted drawings, etchings, and lithographs.<br /><br />Beach graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2016, earning a BFA with concentrations in printmaking and painting. She hopes to grow her body of work manifold in 2019!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-27797488842345369342018-12-29T10:38:00.000-08:002018-12-29T10:38:03.126-08:00Nic Skowron @ 934 GalleryFLC member Nic Skowron recently showed a new body of work at <a href="http://www.934.gallery/" target="_blank">934 Gallery</a> in Columbus Ohio. Below is his synopsis of this new work.<div>
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Is art about landscape relevant in an age when one can travel anywhere in the world with ease (physically or virtually)?<br /> <br />The tradition of landscape painting, admittedly, seems redundant in 2018 if done with reverence and tradition. These mixed media works (created for the exhibition <i>Dimensional Analogue </i>at<a href="http://www.934.gallery/" target="_blank"> 934 Gallery </a>in July 2018) are a glimpse into my understanding of landscape in the age of human intervention. Overgrown highway berms, half built structures, piles of garbage, chain link fences that no longer protect or keep out, things that we observe in everyday life that are unremarkable; these things inform my work and make up my contemporary landscape. The environments created in the work exist somewhere between representation and abstraction; objects are recognizable at first to the real world, but are found interacting with abstract mark making that can be both aggressive and subdued.</blockquote>
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For more images of <a href="https://www.nicholasskowron.com/dimensional-analogue/" target="_blank"><i>Dimensional Analogue,</i> please visit his website. </a></div>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-5248165843455989572018-11-12T13:38:00.000-08:002018-11-12T13:38:14.431-08:00Alexis Zabor joins FLCAlexis Zabor is a fiber artist and sculptor who investigates craft, labor, and repurposed materials. Using fiber, found, and created materials, Zabor integrates materials not commonly combined into new forms using hand craft processes. These craft processes will often include crochet, weaving, latch hooking, needlepoint, and macrame knots. <br />
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Zabor starts her pieces by finding materials that can be worked with in hand-craft methods but are non-traditional craft materials. Past projects have included materials such as; reclaimed wire, video tape, grout, and metal conduit. Starting with no sketch or idea of what the piece will end up looking like, adaptation and flexibility are vital in the final outcome of the piece.<br />
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She views her pieces as a performance of labor. Each piece chronicles the time and effort devoted to it. From sourcing the materials and performing the craft action with them, her process is intensive, research heavy, and places an emphasis on repetitive actions and motions.<br />
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Alexis Zabor received her B.F.A in Studio art with a concentration in Printmaking from Ohio University in 2018. Since moving back to Columbus she is excited to immerse herself into the Columbus art scene and explore what the city has to offer. <br />
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-6807861479142073642018-08-30T15:23:00.001-07:002018-08-30T15:23:04.843-07:00Brittni Stump joins FLC<div id="m_-6970113339956532090gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1534862614387_29196" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
Brittni Stump is a textile artist who is excited by repurposing discarded materials from everyday life. Manipulating objects like receipts, plastic bags, parking tickets, and cassette tape, she then lays her seemingly mundane treasures in a wash of bright colors.</div>
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Stump applies her unconventional materials to traditional textile techniques, such as hand weaving, embroidery and latch hook. Her work revolves around "play"; whether it be with color, technique, imagery, texture or material, Stump continues to discover new ways to keep her work fun and bright. </div>
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Brittni Stump received her B.F.A. in Crafts with a concentration in Textile Arts from Kent State University in 2013. Stump is a ROY G BIV Gallery Artist and makes her work in her Franklinton space, Chromedge Studios.</div>
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Brittni's work will be shown at <a href="https://www.brickboxstudios.com/" target="_blank">Brickbox Studios</a> in Columbus, Ohio this fall. Her work will also be featured in the <a href="https://chromedgestudios.com/" target="_blank">Chromedge Studios Gallery</a> on December 14th from 7 - 10 pm. </div>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-28489533358585215052018-08-25T12:41:00.002-07:002018-08-25T12:41:31.086-07:00In Silence with Crystal Tursich<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For the past few months, I’ve been working to create a new body of work which is deeply personal, it is called In Silence. It is important that, first and foremost, the images in this series maintain formal design quality and technical finesse. Only then can my thoughts and experience become conceptualized. Ultimately, this series is about loss and creating the work has served as a coping mechanism for me. The official statement is below. </span></div>
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<i>The world moves and I am still. Deafening silence fills the room as I fixate on ceiling tiles. An ultrasound technician to my right fumbles with how to break the news. For the next several days, I go through the motions forcing myself to eat and sleep along the way. Friends and family send their condolences, share their experiences, attempt to console me. I feel everything and nothing all at once. A time of conflicting emotions, I try to make sense of it all.</i></div>
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<i>Becoming a parent was not something I ever dreamed about. I refused to even consider it until my mid-thirties. This late revelation makes the loss that much more prominent. As children, girls are given dolls and kitchen sets to prepare them to play the roles of mother and caretaker. Playing house and pretending to care for a baby lost its appeal for me around the age of eleven. I declared that I was unsure I ever wanted to have children and I gave all of my dolls to my little sister. My mother told me that this broke her heart.</i></div>
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<i>I did not feel my heart break when I miscarried but I felt my body passing a lifeless being. The traumas of pregnancy are not explained to young girls, dolls cannot convey the pains of labor or miscarriage. Pregnancy is discussed as if a baby is definite. Miscarriage is addressed in whispers. We experience this in silence and hope for a successful outcome next time.</i></div>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-67071224390012642782018-08-06T18:21:00.001-07:002018-08-06T18:23:53.131-07:00Nikki Smetters @ Ghastley, OhioFLC member Nikki Smetters recently completed the Masters of Fine Arts: Illustration as Visual Essay at the School for Visual Arts in New York! Her thesis project (shown below) was the creation of a book illustrating the tall tales of Ghastley, Ohio. Join us in congratulating Nikki on her huge achievement and in welcoming her back to Columbus!!<br />
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“Ghastley, Ohio, is a very normal town. As you can see from these glimpses into the residents’ day-to-day lives, nothing very special happens there. They go on picnics, play summer concerts in the village square, and lock their doors when the mothmen come. It’s a little boring, really. If you avoid the lily pond, you should live a long life there.”</blockquote>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-5080956983314481132018-06-27T17:52:00.000-07:002018-06-27T17:52:51.106-07:00FLC @ Ohio State Fair 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
French Leave Collective has two members with work in this years Ohio Sate Fair; <a href="https://www.crystaltursich.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Tursich</a> and <a href="http://kyla-zoe.com/home.html" target="_blank">Kyla Rafert</a>. </div>
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Check out the Fine Arts Exhbition at the Fair from July 25th to August 5th. </div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-15334756237343630622018-03-22T19:20:00.001-07:002018-03-22T19:20:57.953-07:00Kyla Zoe Rafert @ Phoenix RisingFLC member <a href="http://kyla-zoe.com/" target="_blank">Kyla Zoe Rafert </a>presents an exhibition of original works in the hallway gallery of <a href="https://phoenixrisingprintmaking.org/" target="_blank">Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative</a> at 243 N. 5th St. #140 in Columbus, Ohio, from April 3rd through April 30th 2018. The exhibition will be available for viewing during the building's open hours, Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 6 pm, and Saturday 9am - 1 pm. An artist's reception will be on Saturday April 7th from 4 - 7 pm. Food and drink provided.<br />
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The majority of the works on display will be etchings, a centuries-old fine art printmaking technique where the artist uses acid to etch a hand-drawn image onto a metal plate and the plate is then inked and used to transfer that image onto paper via an etching press. Also included in the exhibition will be several mixed media pieces that use a combination of hand painted and screen-printed elements. </blockquote>
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Kyla Zoe Rafert is an artist and illustrator living near Amanda, Ohio and is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, with residencies at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Vermont Studio Center and Women's Studio Workshop, among others. Her work has received national recognition by New American Paintings, American Art Collector, and elsewhere. She received her B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design and her M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Find her at <a href="http://www.kyla-zoe.com/">www.kyla-zoe.com</a>.</blockquote>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-69969378329918580422018-01-31T16:11:00.000-08:002019-05-17T13:06:38.018-07:00Updates from Liz MorrisonLiz kept busy in 2017, teaching watercolor and drawing at Columbus College of Art & Design, continuing to experiment with text-based watercolors, and launching her new business, Painted Bouquet! She offers custom artwork of wedding flower arrangements as unique wedding and anniversary presents. It's off to a successful start, with happy customers and a supportive following! Liz looks forward to a new year full of art-making and growing her business. Follow her<a href="https://www.instagram.com/paintedbouquet/"> @paintedbouquet</a> and check out her shop on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/yourpaintedbouquet/" target="_blank">etsy</a>!<br />
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-17133687794919366482017-06-17T17:29:00.002-07:002017-06-17T19:46:03.053-07:00Nicholas Skowron joins FLC<a href="https://www.nicholasskowron.com/">Nicholas Skowron</a> received a Bachelor of Art degree in Architectural Studies from Kent State University in 2011 and received an MFA in Printmaking from Kent State University in 2014. He has exhibited work in a number of juried exhibitions, including the New Prints exhibition <i>Somewheres and Nowheres</i> juried by Nicola Lopez at the International Print Center New York in November 2014, and most recently in <a href="http://cicamuseum.com/contemporary-landscape/">CICA Museum's </a><a href="http://cicamuseum.com/contemporary-landscape/"><i>Contemporary Landscape</i></a> exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. He was awarded the Thomas D Little Prize for Excellence in Printmaking in 2013, and the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for 2015. His art practice focuses on themes of entropy, structure, accumulation, repetition, historical reference, memory and the breakdown or reimagining of those systems.<br />
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-71437792646327499202016-09-12T15:37:00.001-07:002016-09-12T16:11:13.171-07:00Crystal Tursich @ Maine Media Workshops<div style="text-align: left;">
Crystal just completed an exciting workshop at Maine Media College. Her description of her time there is below.</div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In August, I attended a workshop at Maine Media Workshops + College in Rockport, Maine. The workshop was Creating Visual Narratives instructed by Susan Burnstine. It was an intense one week workshop aimed at getting participants to realize the personal thread that runs through their work and to create new work with this realization in mind. Susan had us show work that inspired us as well as our own work, do free writing activities, focus on visual metaphors, and travel to different places while shooting each day. For me, we determined that my common thread or topic is "ties that bind." I focused on this topic throughout the week. My goal in attending the workshop was to create a new body of work and return to the very personal self-portrait work I had done previously. Through Susan's guidance, I feel I'm on the path to making that new work. The images I've included are some of my favorites from the week. These photos were taken at the Topsham Fair on the last day of shooting. I focused on using my reflection in combination with environmental elements in the different spaces to begin building on a narrative of my past and present. </span></blockquote>
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Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-1116423964812653142016-09-01T16:25:00.000-07:002016-09-12T16:26:02.636-07:00Nikki Smetters @ School of Visual Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Nikki Smetters heads to New York City for an exciting new adventure! She's attending <a href="http://www.sva.edu/graduate/mfa-visual-narrative" target="_blank">the School of Visual Arts</a> to gain her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Narrative. This innovative program places e<span style="background-color: white; font-family: , serif; line-height: 18px;">qual emphasis on the art of creative writing and the craft of visual arts, fostering a truly revolutionary methodology of storytelling through the education of the “Artist as Author.” We're so proud of our fellow artist and friend for being accepted into this prestigious program. </span>Good Luck Nikki! You're going to rock it! </div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-29908656122279808842016-05-01T16:06:00.000-07:002016-09-12T16:06:50.518-07:00Nicki Crock @ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Nicki Crock recently showed her installation piece, "Dream House" at the <a href="http://center.pfpca.org/" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.</a> The show ran from February 12th 2016 to April 17th 2016. Reviews of the show can be found on <a href="http://hifructose.com/2016/05/04/nicki-crock-imagines-a-magical-dreamscape-of-paper-houses/" target="_blank">Hi-Fructose</a>, <a href="http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2016/04/11/nicki-crock/" target="_blank">Jealous Curator</a> and <a href="http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/nicki-crock-paper-dream-houses" target="_blank">the Creators Project</a>. </div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-46420069817162814562015-11-16T12:44:00.001-08:002015-11-16T12:45:04.409-08:00Nathan Gorgen and Nicole Crock @ The Riffe Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://ngorgen.format.com/home" target="_blank">Nathan Gorgen</a> and <a href="http://nicolecrock.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Crock</a> are both pleased to be able to participate in the </div>
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<a href="http://www.oac.state.oh.us/riffe/" target="_blank">The Riffe Gallery's First Inaugural Juried Show</a>. Show is on view until January 9th, 2016.</div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-88864126125626272632015-08-02T17:45:00.001-07:002015-08-03T17:15:53.980-07:00Crystal Tursich shows in Ohio, Massachusetts and Kentucky.<div style="text-align: center;">
Check out <a href="http://crystal-tursich.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Crystals work</a> at the <i><a href="http://ohiostatefair.com/" target="_blank">Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition</a></i>, Columbus OH (July 29th - August 9th). In <i>Somewhere in Time: Seasons, Passages and Memories</i> show in the <a href="http://www.studiosonhigh.com/" target="_blank">Studios On High Gallery</a> in Columbus OH (August 1st - 31st). The <i>Somerville Toy Camera Festival</i> at the <a href="http://navegallery.org/wp/" target="_blank">Nave Gallery</a> in Somerville KY (September 2015) and at <i>The Inland Experience</i> in the <a href="http://www.bellarmine.edu/cas/art/exhibitschedule/" target="_blank">McGrath Gallery</a> in Louisville KY (October 1st - 31st). </div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-2444747093674345542015-06-30T19:55:00.001-07:002015-06-30T19:57:31.061-07:00Mark Eberhardt @ Tacocat Cooperative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.markeberhardt.com/" target="_blank">Mark Eberhardt</a> has two pieces featured in the <a href="http://www.tacocatcooperative.com/" target="_blank">Tacocat Cooperative</a> Exhibition <i>Snack Time</i>.</div>
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Check them out through the end of the month!</div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-61385870371509914812015-06-01T12:54:00.000-07:002015-06-01T12:57:20.171-07:00Virginia Kistler @ The University of Toledo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://virginiakistler.com/" target="_blank">Virginia Kistler</a> shows her new piece <i>Ad Infinitum</i> at The University of Toledo's 9th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. </div>
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On display from May 7th, 2015 to May 7th, 2016. </div>
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<br />Nicole Crockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957893015133060696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054665882097210837.post-56001566078555212092015-05-11T18:36:00.000-07:002015-05-11T19:43:32.054-07:00Kyla Zoe Rafert joins FLC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kyla is a printmaker and painter working out
of Central Ohio. She comes to FLC with a MFA in Printmaking from the University
of Wisconsin (2009). Her artistic process incorporates hand painting with
walnut ink and gouaches, with
silkscreened patterns and textures on single sheets of paper, creating delicate
and decorative mixed media paintings. To see more of her incredible work, <a href="http://kyla-zoe.com/home.html" target="_blank">check out her website.</a></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I see my current work as the truth bent to
perfection. Set within a meticulously designed world of vanity, beauty, and
abundant pattern, recent works evoke a carefully crafted stage rather than the
happenstance of real life. Echoing fairy tales and Dutch genre paintings of the
17th century, my paintings illustrate adolescent girls and young women in
scenes that play on Romantic notions such as the peril of curiosity, the
potency of beauty, and the inevitable fall of innocence. Despite their
childlike references however, these works are meant to embody the prophetic
perspective of an adult looking backward to an overly romanticized, fictive
past. As an adult, one can look longingly at this world of innocence, and
whether it existed or not, they have always fallen from it: they have traded
their naiveté for the role of a diviner. </span></span></blockquote>
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