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| Ann-Maree Walker - The Secret Lover |
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| Ann-Maree Walker - The Secret Lover |
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| Betsy Timmer - Cookie |
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| Betsy Timmer - Cookie detail |
Some months ago, I was invited by my dear friend and artist Ann-Maree Walker to participate in the St. Louis installation of
Chido Johnson's Love Library project. The Love Library is a traveling exhibition in which "individual artist’s interpretation of “love” are concealed and superficially homogenized as romance novels."
Each artist invited was asked to submit a "book" for the exhibition. While basic dimensional guidelines had to be followed, each artist's book could take a seemingly infinite variety of forms. Once submitted, each book is assigned a call number and becomes a permanent part of the library. You can
view the growing library online. Images of each book are available along with an audio recording of the artist explaining their work.
I created a book called "Cookie". It is a mixed media work that includes encaustic wax, paint, human hair, cookie cutters, an old night gown, and text from romance novels and sugar cookie recipes. This form was fueled by observations of cultural descriptions and definitions of love - feeling that we constantly bombarded with messages about what love is and what form it should take.
Please take a look.
The current installation of "Lets Talk About Love Baby" is on display in St. Louis at the
Craft Alliance now until April 24th.
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