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November feature artists preview: Amy Ruppel & Molly Bosley
Here’s a sneak peak of our November art show featuring the work of Amy Ruppel and Molly Bosley. This month, two artists share our shop to showcase works that offer intimate views into the world around us. Please join us for an opening reception on Friday, November 4th from 6:00-9:00pm to meet Amy Ruppel.
Amy Ruppel’s paintings that make up her “Know Your Oregon Backyard Birds” show aim to inspire Portlanders to become intimate with their feathered friends beyond the occasional sunflower seed feeding or fly by. These paintings are shadowy portraits that isolate birds in quiet moments of reflection.
This Wisconsin native spent much of her childhood enjoying nature in a variety of ways—she drew plants and comics, dug up fossils, and went for endless forest walks among all her forest friends, the birds being her favorite. Amy’s love for nature and science led her to an art and illustration career, and to the Pacific Northwest. She has since worked with Target, Converse, Burton Snowboards and many other cool companies. Amy is currently the illustrator for the new wing of Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she aims to make a wonderful environment for all the young patients residing there.
Molly Bosley’s papercut artwork & diorama’s within mason jars attempt to harmonize media with message by constructing work out of the detritus of American culture, the little things that slip away into junk stores, attics, or trashbins. Her mixed media collages incorporate discarded artifacts that she finds enchanting, voyeuristic, and nostalgic—intimate views of life and life’s memories.
Wandering through the aisles of thrift stores and digging into yard-sale bins provide Molly with the raw materials from which she constructs depictions of memories that never happened. Her own memories span from the stretch of New England from her hometown in Massachusetts to her alma mater in Vermont, where she studied fine art and language, to travels abroad. Molly’s artwork is very obviously handled, touched, dirtied, and stepped on, containing the imprint of the instrument that crafted it. She wants to create art that is arresting, yet familiar, like a memento you find tucked away in between the pages of an old book.
★ Please join us to meet Amy Ruppel at the Artist’s Reception on Friday, November 4th from 6-9pm. The show of both artist’s work will be on our walls (and for purchase on our website) until November 29th.
Tilde • 7919 SE 13th Ave • Portland, OR 97202
T: 503.234.9600 E: info@tildeshop.com
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September First Friday Artist: Lisa Kaser
The next visual art show to grace Tilde’s walls will be the mixed media creations of Lisa Kaser. Lisa’s preferred mediums are watercolor, graphite, and ink which she combines with collaged characters taken directly from her sketch books. For this show the artist has put together a selection of framed originals and some of her matted and framed reproductions that she prints in her home studio. Here’s a little taster of her work, we’ll post more images soon!
★ Please join us for Lisa Kaser’s artist reception on Friday, September 3rd from 6-9pm.
Tilde • 7919 SE 13th Ave • Portland, OR 97202
T: (503) 234-9600 E: info@tildeshop.com
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Rachael Donaldson: Paintings + Demimonde Jewelry
We are getting quite excited for the opening of Rachael Donaldson’s visual art show, titled ‘Terra‘ – Latin for earth or land. We installed her gorgeous paintings just the other day and already have our eye on a few for ourselves! They are all so lovely. Her reception is this Friday, August 6th from 6-9:00pm. We’ll have wine, nibbles and brilliant conversation! Come meet the artist herself. PLUS, since she is our featured artist this month, Rachael has stocked us up with many more necklaces & earrings from her gorgeous jewelry line, Demimonde.
Want to know a tad more about how Rachael created these beauties? This series reflects the deep influence that the Southwest terrain has had on Donaldson’s relationship with nature, earth’s evolution and, ultimately, her artwork and creative process. With Terra, Rachael’s focus is on the exploration of repeated layering and removal, to convey the essence of those discovered vistas and surfaces.
Paint is mixed in bulk, applied to boards in layers with the leftover paint used as a base for the consecutive piece in the series. The persistent use of dots in her work is an intentional choice. The dots are a compositional backdrop for her process, a reference to horizon lines, and a meditative practice of obsessive repetition. The layers are carefully sanded away to expose the finished work. What is uncovered is akin to discovering a precious stone peeking out of the dusty desert terrain.
In addition to her painting, Rachael also designs and creates a stunning line of jewelry, which we have carried for a few years now. She has a keen sense of style and an eye for pairing unusual stones with interesting silver, gold, and mixed metal chain. She uses vintage and new materials to create these one of a kind pieces that are truly beautiful.
Demimonde has long been a shop favorite and we have more pieces than usual this month for you to peruse.
Please join us for Rachael Donaldson’s artist reception on Friday, August 6th from 6-9pm.
Tilde • 7919 SE 13th Ave • Portland, OR 97202
T: (503) 234-9600 E: info@tildeshop.com
Find pictures of Rachael’s visual artwork & her Demimonde jewelry line on our Flickr page.
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