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Saturday, July 1
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July 1 - August 13, 2023
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A small group show featuring contemporary textile artists based in Santa Fe, New Mexico: Alysha Colangeli, Rhiannon Griego, and Emelie Richardson.
A collection inspired by the high desert landscape and wild femininity; celebrating the centuries-old weaving tradition in Northern New Mexico.
"Textile art historically has been a means of weaving narratives, both figuratively and literally. For a gallery intent on telling stories, I couldn't pick a more fitting medium to spotlight for an inaugural show. Historically, textiles have suffered as an art media because of their association with domesticity and femininity. My aim for this show is to turn this narrative on its head, elucidate the innate wildness in femininity as demonstrated by these artists and works, and contribute to a greater conversation about the value and perception of textiles as fine art in a gender-biased art world."
— Kelly Dye, Gallerist
Rhiannon Griego is a textile artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Rhiannon has found harmonic resonance in the philosophies of Saori Zen Weaving, a tradition she studied and has practiced the last 10 years. It’s free form, wabi sabi nature has moved her to create dimensional landscapes and perfectly imperfect worlds within her textiles.
1 The Wall
2020
70” x 84”
Hemp, cotton, gold foil, 18k pen
$19,000
2020
62” x 64”
Hemp, cotton
$14,500
3 Steppes
2022
29” x 49”
Hemp, naturally dyed roving, cotton on linen
Mounted
$6,500
2020
33.5” x 67.5”
Hemp, cotton, acrylic, gesso, gold foil on linen
Mounted
$13,600
5 Cowrie
2023
36” x 41”
Hemp, cotton, kenaf
$6,000
Emelie Richardson’s handwoven works blur the boundaries of traditional craft and painting. In Emelie’s handwoven paintings, chance and improvisation have become integral elements to the laborious process of weaving, in which fluid line and form cannot be easily controlled. Allowing the materials to play a large role in informing the work, Emelie highlights spontaneous subtle shifts in surface texture and tonality. Emelie currently lives and works in Chimayo, New Mexico.
2023
25” x 28.5”
Linen, wool
$3,800
2023
25” x 28.5”
Jute, cotton
$3,800
2022
25” x 26.5”
Jute, hemp, cotton, wool
$3,600
2022
29” x 40”
Jute, cotton, ink
$5,400
2023
7” x 9.5”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,400
2023
9” x 10”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,600
2023
9” x 12”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,800
2023
7” x 9.5”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,400
Alysha Colangeli is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores the concepts of individual and collective identities, while cultivating connections to place, memory, and the beauty found in everyday life. Based in the high desert of Northern New Mexico, Alysha's artistic practice encompasses weaving, natural dyeing, and pigment making, though she was trained as a fine artist in drawing, painting, and printmaking at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
INFORMATION
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In her patchwork pieces, Alysha combines her passion for natural dyeing with the ancient Korean textile art of Pojagi. Each patchwork piece is entirely bespoke, and can be made especially for you and your space. Inspired by the shifting sunlight in the high desert, the colors and shadows within each patchwork piece transform in the dancing light of the day.
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You can commission one of Alysha’s handmade patchwork pieces, in a custom size for your home. Once the palette, materials, and dimensions have been chosen, please allow 4-6 weeks for each bespoke piece to be created.
Disclaimer: Due to the art of natural dye, final colors may vary from samples.
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Contact us at hi@folklorestudiolaguna.com to inquire about Pojagi Patchwork Panels.