exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
910 Santa Fe, #101, Denver, Colorado, USA at the north end of the 910 Arts Complex street entrance just south of Swift's Diner Open |
Carolyn Leigh |
Meda Rives and Veda RivesNormal, Illinois, USAStreamsabaca fiber, pigment, threads, ink 8 ½ x 4 ½ x ½ (closed), 8 ½ x 72 (open) $ 400© 2011 edition size: 20 Pigmented handmade paper, wet-into-wet lamination and letterpress. Streams invites viewers to contemplate water-natural, refreshing, flowing-referencing change, evolution, movement. The healing power of water soothes and rejuvenates body and soul. The accordion format allows movement that mimics this ebb and flow Meda Rives and Veda Rives are identical twin sisters pursuing interests in printmaking, handmade paper, artists’ books, and BookEnvirons at their studio, Mirror Image Press. Highlights: “Best of Show,” Liturgical and Sacred Art, Springfield, IL; “Honorable Mention,” Amateras Annual Paper Art, Sofia, Bulgaria; solo shows in Boston, MA and Memphis, TN. Veda is Associate Director of Normal Editions Workshop, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Meda teaches art at Eureka College, Eureka, IL. |