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N Jacquie ort
A epends. ome days I’m younger than others.
B Ithaca, ew ork
S Vero each. “"y loft studio is in my home.”
W http&''Jacquie ort.com
E “I am a self-taught artist, but pursue courses in the
*nited tates and internationally for techniques and inspiration. I
also have an ,.. degree in interior design from Indian -iver
.ommunity .ollege.”
“I work with fiber, processed reeds, and found ob0ects
often brought to me by the hands of friends, as well as collage.”
“"y pieces are basketry'woven vessel with
intricate layers, often incorporating items of a corrosive or distressed
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nature that make the work’s expression richer as well as the
applied element of collage. It’s organic. I follow nature’s lead. I
also work with collage canvases and boards, utilizing hand-dyed
papers, printing methods and transfers, and found ob0ects.”
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“I would like my audience to feel the beauty in the rustic turn of a
piece of metal, relish the muted colors, see the hidden and subtle
effects in the layering, and, above all, walk away with an inner
satisfaction that leaves them wondering and wanting to return.”
A " # “I have always admired
3-obert4 -auschenberg and 35assily4 Kandinsky, the layers of visual
and sporadic paint moving, pushing, claiming their space on
the canvas.”
$" # “"y studio. ,s I look out my windows, I
have the feeling of being in my own tree house. It’s a wonderful
place to create with nature’s bounties.”
$" % “,nything brought to me by my friends for use
in my work.”
$" “,rt, gardening and getting
together with The ,rt .hix 3 a group of artists who meet
regularly to share their talent4.”
A est ody of 5ork at the 89th lorida .raftsmen
:xhibition, irst place mixed media, “,rt by the ea,” Vero each
,rt .lub ;<<=
R tuart .ultural .ourthouse with >allery ?.
'# aytona ,rt league in ;<<@A “tretched
Threads” exhibit at ,tlantic .enter for the ,rts in ew myrna
each- unique exhibit of “unusual applications of fiber usage,”
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