Welcome to my site.
I am an artist. I am a maker. I can't not create.
Part of my joy as an artist is to find new uses for throw away items and the plethora of stuff that we come in contact with in our daily lives. I think it all started when I was a child and I got my first El Producto cigar box from my grandfather. It was a joyous thrill that I still can't explain. I guess anticipating the myriad creative uses the cardboard vessel would take on was most of the fun.
Prowling thrift and antique stores, estate sales, the sidewalk, stuff my friends throw away, you name it, for items to use in my assemblages is an addicting part of the creative process. Text and imagery from old science and medical books, glass bottles, scrap metal and wire, doll parts, wooden boxes, colored glass, vintage images and image transfers are some of the items I use in my assemblage pieces.
I delve into this collection of mixed media materials to create work with layers of subtle symbolism and subconscious influences. I use imagery from both the natural world and the man-made world and marry these elements into compositions that birth their own story. Many times, that story is about our presence in the world and how we relate (or don't relate) to the world around us. I will often use animals as narrators or interpreters for our human conditions and conundrums, the animals becoming symbols through which these relationships are uncovered.
In Memphis, Tennessee, my jewelry may be found at Maggie's Pharm and Ebbo Spiritual Supply House, and my art and photo cards are sold at Bingham and Broad in Memphis, TN. Bingham and Broad is also on facebook. I also participate in art exhibitions and festivals in and around the Memphis area.
I also have a shop on etsy with collages, prints, art cards, handcrafted and re-purposed items for sale: www.etsy.com/shop/angiart
To inquire about any of the pieces on this site or to sign up to be on my e-mail list when I have new shows and exhibitions, please send a message to artgrrl.cooper@gmail.com with your contact info or message me on the Contact Me tab at the top of the page.
Thank you for visiting my site.
Cheers,
Angi
Part of my joy as an artist is to find new uses for throw away items and the plethora of stuff that we come in contact with in our daily lives. I think it all started when I was a child and I got my first El Producto cigar box from my grandfather. It was a joyous thrill that I still can't explain. I guess anticipating the myriad creative uses the cardboard vessel would take on was most of the fun.
Prowling thrift and antique stores, estate sales, the sidewalk, stuff my friends throw away, you name it, for items to use in my assemblages is an addicting part of the creative process. Text and imagery from old science and medical books, glass bottles, scrap metal and wire, doll parts, wooden boxes, colored glass, vintage images and image transfers are some of the items I use in my assemblage pieces.
I delve into this collection of mixed media materials to create work with layers of subtle symbolism and subconscious influences. I use imagery from both the natural world and the man-made world and marry these elements into compositions that birth their own story. Many times, that story is about our presence in the world and how we relate (or don't relate) to the world around us. I will often use animals as narrators or interpreters for our human conditions and conundrums, the animals becoming symbols through which these relationships are uncovered.
In Memphis, Tennessee, my jewelry may be found at Maggie's Pharm and Ebbo Spiritual Supply House, and my art and photo cards are sold at Bingham and Broad in Memphis, TN. Bingham and Broad is also on facebook. I also participate in art exhibitions and festivals in and around the Memphis area.
I also have a shop on etsy with collages, prints, art cards, handcrafted and re-purposed items for sale: www.etsy.com/shop/angiart
To inquire about any of the pieces on this site or to sign up to be on my e-mail list when I have new shows and exhibitions, please send a message to artgrrl.cooper@gmail.com with your contact info or message me on the Contact Me tab at the top of the page.
Thank you for visiting my site.
Cheers,
Angi