Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

The time is drawing near! Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Work by Michelle Parrish and Amanda Quinby will go up on Tuesday at the Shelburne Arts Co-op, and will be open to the public from Wednesday October 2nd until Monday October 28th. Fall hours at the co-op are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday 11-5; Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11-8. The co-op is closed on Tuesdays. Here is a sneak peek of the ryas that will compose my portion of the show. The other portion of the show will be Amanda’s enchanting gilded panels, which have been on display at KW Home in Easthampton this month.

black walnut and woad rya

Rya dyed with black walnut, woad, and Queen Anne’s Lace.

green and yellow rya

Rya dyed with Queen Anne’s lace, goldenrod, and woad.

orange cosmos, black walnut, and woad

Rya dyed with orange cosmos, black walnut, and woad.

orange cosmos, goldenrod, and woad

Rya dyed with orange cosmos, goldenrod, and woad.

lichen rya

Rya dyed with umbilicate and foliate lichens.

Queen Anne's Lace and woad rya

Rya dyed with Queen Anne’s Lace and woad.

woad blue rya cropped

Rya dyed with woad.

Amanda and I will be having our opening reception on Saturday October 5th from 5-8pm at the co-op. Shelburne Arts Co-op is located at 26 Bridge Street in Shelburne Falls, MA. Hope to see you there!