LORRIE EIGLES
ARTIST STATEMENT
All too often we graduate from school and think that most of our learning is over. Yet I find that my mixed media art gives me a wonderful medium with which my brain and creativity are continually challenged. It sharpens my awareness.
When I find a scrap of paper and toss it onto a prepared birch board and it suddenly ”works”, my heart pounds, I smile and say “yes!” It’s exciting to create something unique every time I make a new piece of art. I’m tapping into an endless well of ideas and creativity.
Mixed media is a very flexible and motivating medium. I use my artist prepared papers, printed images from magazines, calendars, etc., acrylic paint markers, oil pastels, acrylics, rice papers, feathers and whatever catches my fancy. Many things inspire me: Asian and Native American sources, nature (water, trees, mountains, birds, flowers), my imagination and feelings, other artists’ work, music, and stories.
This body of work represents my digging deep within myself and pulling out what’s authentic and sometimes indescribable in words. The art is meant to touch emotions. Feel on…
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
With her B.A. in Art, Sociology and American Studies and an M.S.E.D. in Counseling, both from Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Lorrie’s award winning abstract art has been in many solo and group art exhibitions. Her art has been collected in both private and public collections in the U.S. including the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
This exhibition is in partnership with our friends at MIDTOWN KC NOW and is available for viewing at their offices located at 3931 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please call ahead to schedule a time to see this show in person by contacting Midtown KC Now at (816)753-3820
info@midtownkcnow.org
