Childrens pieces in AHR-Library

Behind the Alleghany Highlands Regional Library Project- 
Though I travel often I do find some of the most meaningful projects to be the ones close to home.

​I reached out to Lisa this past fall to connect about any possible work that the library may be open to. Largescale or otherwise. After discussing a few options, we decided to start with an installation in the children’s area.

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The idea being: pieces that would be eye-catching and colorful. Including subject matter that represented fantasy, space, and different landscapes.
I personally felt inclined to pull from primary and complementary colors. Each piece lending itself to a deeper conversation whether that be about color theory, imagination, or the images themselves.

​A giraffe in outer space, a lion in a desert oasis, a dragon napping in a wildflower field, and a walrus floating in the arctic. Pieces that kids would find interesting as well as being thought-provoking.
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​I couldn’t have asked for a better experience partnering with the library director, Lisa Sponaugle, on this project. I enjoyed working on pieces that are slightly different than my normal work & having the opportunity to complete these pieces for the library I grew up visiting often. 

I have vivid memories of sitting in the exact same space at the age of 8...10..and 12yrs old , reading books that have impacted me to this day. 

​As I grew out of the kid's area, I grew into the aisles that held the information I needed on business, web design, and art history. I worked on my first website at 14yrs old on those public computers, printed my first art-show flyers on those printers, and read about famous works of art in those books. I learned and thrived, because I had access to a free-space full of information and inspiration.

This library has been a thread throughout the entirety of my life & I can only hope that my artwork finds its way into someone’s fond memories of the same space.
I will forever be grateful for this experience.