I will have three pieces in the Best of Missouri Hands “On the Road: The World We Create” exhibit at the Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Mo. BOMH has been working very hard to bring back these “On the Road” shows since the pandemic shut everything down. I’m excited that we’ve brought it back, and that we are going to have a show with such varied artwork from all over the state of Missouri.

My first piece is called “June.” This is an acrylic paint monoprint on cotton fiber with hand stitching and crochet accents:

This is “Sunny Marigolds,” a botanical monoprint on cotton with hand stitching. The yellow of the marigolds is the actual color from the plant:

And this is “Swirly, Twirly, Curly.” I used hyperbolic crochet to create this piece. In the center of the piece is a single stitch. With each row I crocheted, I added more stitches until it went from something kind of flat into something that curled over on itself over and over again. I don’t know how many stitches made it into the last row, but I do know that it took forever to make:

“On the Road: The World We Create” runs August 19 – October 14, 2023 at the Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Mo. There will be an opening reception on Friday, August 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.

Best of Missouri Hands “On the Road: The World We Create”
Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W. 7th Street
Joplin, M0 64801
(417) 623-0183
Free general admission
Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm

Opening Reception
August 18, 5:30-7:30 pm
ADMISSION: Free to Spiva members and exhibiting artists, $10 for nonmembers