Nov 19th 2022

Jeanne Garrett: ELEMENTS: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Fraying at the Edges

@ Blue Moon Gallery

18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030

Opening Saturday, November 19th, from 6PM - 9PM

On view through Sunday, January 8th

Jeanne Garrett
On View Through January 8
ELEMENTS: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Fraying at the Edges
Photo-based Art Exploring Climate Change
Opening Receptions:
Saturday, November 19, 6-9pm
Saturday, December 17, 6-9pm

Throughout her travels, Jeanne Garrett has witnessed the impact of climate change — the scars left by timber cuts and charred remains of forest fires in the western United States, the devastation caused by tornadoes in the Midwest, and the battering of shorelines when storms ravage our Great Lakes. Closer to my home, she has seen firsthand the loss of a beloved wetland due to encroaching urbanization. These experiences inspired her to create “ELEMENTS: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Fraying at the Edges” to increase and deepen awareness of climate change as something not just happening far away, but also happening right in our backyards.

Garrett combines her two passions – sewing and photography – to create a digital photograph enhanced with texture from stitching and other materials. After selecting the image, she spends quite a bit of time reflecting and contemplating in order to land on the final composition. During this time of contemplation, she makes decisions about how to achieve her creative vision letting the uniqueness of the image determine how she will embellish it. Each work has texture; some have movement from loosely hanging threads and some have shine from metallic threads. Each image is unique and one of a kind.

With this body of work, Garrett invites the viewer to have a tactile and emotionally moving experience with the image that yields a deeper awareness of the challenges we face as stewards of our fragile earth.

18620 Belvidere Road | Grayslake IL
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