CURIO. GALLERY & CREATIVE SUPPLY
111 N Prince St
About:
curio. Gallery & Creative Supply features a carefully curated selection of drawing and writing supplies, books, open stock art papers for drawing, printmaking and painting as well as a wall of greeting cards. Rotating exhibitions within the gallery focus on local and regional artists, all of whom have a story to share through the work they create.
Owned by Nicole Duquette and Matt Allyn Chapman, their vision with curio. is to encourage creativity, build community and have meaningful conversations through art.
Quality product, unique items, a passion for creativity and support for artists make curio. a destination in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Opening July 3rd and on view through August 29th, Astrological Effigies: New Works by Rebecca Adey
The gallery at curio. is pleased to present the works of Artist Rebecca Adey. Working in soft sculpture, cut paper, and found objects, her work spans three dimensional and two dimensional applications. Exploring her interest in the Zodiac, she is drawing in other astrological symbols, animal guides, and flora from multiple cultural influences that have also observed and been fascinated by the night sky.
Creating a body of work that catches ones’ eye, evokes a smile, a laugh, or that childlike sense of ‘awe’ is something that I aspire to. As such, my work as both a fiber and mixed media artist; AKA ‘ModSew Designs’, focuses on whimsical animal creation; both real, and make-believe
through three-dimensional plush sculptural mounts and two-dimensional mixed media portraits. Elements of folk lore, fantasy, nature, and astrology influence the ‘mythical’ animals I bring ‘to life’. My work also embodies memories from my childhood with the timeless inspirations from pop culture and vintage aesthetics that have always resonated with me. I am fascinated with the Mid-Century Modern era, the bold, vibrancy and use of flat color from the Pop Art movement, the decorative, ornate and organic designs of Art Nouveau, and the Designer Toy movement which began in the late 1990s.
First Friday July 3rd 5:00-8:00pm Open Late
Tuesday August 11th 7:00-8:00pm Artist Talk with Rebecca Adey