Focus Gallery
Tina Mullen: Drawing and Painting
March 22 – April 28
Tina Mullen
Drawing and Painting
“I find that I use it often – the phrase “out of the blue” – to describe events, ideas, and the way things strike me. I wonder if I use it more than others, or if I’m just less prepared than others and things catch me off guard. Regardless, I enjoy contemplating the notion that things happen unexpectedly. That some of the best things in life are unplanned, unscheduled, and come to us by chance – out of the blue. The real beauty for me is what becomes of us because of them.
In my work, “out of the blue” represents migration, journey and the stories that happen along the way. Many of the drawings are done on maps. Maps of places traveled, Maps given to me by friends and Maps that come with their own history. Represented are maps of some of the places that I love – Florida, North Carolina, and Oregon. Other points of departure for my drawings might be a piece of paper found in an old book that contains the owners’ doodles or handwriting. Those marks, the age of the paper, slight rips or tears bear witness to a past unknown to me. I enjoy excavating through those marks, setting off on a new path – a new visual adventure.
Here’s to the journey.” – Tina Mullen
Artist Statement and Bio
tinamullen.com
FOCUS GALLERY EXHIBITIONS 2013
Jessica Calderwood: Enamel Jewelry and Sculpture
May 3 – June 16
Marlene True: Metals
June 21 – July 28
Ronan Peterson: Ceramics
August 2 – September 15
Martina Lantin: Ceramics
September 20 – October 27
Ornaments
November 1 – December 8
To purchase work from the current exhibit, please call
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