Evolution of a Studio

Angela Heath ART
February 2025 Newsletter

textiles | painting | surface design

Message from Angela

Forgive me folks…as I have not written in a while. I have been wildly neglectful of my newsletter. Last year was a bit of a rough year as my family suffered a lost and I had to take care of family business. As I grieve the loss, I cannot help but think this is a rebirth for me in all things. I want to make things simple and impactful in my life. What comes to my mind is just to keep working and keep creating. So, that’s what I will do. The new year is exciting and holds lots of creative adventures for me.

Earth Moving
(latest release from the Earth Series)

What’s happening…New Work

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) Annual Exhibition 2024…Earth Moving

Since I sold 2 pieces at RoCo 6×6 show this year, they invited me to send a piece for their Annual Exhibition. I was just finishing Earth Moving so packed it up and sent it on.

Earth Moving (2024)

So, Earth Moving will run for $300. As you know, I have talked about my viable pricing before which is that I adhere to practices in the studio that keep my prices lower and more affordable. I think this is important in this day and age.

The show is running – December 6, 2024 – February 15, 2025 through RoCo Art Center. So, you can purchase from them during that time. If you do, then 25% will go to support this art center and then 75% will go to my studio. It is really a win-win.

Check out more info on purchasing here:Main Gallery
137 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 461-2222
info@rochestercontemporary.org

Studio Happenings
Website additions
Painting & Digital Surface Designs

Project section on the website

I’ve been pulling together materials to present as a “Project” section on the website. This is a way to consolidate the creative process and research projects that I complete. Check out this section here – https://angelaheathart.com/projects/

Opening my Painting Studio again

The last time I painted was in 2017. So much life has happening since then. My time lapse in painting wasn’t really because of being busy. It was because I just felt that I had nothing to say. My recent Earth series has really inspired me to re-explore some of the last paintings packed away in my garage. I have been sketching my ideas for what I want to explore with my painting in the coming year.

Working on new digital surface designs

My goodness, it has been a long while. Actually, I’ve been creating surface designs on and off for the past few years. I am finally ready to release a small collection of designs and prototype them as fabric at Spoonflower. I’ve been organizing my collections in my online Spoonflower store and working on branding my surface designs as a separate effort. For a long time, I’ve been looking to split off my digital surface designs and present them across various platforms. So more to come on this endeavor.

More Earth Series pieces

As of this writing I have –

(2) more 12″ squares to stretch on canvases
(2) 18″x24″ to finish sewing (similar to Earth Moving)
(2) totems 12″x36″ to finish sewing

Sharing what I’ve learned…

For me the mantra is simple – keep working and keep creating!

Learn by Doing – Commit to practicing your art
Blank Canvas – Starting without knowing where you are going when you start
Patience – Nurture your own ability
Wabi Sabi – Embrace the imperfections
Experimentation – Just try everything
Instinct – Develop a practice of trusting yourself again
No Mistakes – Everything is meant to be; no need to apologize for anything

Be well,

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