Jill Ault and Sue Holdaway-Heys Exhibit at River Gallery

From September 18 — October 30, A&D Lecturer Jill Ault and A&D alumna Sue Holdaway-Heys exhibit their textile work in the exhibition In the Presence of Water at River Gallery, 120 S. Main, Chelsea, Michigan. The exhibition opening reception is Saturday, September 18, 5 — 8 pm with an Artist Talk on Sunday, October 3, 2 pm.

Jill Ault

My childhood was spent on the shores of Lake Huron, walking the beach and swimming. Transparency in it’s many forms — air, glass, and especially water — is seductive. I’m interested in pattern — as a repetition of a motif. Think of waves and pine boughs. I work with pattern produced by the hand, not by mechanical means. I love how a motif is repeated identically at first glance, but on examination is a little bit different with each repetition. This new body of work expresses my history, my love of pattern and the reverence I have for water.

Sue Holdaway-Heys

Water, in the form of oceans, lakes, and rivers, has always been a part of my life, therefore, landscapes with water are something I relate to in a very personal way. Moving water is both tentative, malleable, and may twist and shift. Color and light inspire me to create moods and emotions in my work and, hopefully, will stir the moods and emotions of the viewer as well. With this body of work, I hope you will not only see, but feel, the changing qualities of moving water just as I have throughout my life.