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Jessie McClanahan

Exhibitions, Talks, and New Art Oh My!

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

It's Been a while...

Hey y'all it's been awhile since I've sent an up date. I've been working underground and stepping away from social media focusing on my work and research. I needed time to evaluate my practice. I've been figuring out what types of platform best suit my needs, and the things that I'm creating.

A few things are coming in the future. The most notable right now is that I'll be doing away with my patreon in favor of Substack. Be on the look out for some links to that once I'm done building that out. Theres going to be a few more changes to come as well, but you'll be the first to find out through my newsletter.

I have a couple of updates for things happening soon in the world of Jessie McClanahan Arts...

Surface Design Association Meet-up

For anybody interested in hanging out on Monday evenings with me, I'm leading a meet-up with SDA once a month to talk about an interdisciplinary approach to a textiles practice.

This is open for anybody that wants to join but be quick. The deadline to sign up is approaching. if you wan tin but are having trouble just shoot me an email.

EXHIBITION ALERT!!!

At the Love Hope Art Center in Fayetteville West Virginia you'll have the opportunity to see my newest exhibition after being in Argentina. I'll send out another newsletter closer to the opening but mark your calendars for March 28th for an opening!

Mountain Folk

Weaving Stories from Appalachia to the Andes

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Across borders mountain folk have always been resilient and intrinsically tied to the land. In this exhibition Mountain Folk | Weaving Stories From Appalachia to the Andes I highlight the mountain cultures of Southern West Virginia my home, and the Andes of Northern Argentina, who welcomed me with stretched arms and open hands. Within both of these places you’re going to find resilient people tied deeply to their land and cultural heritage, who are opposing the destructive extraction of it.

When artists travel to meet each other we often look at our hands to see what comes from them. They show the knowledge of who taught us, and the unique character of where we’re from. While our hands may look different and move different, there is a ring of familiarity in what we make with them and how the mountains shape us.

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Jessie McClanahan

Howdy y'all! I'm an artist and researcher who creates sculptures and and installation works that examine the relationship people have to the environments that they live in. I work with the veins of ceramics, natural dyes and pigments, printmaking, and textiles.

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