Through the Looking Glass
Emily Cash, Susan Parrish, Lauren Van Hemert
Exhibition Dates: August 6 - 28, 2010
Opening Reception: First Friday Gallery Walk, August 6, 6-10pm

(Visual Art/Mixed Media)
Location: Artspace, Lobby
 
During the month of August, Emily Cash, Susan Parrish, and Lauren Van Hemert will transform the Artspace lobby into Wonderland! The artists have reinvented Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, Alice in Wonderland, through drawings, found objects, and wearable art.

Cash earned her BA in Art from Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. She worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for many years before pursuing her MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cash teaches at the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham , the Living Arts College, Raleigh, and has been a visiting professor at Duke University, Durham, for the past 5 years.

Parrish worked for many years making functional wheel-thrown pottery. After moving to Artspace in 2000, her focus turned to one-of-a-kind handbuilt ceramic vessels. Recently another transformation has taken place, with the addition of found objects and mixed media adding new excitement to her work. Parrish has exhibited throughout the US. Her work has been published in Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, and The Craft Report, as well as a number of books including 500 Teapots, 500 Bowls, and Ceramics Today.

Van Hemert attended Indiana University, Bloomington, where she studied to be a journalist. Van Hemert makes wearable art using image transfer techniques, polymer clay, and Precious Metal Clay ©. She is a 2005, 2006, and 2007 Niche Award Finalist and was awarded Second Place in Jewelry as one of the Best Artists and Artisans of North Carolina (Kennedy Promotions). Her work has been widely exhibited, including at the North Carolina Craft Gallery, Artspace, Piedmont Craftsmen, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. Her work has been featured in Ornament, Southern Living, American Style, and Our State magazines and on HGTV.