Recently Ashley Lloyd sent me an email asking me to 'please take a look at her work.' What a wonderful gift she gave me! Ashley is currently a sophmore at the Maryland Institute College of Art, majoring in Painting. For one so young, she already has a distinct personal style, focus and pattern in her work. But as you can see from her pieces, her true inspiration are FAIRYTALES!!! (Her self portrait was inspired by both Snow White and Cinderella!) I am really attracted to her "shaped pieces", which she says "are toiled copper with paint and threads and I guess you would call it mixed media." They remind me a little of medival purses, rich in history and treasure... Ashley's focus on the handmade is intentional; "Most of my work is about implied symmetry but with the injection of the hand which can never let something be absolutely perfect. I like the romantic idea of the handmade therefore none of my pieces use stencils." Ashley's paintings are lyrical and magical, like stepping into a wonderful story about to begin... I can barely wait to see what she will create next!!! (some of Ashley's work is for sale Here!)
