This page is a temporary page to give collectors a preview of the upcoming exhibit. The full page for Small Quiet Things will remain on the website once the exhibit begins.
Small Quiet Things
Preview (collector's advance viewing)
This preview gives you the opportunity to view and purchase the pieces in the exhibit before it opens to the public.
Purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Opening Reception July 26th, 2021 4pm-6pm
Closing Reception August 21st, 2021 4pm-6pm
Show runs from -
July 26th, 2021 - August 21st, 2021
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A total of 32 pieces in the exhibit.
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The images below show the work in the exhibit as it would also appear on the wall.
(Lighting may vary)
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Tues 10am-2pm
Fri 4pm-7pm
Sat Noon-4pm
(Lighting may vary)
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Tues 10am-2pm
Fri 4pm-7pm
Sat Noon-4pm
Call or email to make a purchase or schedule a visit to the gallery.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
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Her World was Smaller than She Realized, 44” x 62”, 2018, Acrylic ink, colored conte and collage with hand cut tyvek - $1,200
Dust of the Earth, 19" x 25", 2020, Screen print, acrylic ink, rubber stamp, hand cut paper and tyvek with recycled frames - $450
The Work of the Diligent, 12” x 14”, 2020, Screen print, acrylic ink, rubber stamp, hand cut paper and recycled frame - $300
City of Flourishing Decay, 20” x 14”, 2020, Screen print, rubber stamp, cut paper collage and recycled frame - $300
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She Wept, 30” x 44”, 2017, Acrylic ink and collage on canvas
$600 She Sensed the Danger, 30” x 44”, 2016, Acrylic ink and collage on canvas
$600 Murmur, 15” x 10.5”, 2020, Screen print, drawing, acrylic ink, rubber stamp with cut paper and recycled frame - $300
Memory of Ruin, 18” x 12”, 2014, Acrylic ink on stretched paper
$300 🔴 SOLD |
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When She Awoke the World Had Changed, 46” x 34”, 2020, Acrylic ink, colored conte on paper with collage and hand cut tyvek elements
$800 |
The Prince of Paper Birds, 24" x 18”, 2019, Acrylic on canvas
$1,200 |
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The Weight on Your Body (#1 of 8)
14” x 10.25” (Framed 16”x12”), 2021, Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper on Rives BFK - $275 An Island Never Cries (#6 of 6), 20” x 15” (Framed 21.5”x15.75”), 2018
Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper on Rives BFK $350 🔴 SOLD The Ogre Regretted Her Choice, 34" x 42", 2016
Acrylic ink, oil pastel and pencil on stretched paper $600 Venez M’aider! (#3 of 10), 20.5” x 15” (framed 21.75”x15.75”), 2017, Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper on Rives BFK
$225 🔴 SOLD (#3 ) Her Wishes Were Small, 50” x 26”, 2016, Acrylic ink,
colored conte and collage on canvas $700 🔴 SOLD He Was Only Answered By the Cawing of a Flock of Idle Crows, 7" x 9”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp, with hand cut paper and recycled frame
$150 🔴 SOLD For the Whole Long Twenty Years Had Been To Him as One Night, 10" x 8”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp, hand cut paper and recycled frame
$150 The Little House Crept Closer (#3 of 10), 13.75” x 11” (framed 15.5”x13”), 2017, Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper on Rives BFK
$150 The Change of States and Empires Made Little Impression on Him, 5.5” x 7.5”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp with cut paper and recycled frame
$120 🔴 SOLD City Mask, 26” x 21.25”, 2014, Acrylic ink, screen print and oil pastel on paper
$400 🔴 SOLD Snared III (#2 of 5), 18.75” x 15” (framed 20.25”x15.75”), 2017,
Collagraph on stonehenge $250 |
The Little Blue House Shook with Fear, 34” x 44”, 2015,
Acrylic ink, oil pastel and pencil on paper $600 Silence, 19” x 27”, 2021
Acrylic ink, colored conte with hand cut paper and recycled frames $450 🔴 SOLD Undergrowth, 21” x 13”, 2016, Acrylic ink and colored conte
on slug distressed paper $350 The Crown on Your Head (#1 of 8), 21” x 15” (framed 22”x16.5”), 2017, Dimensional screen print with hand cut elements
$350 If Left to Himself, He Would Have Whistled Life Away in Perfect Contentment, 6.5” x 8”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp, with hand cut paper and recycled frame - $120
Dream whale, 8” x 8” (Framed 13”x13”), 2015, Acrylic ink on board
$250 On Waking He Found Himself on the Green Knoll, 8.5” x 7”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp with cut paper and recycled frame
$120 I Was Myself Last Night but I Fell Asleep on the Mountain, 10.5” x 5.75”, 2021, Acrylic ink, rubber stamp, with hand cut paper and recycled frame
$120 🔴 SOLD Encumbered, 24.5” x 32”, 2016, Acrylic ink on paper
$300 Snared I (#2 of 5), 18.75” x 15” (framed 20.25”x15.75”), 2017,
Collagraph on stonehenge $250 Snared II (#2 of 5), 18.75” x 15” (framed 20.25”x15.75”), 2017,
Collagraph on stonehenge $250 |
Artist - Jodi Hoover
Statement
What sorts of stories do bees tell each other when they dance? Do rabbits dream? Do buildings have memories? These fleeting thoughts and others like them are the basis for my recent drawings and prints. The work continues my use of narrative as a means of explaining my fears and anxieties for the natural world as well as trying to determine my place it. This has become especially important over the past year as the world simultaneously became very large and very small.
Intensely layered images are used to create visual depth as well as layers of meaning. The decorative patterns, inspired by traditional Amish and Mennonite quilt stitching patterns, connect the work to my cultural heritage. The process used to create and hand-cut the shapes is similar to the meticulous skill needed for quilting and serves to make the connection even stronger. There is a tension created between traditional forms presented in a contemporary context that forms an important element to the work and to my story.
The use of animals and other images closely tied to the realm of fairy tales continues the connection to the domestic, to a space where it is safe to explore ideas that are dangerous or alarming. The layered meaning and accessible imagery provide the opportunity for conversations about the beauty of traditional folk forms, contemporary interpretations of fairy tales and the impact our actions have on the fragile world around us.
Intensely layered images are used to create visual depth as well as layers of meaning. The decorative patterns, inspired by traditional Amish and Mennonite quilt stitching patterns, connect the work to my cultural heritage. The process used to create and hand-cut the shapes is similar to the meticulous skill needed for quilting and serves to make the connection even stronger. There is a tension created between traditional forms presented in a contemporary context that forms an important element to the work and to my story.
The use of animals and other images closely tied to the realm of fairy tales continues the connection to the domestic, to a space where it is safe to explore ideas that are dangerous or alarming. The layered meaning and accessible imagery provide the opportunity for conversations about the beauty of traditional folk forms, contemporary interpretations of fairy tales and the impact our actions have on the fragile world around us.
Biography
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Jodi Hoover is an artist, teacher, and librarian working in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work explores storytelling as a (sometimes unreliable) way to explain the dangerous, beautiful world. Familiar and domestic designs, such as quilt patterns, bleed into fairy-tale landscapes created through the use of layered hand-cut collage work.
Hoover holds a Master of Fine Art degree from Towson University and a Master of Library Science from University of Maryland, College Park. She teaches book and printmaking workshops and has exhibited work throughout the United States. Recently her work won a Juror's Choice award in the Art on Paper exhibition at the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis and was included in the 32nd Annual National Print and Drawing exhibition at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She enjoys talking about her rescue dogs and loves cicadas. |