my make believe collection 16 :: amy boone-mccreesh

Contributor post by Lisa Solomon 

all idols fall, 2011, mixed media, 43" x 72"

i don't know what the weather is like where you are, but we in the bay area are getting drenched and very grey today. sometimes on days like this i just want to be surrounded by something really bright. amy boon-mccreesh is going to help me out.

i've been thinking a lot lately about what we do culturally to celebrate and memorialize things - like banners and streamers and other decorations. i came across amy's work a while back when i was obsessively researching garlands. in one of those one artist who links to another artists scenarios, i came across her site and was hooked. i recently decided to re-vist her site and i really love how her work seems to be expanding upon itself. about her work she succinctly says :

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