“Our team curated this show to feel like a burst of spring. Each artist’s work brings something completely different to the table—yet together, they tell a beautifully cohesive story about the enduring power of flowers in art.” - Liz Lidgett
Eclectic Blooms, a vibrant celebration of floral inspiration through the lens of seven distinct artists working across mixed media—
Marcy Vreeland,
Sarina Angell,
Nay Bellamy,
Jenna Brownlee,
Brittany Smith,
Michele Aschenbrenner
and
Nosheen Iqbal. The show opens Friday, April 11th and invites viewers to experience the beauty of blooms in both familiar and unexpected forms.
From bold abstractions to delicate textures, this show explores the endless ways flowers can be reimagined through paint, collage, textile, and sculpture. This fresh and layered collection highlights the unique perspectives each artist brings to a timeless subject, offering a rich and dynamic interpretation of floral themes.
Marcy’s art is a form of abstraction, conveying and aiming to capture moments of delight. Inspired by her work in floral design and also a response to intentional + consistent travel, music and literature, she works primarily with paint, pastels, pencil, charcoal and mixed media collage. After 6+ years of floral + event design work at her company, Stems of Dallas, Marcy now works as a full-time artist at her studio based in Dallas, Texas.
Sarina Angell is one of our newest artists living and working in Baltimore, MD. She earned a BFA in Fiber from the Maryland Institute College of Art, then completed the Core Fellowship at the Penland School of Craft. She maintains practices in both fine art and wearable art, and the two inform and engage with one another. Angell pulls from a dynamic collection of symbols that often reference her upbringing in the rural Southeast.
Classically trained artist nestled in leafy Surrey, United Kingdom. Nay's whimsical style of work explores the marriage of contemporary and classic botanical painting, inspired by the riot of colour seasonal flora shares. Nay is drawn to all things antiquated, making vintage frames the perfect canvas for her paintings. Nay works predominately with acrylic & oils creating bold stripes and colour blocked bases, with flowers that envelop the frames.
Jenna Brownlee is a Des Moines, Iowa native, painter and muralist. After studying multiple mediums of art at the Des Moines Art Center, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Entrepreneurship Certificate from the University of Iowa. Brownlee creates concepts that enliven spaces and serve community needs. As an advocate for community pride, she finds joy in bringing a sense of togetherness and celebrating inclusion through art. She aims to show how women can have an impact and gain success through expressive art and demonstrate that art is an integral, powerful and experiential tool that unifies, energizes and beautifies our communities.
Brittany Smith is a contemporary impressionist painter who lives and works outside of Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and three children. Through an enduring struggle with anxiety and mental health, Brittany has learned to set her mind on what is true and beautiful by looking for God's goodness in the everyday. Often painting from personal photos, art has become a way for her to highlight these encounters and other parables of joy, rest and renewal she sees in creation.
Michele's inspiration of mid-century aesthetics and vintage paint-by-numbers, which she collects, is evident in her paintings. She focuses on florals alone and in patterns in vibrant color palettes. Using gouache and acrylics in multiple thin layers she achieves a smooth finish whether on wood panel or canvas. Her background in surface pattern design informs all she creates. Michele aims to make feel good florals that are both vintage and modern and she hopes her art adds joy to someones day. After spending a few decades in the Carolinas, Michele now resides in Pennsylvania.
Welcome our newest artist, Nosheen Iqbal! Her Pakistani heritage deeply influences her artistic vision, particularly in her use of color, pattern, and texture. She draws inspiration from Pakistan’s rich history of pigment dyeing and embroidery techniques, which vary across provinces and trace back to the Mughal Empire. Her work is also shaped by the intricate and interwoven patterns found in Islamic art. By blending classical elements with contemporary craft, she invents new forms of design that honor traditional techniques while pushing creative boundaries.
