"Vignettes," a mixed-media exhibition by Jeanju Clifton, will be on display at Northwest College's SinClair Gallery through Feb. 22 in Powell. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.Here's a statement from the artist:
My work is based upon Victorian die-cut chromolithographs, or “scraps,” which the Victorians used to decorate just about everything in their lives, from greeting cards to home furnishings. I am especially inspired by Valentine and Easter images, which often include colorful flowers, glistening fruits, and anthropomorphized animals whimsically clothed. My interest in these scrapes sprouted from the fact that so many of them remind me of the symbolism found within Christian art. I am attracted to this process because it allows for a sweet-and-sour layering of symbolism, melancholia, prettiness, and silliness. Perhaps the Victorians would not have approved, but they did not approve of much anyway.
