"Something catches my attention that launches my imagination... It must engage me."
It can be anything.
It can come from anywhere... something I’m reading, something I see, or something said to me. It can be a person, a statement, a feeling, or a question.
This is the beginning of my artistic process of exploration.
I combine traditional wet and dry media techniques, papermaking and collage, painting and glazing use supplies like sheets of metal-leaf, interference and mica powders, stencils, dichroic fiber, and cloth to create rich reflective, multi-level surfaces. My artworks showcase color, movement, and mood.
When incubating a new creation, I nest in my studio. I clean up the old materials, sorting and organizing the residual elements of past projects. Then, I search for and gather through images, concepts, articles, and papers that speak to me. It’s an intuitive exploration that evolves and becomes multilayered. After years of learning how-to see-through art, the images and subject of my pieces are reminiscent of the archetypical journey by which humanity explores.
Generations of my work include the 'Gifts from the Shadow' series. The series capturing moments from the Deep Feminine Heroines’ Journey. The Matriarch Portraits are a presentation of how women, archetypal and otherwise, express their beingness. Sparkly Kindred Spirits mirror humanity, divinity, and the enchanted realm. Each series is unique, yet an interconnected body or work inspired by mythology, my spiritual journey, perspectives from nature and science and how we think about ourselves.
I do this to explore and express my creativity in endless possibilities and for the joy I experience by going through these processes.
It can come from anywhere... something I’m reading, something I see, or something said to me. It can be a person, a statement, a feeling, or a question.
This is the beginning of my artistic process of exploration.
I combine traditional wet and dry media techniques, papermaking and collage, painting and glazing use supplies like sheets of metal-leaf, interference and mica powders, stencils, dichroic fiber, and cloth to create rich reflective, multi-level surfaces. My artworks showcase color, movement, and mood.
When incubating a new creation, I nest in my studio. I clean up the old materials, sorting and organizing the residual elements of past projects. Then, I search for and gather through images, concepts, articles, and papers that speak to me. It’s an intuitive exploration that evolves and becomes multilayered. After years of learning how-to see-through art, the images and subject of my pieces are reminiscent of the archetypical journey by which humanity explores.
Generations of my work include the 'Gifts from the Shadow' series. The series capturing moments from the Deep Feminine Heroines’ Journey. The Matriarch Portraits are a presentation of how women, archetypal and otherwise, express their beingness. Sparkly Kindred Spirits mirror humanity, divinity, and the enchanted realm. Each series is unique, yet an interconnected body or work inspired by mythology, my spiritual journey, perspectives from nature and science and how we think about ourselves.
I do this to explore and express my creativity in endless possibilities and for the joy I experience by going through these processes.
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Amy Wellington, born in 1956 in Michigan, is a versatile mixed-media artist and a seasoned arts and cultural consultant. Her creations draw inspiration from mythology, nature, and science, exploring the intricacies of self-perception.
Receiving her BFA from Alma College, Amy's artistic journey began with the award-winning handmade book "Watermarks." This remarkable piece, printed on a clamshell, letter press, using her handcrafted paper and bound with meticulous hand bookbinding techniques. Amy's passion for education manifested in teaching art process classes. As the Director of Education at the Ella Sharp Museum, she delved into the creative process, visual language, and visual thinking strategies. Her contributions extended to overseeing diverse museum activities and served as Assistant and Interim Executive Director. Balancing her schedule, Amy engages in exhibits, commissions, and management of public arts projects. Notable exhibits include "Paper Pleasures'' at MSU Extension Focus Hope and "Women’s Work" at Art 634. Commissions feature works like the Realms of the Divine Women of Sacred Femininity book cover and artwork for the Language of Light Oracle Alchemical Sigils cards. Amy's involvement in arts projects is impressive, including writing and receiving Michigan Arts and Culture Council project grants. Amy's management skills include place-making projects like "Being the Change" Flourish Fund Award an augmented reality mini-mural series and curated the "Yes We Can" grand opening exhibition at The Obama Building and Gallery in Detroit. In 2023, she returned to Alma College managing the Yaldi Mural commission, for the Wright Leppien Opera House Alley Project. Amy remains active in the contemporary art scene. She creates in her Artist Cottage Studio on the shore of Pleasant Lake, MI, reclaiming her artistic narrative and embracing her individuality with passion and purpose. Amy Wellington continues to be a significant presence in the intersection of art, culture, and education. |
