Marcelle

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One Man Show - Mixed Work 1995 Summer, Simple Pleasures Café, Raleigh, NC Keep-A-Breast Participant - Silent Auction October 2003 DesignBox Raleigh, NC Penland School of Crafts 2-week course, “Freedom to Paint” Pinkney Herbert, instructor Work study scholarship, July 2012 Yadkin Arts Council Annual Juried Exhibition, 2021 July 1 – Aug. 27, 2021 “Holden Mill Trail” mixed media piece, paper on polystyrene board Yadkinville, NC The ArtsCenter, Carrboro NC April 2022, Solo exhibition mixed media pieces, paper on polystyrene board with acrylic and soft pastels https://artscenterlive.org/2022/03/31/artist-spotlight-marcelle-kick/ https://artscenterlive.org/2022/03/30/renew-at-the-nicolson-gallery/ Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh NC June 2022, Solo exhibition in the ballroom mixed media pieces, paper on polystyrene board with acrylic and soft pastels Raleigh Fine Arts Annual Juried show, 2022 Women’s Club in Raleigh, October 9 - 23, 2022 “Into the Woods” paper on polystyrene board with acrylic paint, soft pastels, graphite The Umstead State Park 2025 Annual photography and illustration show hosted by The Umstead Coalition “Barn Owl” mixed media piece

Having a career as a designer for the last 30 years, my interest in creating art has always been there but was never the top priority. During the pandemic, like many creatives, I had ample time to spend at home. Before long I found myself enjoying the days, engaged in making art. It became a welcome relief in a time of great stress. I pulled out my cache of saved "materials” and got busy experimenting. Today I am still enthralled with the process of creating with upcycled materials, especially polystyrene and packing papers of all sorts. To me, torn paper is a perfect collage material. It allows me to experiment with mixed media elements and is very forgiving when I work wet on wet. The outcome has led me down a path of discovery, embracing the method by which an object with one use is transformed into an object with an alternative use and value. Additionally, I get great personal satisfaction knowing that pieces of polystyrene (styrofoam) have not entered the waste stream.

Acrylic, Sculpture, Mixed Media

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