POM POM
April 3 2015, 6-9pm
Front/Space presents Pom Pom, a pop-up shop featuring work from A Lunar Venture Handmade, Annabell Penelope Lee, and Jen Wilkinson. Themes of Americana and the approach of summer were a constant thought in the creation of these handmade home goods, jewelry, and accessories. In this temporary retail space, the three makers invite you to traverse a threshold between fine art and function. The work plays with the blending of art and design using emblematic materials and arrangements. Each of the spring lines is truly a sensory experience filled with a new take on classic patterns.
Opening reception Friday April 3rd from 6-9pm
Additional store hours will be held Saturday April 4th, 11th, and 18th from 12-4pm.
Photos courtesy of Tim Amundson
About A Lunar Venture Handmade:
Lauren Ventura started A Lunar Venture Handmade in 2013 with the intention of creating long-lasting, fine home textiles that can be appreciated for years to come. As a first-generation American raised in an immigrant household, she learned to value and care for everything her home, and that made quality design and durability in products extremely important. Weaving is an especially important part of the making process, because while it speaks to the meticulous and methodical maker, it leaves room for the serendipitous variations that make each object unique. A lunar Venture Handmade takes pride in the making of resilient textiles that enhance the already beautiful everyday.
About Annabell Penelope Lee:
Annabell Penelope Lee was born in New York City, New York on June 2nd, 1993. In 2001, her family relocated to Miami where she soon became woven into the creative community. In 2011, her first group exhibition Come Ply debuted at the Diana Lowenstein gallery in Miami. Later that year, she moved to Kansas City, MO to attend Kansas City Art Institute. Lee is currently pursuing a BFA in painting while also teaching herself various fibers techniques like dyeing, machine-knitting, and sewing. She has plans of going to graduate school and focusing on making clothes that bridge fashion and art.
About Jen Wilkinson:
Jennifer Wilkinson is an artist living and working in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramic sculpture. She has work in the Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection as well as the Belger Collection at the Belger Arts Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She recently studied in Hungary and explored Austria, and Croatia. She is currently living in Kansas City, Missouri where she works full time as a resident artist at the Charlotte Street Urban Culture Project studios.
