Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham presents artist Rachel Ingrid Robbins’ retrospective exhibition “Late Bloomer” from July 5-26. An opening reception is from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the gallery, 9 Main St.
Maine-based Robbins is a former writer turned full-time visual artist. She brings a tactile, emotional depth to her pastel and mixed
media work, exploring themes of growth, transformation and creative resilience, Merrymeeting Arts Center said in a prepared release. Created over the past several years, the pieces trace her evolution from written narrative through language to narrative through imagery.
Long a keeper and teller of stories, Robbins now paints the ones where she no longer finds her words; dreamlike narratives rendered in pastel, alcohol ink, acrylic and gold leaf. Her work blends celestial imagery, soft enchanted landscapes and magical beings: goddesses, angels, fae and quiet animal guardians.
“Late Bloomer” is both a personal reclamation and a creative midpoint, marking a shift in voice and vision as the energies of maiden, mother and crone begin to converge.
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