Morning Breath, Amanda Linn

An opening reception for an exhibit of works by Corri Bristow, Amanda Linn and Collin Miles will be held from 7-10 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 17) at Gallery 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock.

Here's how each artist describes his/her work: 

“I am interested in the harmonies and dissonance of man’s relationship with nature and how that relationship pertains to our food system: How we grow our food, what factors influence our food choices, and how these choices impact the environment. In my work, I use a combination of different techniques such as stencil and collage, as well as a range of materials like graphite, ink, charcoal, and paint. I enjoy the search for beauty in the discarded and underappreciated, and whenever possible I build my own surfaces by using found materials such as old scrapbooks and notebooks, wallpaper samples, and discarded book covers.” -- Corri Bristow Sundell, co-owner with her husband of the Root CafeAmanda Linn

“From the moment my 5-year old eyes locked onto images of rabbits in overalls in Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever, I've been a sucker for an animal in an outfit. Imagine being able to speak with a Siamese cat who roamed the cotton fields of eastern Arkansas wearing a tiny collared shirt after he escaped from my front porch in 1975. Thirty years later, some things never change. These new works feature Ennis and Jack, the dogs I adopted this past spring. Jack is the social one -- as seen in photo constructions of his escapades, particularly those involving celebrity dogs and outfits. Ennis, on the other hand, doesn't say much -- literally, he has only barked three times since I got him. I take this to mean that he thinks a lot. This all may seem unusual and unlikely to most people unless you are the type of person who stares at your dog a lot. You, my friend, get me.” -- Amanda Linn

Collin Miles' self-description: Collin Miles is a Little Rock-born doodler and finger painter who has grown increasingly fonder of lines and patches of color over the years so that he is beginning to love art for art's sake.

Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. The show will continue through Oct. 29. For more information click here or call (501) 664-8996.