Mandy CanoVillalobos

Artist/Educator/Curator

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

I love that feeling of invalidation when you realize the back side looks as good as, if not better, than the front side. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/Htuc0rARdP

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

So, I've resorted to random sewing. I'd I like to think of it as an offspring of Dadaism, but that's a little over the top. Truth be told, I've got an addiction. I can't stop. @ Grand… https://t.co/B3t1VURfbn

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Do I know what I'm doing? Nope. But that's not going to stop me from staring at these rags for hours in a state of indecision. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/tq9VP51RpA

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

My pomegranate sketch almost 10 months after I first pressed the seeds into the page. Swipe left to see the before image. Amazing how much fading has occurred. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/42vYHi54ZA

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

I finally cleaned my studio. I can see the floor! It's been too long, friend. https://t.co/4UJGP1KxOg

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Details from yesterday's textile sculpture. Wine-dyed rags and burlap filled with melting snow and dirt. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/lYtdLONzAv

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

I freaking love the way this turned out! My newest creation: wine-dyed rags and burlap with (melting) snow and dirt inside. It's contemporary boro. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/3DFyTOwvYW

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Ok, so I'm trying new materials: goldleaf on rag. Is this working? Am I'm burning hundreds of holes for the sole purpose of giving myself lung cancer? Augh! I am at a loss. @ Grand Rapids,… https://t.co/MrEKPifWBl

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Just finished another Minor Penance today. And if you're wondering, yes, I do have a lot of burn blisters right now. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/A3Upj9XtSF

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Nathaniel Mary Quinn @drawingcenter ...
Worth the one hour meander in the rain with a flimsy umbrella. @ The Drawing Center https://t.co/vJkODOT9yk

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

I'm in love. Lori Ellison mckenzie_fine_art

I'm not kidding. I'm a little woozy. @ McKenzie Fine Art https://t.co/oV9y4WrCUH

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Jenetta de Konink, Lucas Kelly and Howard Schwartzberg sueravitz Seriously good stuff. LOVED the howard.schwartzberg !!!! @ New York, New York https://t.co/Ev8Jw7gctX

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Another round of Tenebrae heading to drj__edition.rote.insel in Berlin.

FYI, yes, they're all supposed to look the same. I am not that obsessive. In fact, I'm quite normal. @ Grand… https://t.co/x4Idixf4J9

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Round 2 of the Tenebrae A4 series off to drj__edition.rote.insel in Berlin!

Confession: I hate polka dots.
Fact: These are NOT polka dots. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/KEbOUkm4lW

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Tenebrae VII. Because I'd rather paint dots on a page than sleep.
20x24". Gouache on blueberry tea stained paper. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/VR47bmpVQW

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

So excited about this upcoming show at @jamesmaygallery

Pictured here is "Words Cannot Express". Gouache and watercolor on tea stained paper. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/4AWSWEu5eg

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Another Tenebrae in the making. Each dot marks the passing time. Gouache on blueberry tea stained paper.

Lots of dots, but not a lot of time to moisturize my crusty fingers apparently.… https://t.co/qLB5nRI3F8

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

More poverty stitch. Continuing some work I began during my residency at @HambCenter

And, yes, I know what this looks like.
Get over it. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/LyJkn2UBuL

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

I don't know how I feel about this one. It's a little too hour glass? Too bulbous? I'm open to critique. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/QBxUYaFDmN

[Mandy CanoVillalobos @mandycano_v]

Detail of a work in progress. I don't know why, but I keep calling this style "Poverty Stitch".

Poverty Stitch=Women's Work. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan https://t.co/LVIWrtW89t