terriloui

My first gallery show was created and inspired by an annual event, the VA Festival of the Book, held every March in Charlottesville. I had been attending on and off for years, since moving away from the NoVa suburbs into an old Victorian house on Main Street in Gordonsville. We filled the house with antiques, bric-a-brac and old books. I decided to take my collage art in a new direction and pair it with my love of old books.

I created many of the works in 2004 and lucked into a slot at Nature Visionary Art, to show in March 2005. Now defunct, it was quite the scene in its day. Run by two artists, John Lancaster and Laurel Hausler, it featured local and national outsider art. At the same time, I successfully applied to have a program in the 2005 Festival of the Book, which was held at Nature on Sunday 3/20/05.

Festival of the Altered Book
Gallery Exhibition and discussion exploring the book—recycled, altered, revalued and renewed in shape and context—as art. Multi-media works by local collage artists Terri Long and Rhonda Roebuck.

Combing through old hard drives and archived CDs, I found random-sized images Barry shot at the opening reception. I’ve posted a gallery here, featuring them and some pieces from that show, Festival of the Altered Book.