The Schoolhouse (v)

JC Spock is a mixed media artist who specializes in contemporary western art with a vintage twist. Her unique process incorporates multiple layers of acrylic paint, ink, pastel, pencil and vintage ephemera (i.e. ledgers, postcards, receipts and ads from the late 1800s/early 1900s) with her photography – or vintage black and white photos for her depression-era series. The layers of ephemera provide historical context to her photographs and her work speaks to a bygone era in a modern way.

A self-described old soul, JC is drawn to old buildings, old paper and old history. Of her work, she says, “I love to photograph the West as I see it and interpret the story through the paint, paper and photography incorporated in each piece." The artist is inspired by the history and aesthetics of the American West and the concept of nostalgia.