By
Leslie Holt
Piece description from the artist
This piece is from a series called Riffing Pools which emerged out of a desire to explore the intuitive and spontaneous potential of embroidery thread and paint stains. Embroidery lends itself to meticulous and slow stitching, and pre-determined patterns. But what happens when stitching becomes more raw, improvisational and expressive on its own, without adhering to recognizable imagery? I don't “fix” what would usually be thought of mistakes in the stitching – tangles and loose ends, oversized, awkward stitches- but instead respond to them intuitively. The paint stains, drips, ruptured and tattered canvas, contribute to this raw aesthetic.
Leslie Holt is a mixed media artist and educator who exhibits nationally and is represented by David Lusk Gallery in Memphis. In 2021 she looks forward to solo exhibits in both Amsterdam and at NIH in Bethesda, MD. In addition, her work was selected by the Phillips Collection as part of a group exhibit of DMV artists responding to Covid. Leslie’s work has been reviewed and highlighted in New American Paintings, The Washington Post, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nashville Scene, The Tennessean, among other publications. She has received grants from Prince George’s County Arts and Humanities Council and the Maryland State Arts Council. She has taught on the college level for over 15 years and now teaches primarily adults with disabilities in community settings. She is Co-director of Red Dirt Studio, a warehouse studio for a group of independently practicing artists and creative professionals in Mt. Rainier, MD.
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