Please enjoy my conversation with Amy Orr. Amy is a multimedia artist whose work often involves the reinvention of manufactured materials; plastic and plastic cards in particular. The understanding and perception of plastic and ephemera is changing quickly. Where Amy’s work was once a lighthearted narrative about consumerism and culture, it is now overshadowed by the environmental disaster that our single-use practice has caused.

Amy is drawn to materials for their color, abundance and original intent. Whether constructing a patterned composition or figurative mosaic, the plastic fragments become a sparkling wasteland of personal histories and common stories. With a background in textiles, Amy’s work can be understood with references to the crazy quilt, in which fabric scraps are pieced together to create a whole cloth that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Previously a tenured professor, administrator, designer, and art publication editor, Amy Orr is now a studio and street artist.

https://www.amyorr.net/ 

https://www.inliquid.org/artist/orr-amy 

https://www.instagram.com/amyorrwhat/?hl=en

https://www.saqa.com/

https://metrophiladelphia.com/snyderman-works-galleries-to-close-after-52-years/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_press

https://plaidonline.com/mod-podge

Church of the Heavenly Rest exhibit https://pdflink.to/cc3a3579/ 

This podcast was created by Natalya Khorover. It was produced and recorded by Natalya, as well as researched and edited by her. SALVAGE is a product of ECOLOOP.ART.

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