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EXHIBITIONS
~ HEIDI KENNEY BIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE SHOW
BIOGRAPHY Heidi Kenney creates happy (& sometimes very sad) plush veggies, donuts, tampons, toilet paper rolls, and many other everyday food & household items. She is also a painter & spins her own yarn in bright colors reminiscent of candy. The name of her company, My Paper Crane, came after her first attempt at origami; making a paper crane. When she was finished she was so amazed that a simple square of paper could be turned into something so beautiful! The name My Paper Crane tries to embody that thought, the idea of taking something simple (whether it be fabric, paper, etc) and turning into something amazing. She has participated in group exhibitions across the globe including Plush You, Schmancy Gallery, Seattle, WA; TINA (This Is Not Art), Newcastle Australia; Plush Week, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA; & Feast Your Eyes, Scene Metrospace, Lansing, MI. Her exhibition at Art Star is her first solo show. ABOUT THE SHOW In her first ever solo exhibition, the lovely lady behind My Paper Crane presents over 100 plush, new woodblock paintings, and embroidery, all based upon the theme of the kitchen. The installation includes many of Kenney’s old favorites (chocolate frosted cupcakes, jelly filled donuts, cabbages, pb& j), tons of new food items, and kitchen appliances. A frying pan with sunny side up eggs, a large pink mixer, rolling pin, teapots, mugs, & even a large scale toaster complete with bread makes up the appliance theme. Kenney states, “There is something so comforting about the kitchen. I love to cook for friends and family that come over. It is a way to show them that I love them. It is also a place that everyone tends to gather when we have people over. It also makes me think of my two sisters. We were latch key kids and spent almost every afternoon experimenting in the kitchen & making new recipes.” In Everything
But The Kitchen Sink, the artist hopes to share her love
of kitchens with the audience. All of the work is available for
purchase & priced affordably so that viewers can take home
their very own piece of Heidi’s kitchen - bread, donuts,
toast, ice cream sandwiches – happy or sad! |
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