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Emily Holt
Emily Holt
Nashville,
TN
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Mixed Media 3D USN middle school art teacher
In addition to teaching at USN, Emily Holt has been a working artist for 25 years.
“I consider my art work to be assemblage art made from wood, ceramic, found objects, paper, and a variety of other materials,” she says. “The pieces can take the form of sculptures, books or relief sculptures.”
Emily is inspired to create by observing patterns and colors in nature, collecting found objects, and working with her middle school students.
Get to know Emily better:
Titles of works can be descriptive or clever or totally unrelated. What's your favorite title of a piece you've named?
I don't have a favorite, but I am often inspired by books I am reading or music I am listening to while working. I will sometimes reference those sources if it has inspired a certain piece.
Our theme this year is Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. In the creation of your pieces, can you point to any examples where you follow these practices?
Yes! In addition to using lots of discarded materials that I either find or hunt out at places like Turnip Green, I also really love the byproducts my process creates and those pieces get absorbed into other pieces as well. For example, I'll use wood from discarded theater sets, cut into them to create a stencil and then use the stencils to make a wooden book or sculpture.
In terms of your art, where is the most inspirational place you've ever been?
New Orleans. I am currently in an Art Residency here. In addition to experimenting and learning more, I am trying to soak in the unique culture here as well.
