Displayed at Revelry on July 2025
Revelry brings back our annual group show, ALT, for the 6th year! This show is an exhibition that requires artists to create work made out of alternative, unconventional materials.
For our 6th anniversary of ALT, each artist has created their work on the theme of nature. This may take the form of a still life, landscape, portrait, or abstract piece. With the unconventional medium, artists explore what it means to create using the uncommon object.
FEATURING: Ada Asenjo, Amber Thieneman, Annabela Cockrell, Ashley Stewart, Autumn Fox, Eden Wray, Gretchen Leachman, Harrison Fogle, Imani Burns, Jagged Little Quill, Needa Hameed, Haunted Little Dreamhouse, Tommy Wortham Rallis
Escape into the Forest With Me, by Imani Burns This piece echos the beauty of nature while creating a space just outside of reality. Going outside isn’t always easy, but I wanted to create something you could mentally escape into. A sanctuary.
This work feels like the most honest reflection of myself. It’s a little Kentucky creek, a little Belizean tropical and a little bit of my own natural magic. It’s about longing for peace, for connection, for wonder. It's a reminder that even in stillness or struggle, there's still beauty
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Force of Nature is a visual commentary on AI and its place (or lack thereof) in the art world. What initially appears to be a nature scene is, on closer inspection, just a bit ... off. Recycled tech mingles with distorted classic literature, found objects and traditional art techniques. Mostly contained - it's beginning to creep beyond its original boundaries, much like the technology itself. Is AI creating art? Or consuming it? |
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Let this ancient symbol serve as a ward of protection against those who gaze at you with envy or malicious intent. And this broken reflection of you sere as a warning not to replicate the same destructive nature. |
"For my piece, Old Gregg, I used commonly found everyday objects you could find around the house. I used a metal flower hanger for the base and an old whale toy for the head which I covered in a car shammy mitt for the hair. The top edge of the piece is covered in scrub sponges I cut and split in half and painted with acrylic paint. The eyes are made from some plastic easter eggs. Floral accents were used for the beard. I usually look for items that speak to me and I have an idea in my head and I try to execute it the best that I can with what I have; Even if it's not meant to be used for art. I am traditionally an acrylic and watercolor artist. I also sculpt and learned how to make molds for resign figures. I studied at the Savannah College of Art & Design, receiving my BFA in illustration. Shows like this remind me of my courses that aimed to find art-making in untraditional materials. I love the challenge!" |
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Fiber Moss Wire Snake, by Autumn Fox "I am a mixed media artist based in Louisville, with a particular focus in sculptural forms. I aim to take deeper subjects, and reconstruct them into more inviting abstract creations. I typically begin from the inside and work outward, and this piece is no different. I started with shaping the foam, then adhered fabric scraps over the foam core to act as the initial base of the snake. The snake eating itself is a nod toward human overconsumption and greed, with preserved moss layered over to resemble nature. The two hands resemble the unnatural and natural going ‘hand and hand’ as our world rarely has nature completely untouched by man. This brings to question the very definition of nature. The wire further solidifies this notion; it is interwoven through the snake, a symbol of both nature and greed. The paints work to color the wire and add dimension, while the marble ball functions as the pensive eye of the snake. A mirror is utilized so that the viewer reflects upon themselves, and their part in this." |
Made using reconstructed VHS tape, photograph on transparent film, thread, beads, gold foil, acrylic paint "This piece explores the fragility of memory and the shifting nature of reality through the transformation of obsolete media. By deconstructing a VHS tape, it is stripped of its original function and reshaped into flowers. This becomes a metaphor for how our memories and perceptions are often fragmented, edited, or lost over time. An invitation to reflect on how technology both preserves and distorts what holds our attention, and for how long." |
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"Using dyed, knotted, braided, and spun twine to mimic the textures of fields and forests, this piece explores the intersection of natural landscapes and tactile materials. The use of twine is to emphasize the way nature weaves itself together, and meant to be a reminder that the beauty of nature comes with strings attached." |
"Gaudy the Guppy was caught by the ever fabulous Dolly herself! He spent his days swimming in the streets in search of fame. He found it the day he was caught, and people have been gawking and loving his shimmer ever since. Gaudy the Guppy comes from a love of fishing. As a child and even today, fishing is a hobby that brings me happiness and a sense of calm. I have been holding on to a bag of sequin and confetti for years just waiting for the right time and piece to use it on." |
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Force of Nature, by Gretchen Leachman
Matiasma, by Tommy Rallis
Old Gregg, by Harrison Fogle
When We Forget to Remember, by Amber Thieneman
Twine Me a River, by Jagged Little Quill
Gaudy the Guppy, by Ashley Stewart
 Welcome/Shoo Diptych, by Needa Hameed |
 These two pieces use candle wax to portray time, and one's willingness to either spend it freely or agonize over it.
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Earth Rising: Hanging by a thread, by Ada Asenjo Made using: a slice of a felled-by-a-storm hemlock tree of the northern woods, moss and fungus, cotton and acrylic paint. Ada Asenjo was born in the Dominican Republic. She is a self-taught artist and is always in learning mode. As a child, she and her family migrated to the United States and learned to live in a new and different culture while maintaining familial customs and traditions.Her love of flowers has led her to work in the realm of ephemeral materials and provoked philosophizing on the essence of Life, our place and purpose in the world, and how to act in order to live equitably. The piece “Earth rising: hanging by a thread” is a cathartic creation for this ALT show. Our beautiful planet’s decline is evident. Helplessness and hopefulness make strange bedfellows, but seem to be the order of the day. |
Nature Fairies: Fashion Model; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a character strutting down the cat walk, draped in garments of flower petals. Unique elements include: Many Various Leaves, Petal, Flowers, Stems, and Moth Wings |
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Nature Fairies: Ancestor; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a regal, matronly character with a colorful skirt carrying a large nest full of goodies balanced on her head. Unique elements include: Feathers (Peacock, Flamingo, Chicken, Hawk, Vulture, Bluejay, Cockatiel, Hummingbird), Rose Petals, Dried Flowers and Stems, Walnut, Grasshopper Wing, Wren's Nest, Barn Swallow Skull, African Snail Shells, |
Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a bride and her bouquet, complete with a trailing veil. Unique elements include: Snake skin, Snake Jaw and Rib Bones, Various Dried Flowers and Stems, Possum Vertebrate |
Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a multi-armed and armored Samurai wielding a long sword. Unique elements include: Turkey Tail Fungus, Mouse Pelt, Crawdad Arms, Robin Eggshells, Acorn, Snake Skin, Raccoon Rib Bone, Seashells, Turtle Shell Pieces |
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Nature Fairies: Ballerina; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a whimsical ballerina balanced en pointe. Unique elements include: Duck Mandible (Jaw Bone), Chicken Feathers, White Moths, Baby's Breath Flowers, Cicada Wings, Snake Skin, Unidentified Bone |
Nature Fairies: Royal; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items. Unique elements include: Unidentified Bones, dried petals, leaves, moss, moth, squirrel teeth, & rocks. |
Nature Fairies: Clown; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a clown doing a silly dance. Unique elements include: Chicken Feet, Dried Leaves, Snake Rib, Alpaca Wool, Unidentified Molar Tooth, Dried Pink Flower, Floral Sepals |
Nature Fairies: Bride; by Eden Wray 
Nature Fairies: Orchid Dancer II; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a small dancer in motion, with a skirt made of orchids. Unique elements include: Dried Orchid Petals, Leaf Bug Wings, Grasshopper Leg, Rose Bud, Katydid Leg, Plant Stem |
Nature Fairies: Rock 'n Roll; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a tiny concert-ready rockstar strumming a guitar. Unique elements include: Tarantula Exoskeleton/Shed, Mouse Mandible (Jaw), Leaf Bug Wing, Katydid Elytra, Leaf Bug Legs, Snake Skin, Mouse Vertebrate, Peace Lily Stamen, Wood, Horse Hair |
Nature Fairies: Girl with the Red Shoes; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a little feminine figure with large wings and bright red shoes. Unique elements include: Tiny Chili Peppers, Katydid Elytra, Katydid Wings, June Beetle Body, Cicada Wings, Dried Daisy, Leaf Insect Antennae, Black Eyed Susan Petals |
Nature Fairies: Umbrella Child; by Eden Wray Sculpted from found object natural items; featuring a tiny person holding a large "umbrella." Unique elements include: Gingko Leaves, Pressed Orchids, Katydid Ovipositors, Curling Vines, Jasmine Flower Bud, Moth Wings, Leaf Insect Abdomen, Dried Petals, Dandelion Seed |