Crow // Gina Holt

105 5th Ave S, open Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
SEE ART ALL MONTH DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND ART WALK ON JUNE 19TH 5-8PM

This is our 4th Art Walk with Gina, a Crow-favorite for sure! Originally from New York, Gina Holt currently resides in Bothell, WA,  ​where she works from her home studio. Born in 1959, Gina says that she inherited her creativity from her father, a dancer, and her mother, an artist. As a child she loved to spend her spare time drawing, painting and making up imaginary characters for the stories she illustrated. Gina received a BA in art from the University of Oregon, where she focused on printmaking, illustration and painting. After graduating, Gina augmented her creative abilities by taking classes in ceramic hand-building at Pottery Northwest. Gina has since experienced an unending joy of working with clay, as this medium allows her to transform the 2-d media she is so
familiar with into virtual 3-d canvases that simultaneously employ her drawing, sculpting and painting skills.

Gina’s most recent works are colorful botanical​-​inspired sculptures that can either stand alone or hang on the wall. Inspirations for these life-like creations begin with ​her study of intricate nature photos and live plants from the garden. Gina’s eye-catching works emerge as she molds complexity, light and shadow into the clay. The addition of multiple layers of combined glazes and textures enhance and complete each unique work of art​. ​ Gina then ​signs, numbers, and writes on the back of each botanical piece a sentimental meaning that ​primarily​ derives ​from ​Victorian era- floral dictionaries, making each and every sculpture a thoughtful experience.​