Artist in Residence: Rebecca Woods

Rebecca Woods served as the fourteenth Mesa County Libraries Artist in Residence at the 970West Studio. The dates of her residency were February 1 - May 3, 2021. During the residency, she kept virtual open studio hours via Zoom on Wednesdays from 3-5 pm, allowing her to showcase her art and creative process for Mesa County residents (all studio hours and programs were virtual due to the covid-19 pandemic). She also gave three public, online educational programs: Papercraft Figures (February 24 at 6 pm (recorded)) Description: “Paper dolls” may bring to mind images of punch-out cards with a variety of clothes, but that isn’t the only type of figure you can make with paper and your imagination. Make papercraft figures that you can dress, decorate, or even use as puppets in your own puppet show. Pick up a kit ahead of time to follow along then, join Rebecca via Zoom after the video premiere. Take & Makes available starting 9 a.m Feb. 24 Shadow Boxes and Tunnel Books (March 24 at 6 pm (recorded)) Description: Transform plain paper into beautiful three-dimensional scenery that effortlessly explodes with life with the simple addition of light. Pick up a kit ahead of time to follow along then, join Rebecca via Zoom after the video premiere. Gel Print an Art Doll (April 21 at 6 pm (recorded)) (40 kits in all) Description: Create and print your own characters and designs straight onto fabric that can be sewn together to create an art doll of your own creation. Pick up a kit ahead of time to follow along then, join Rebecca via Zoom after the video premiere.

Candyfloss Chad
This piece is part of the Artist In Residence collection created in the 970West Studio. It is from the residency of Rebecca Woods (February 1 to May 3, 2021).
Intertwined Satellites
This piece is part of the Artist In Residence collection created in the 970West Studio. It is from the residency of Rebecca Woods (February 1 to May 3, 2021).
Optical Phenomena of Heavenly Bodies Triptych
This piece is part of the Artist In Residence collection created in the 970West Studio. It is from the residency of Rebecca Woods (February 1 to May 3, 2021).
Rebecca Woods Retrospective
In a retrospective video covering her period as Artist in Residence at 970West Studio in Mesa County Libraries, interdisciplinary artist Rebecca Woods talks about the intense curiosity about the world that inspires her to create. She describes the many artistic mediums in which she works and her favorite artistic form, the art installation. She discusses the ethos of experimentation that she embraces in artistic creation, and the role of the audience in creating meaning from art. She speaks about the beneficial aspects of her interaction with the public during her residency, and about the predominately digital aspect of that interaction during the Covid-19 pandemic. She talks about the influence of pop art on her work, her preoccupation with the “darker aspects” of existence, and the importance of play in creation.
Red Spider Lilies
This piece is part of the Artist In Residence collection created in the 970West Studio. It is from the residency of Rebecca Woods (February 1 to May 3, 2021).