Allison Hausladen | Tiny Remnants
New Acrylic Paintings
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 23, 6-9pm
Blue Moon Gallery, 18620 Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL
Allison Hausladen is a painter based in Grayslake IL where she has been “painting” her landscape with real flowers and being endlessly inspired by the creatures that are drawn to them. Through her art, she seeks to capture the feeling of a moment, a place, to better remember it. She hopes to inspire others to build and protect a native ecosystem around them and watch life unfold.
The paintings in “Tiny Remnants” are all inspired by interactions between plants and creatures Hausladen saw in her yard since removing invasives four years ago, giving remnants room to grow, and restoring the land into a native habitat garden and food forest.
Tiny remnants remind us of what was here before and hint at what we’re supposed to do to regain balance and heal our lands. Those few remaining remnants must stay untouched, and then from that starting point, we can continue to restore already altered lands—including our own yards. In such a fragmented world, a native plant itself becomes a remnant of the past, capable of teaching us about the native life that depends on it.
On View Through December 22
Open Weekends 1-4pm