About my Art
PENELOPE YOUNG
My art is based on emotion and intuition. I am entranced by all color and I have a particular affinity for objects bright and shiny. Each piece is a series of layers. From the dyeing, printing, stamping and painting through the quilting and the final adornment.
I make art for my own pleasure. I hope that it pleases others by evoking feelings, such as delight, happiness or amusement. My work is highly embellished with beads, glitter and found objects. Some of the objects I find in nature and I deal with them in various ways to make them mine. These elements add the texture and the sparkle that I need.
I like the idea that you might walk past one of my pieces and catch a glint, a spark of light, a twinkle out of the corner of your eye and feel the need to take a closer look.