Artwork — Mandi Quinn Art

BFA Thesis

BFA Thesis Work

“ After Too Much Thought, I’ve Decided Not To Be Alone” is a familiar story presented in an unfamiliar world. The body of woodcut relief prints focuses on the fictional narrative of a young girl’s journey to overcome social anxiety. In order for her to listen to the world, travel it and still hide from it, she builds antiquated devices such as, ear trumpets or funnels. These inventions are metaphors for defence mechanisms; walls used to hide our genuine selves. Those struggling with social anxiety go to great lengths to maintain these barriers when the only real obstacle is fear that is constructed from his or her own mind. To illustrate the feeling of being insufficient, the main character is depicted as a child and the composition of most pieces feel as if they are towering over her and viewers. This work parallels my own journey but in a more imaginative story. Those who struggle with social anxiety must keep growing to love who they are and be more comfortable with others. After Too Much Thought, I’ve Decided Not To Be Alone was created to initiate storytelling amongst those in search of community.

Great Guardian Oak

Woodcut, 48" x 60", 2016

Familiar Habit

Woodcut, 12"x12", 2016

Hiding From, Taking In

Woodcut, 24"x48”, 2016

Mechanism

Woodcut, 12"x18", 2016

Voice Unearthed

Woodcut Relief Print, 24"x48", 2017

Within Reach

Relief Woodcut Print, 24" x 36", 2017

Adjust & Readjust

Relief Woodcut Print, 24" x 36", 2017

Lithography

Maw

Stone Lithograph, 10” x 12”, 2018

Wrinkles & Knots

Stone Lithograph, 8” x 12”, 2016

The Unspoken Events of Athmar Park

Lithograph & Silkscreen, 15” x 19”, 2019.

This Place Is Not As It Was

Lithograph, 12” x 18”, 2016

Tangles

Stone Lithograph, 5” x 10”, 2016

Watch Your Step

Lithograph, 11 x 17", 2016

Intaglio

Here and Gone (Time)

Copper Etching, 10” x 12", 2014

Here and Gone (Time)

Copper Etching, 10” x 12", 2014

Here and Gone (Time)

Copper Etching, experiment print, 10” x 12", 2014

Levels Of The Self

Copper Etching, 18” x 23", 2014

Levels Of The Self

Copper Etching, 18” x 23", 2014

Corner of My Desk

Copper Etching, 11” x 18", 2014

Corner of My Desk

Copper Etching, 11” x 18", 2014

Corner of My Desk

Copper Etching, 11” x 18", 2014

Silk Screen

Wish Resign 1-6

Watercolor and Silk Screen, 6 pieces each 22” x 30", together 44” x 90", 2015

Sold Out

Neighbors

Silkscreen, 9” x 11”, 2019.

Fluid Conciousness

Reductive Screen Print, 11” x 14", 2015

Make Home

Screen print on paper, 30” x 22", 2015

Star-mmunity

Silkscreen, 9” x 11”, 2019.

Shooting Star

Silkscreen, 5.5” x 8”, 2018.

Great Horned Owl

Silkscreen, 5.5” x 8”, 2018.

Woodblock

I love carving values into a linoleum or wood block. It can be a mindless activity, but the objects emerging from the block’s surface keep your attention. You don’t really know how the block looks until you pull the first print.

Stepping Stones

Relief Print, 11 x 17", 2013

Copy of Great Guardian Oak

Woodblock, 48" x 60", 2016

Familiar Habit

Woodcut, 12"x12", 2016

Hiding From, Taking In

Woodcut, 24"x48", 2016

Mechanism

Woodcut, 12"x18", 2016

Voice Unearthed

Woodcut Relief Print, 24"x48", 2017

Within Reach

Relief Woodcut Print, 24" x 36", 2017

Adjust & Readjust

Relief Woodcut Print, 24" x 36", 2017

Commissions/Freelance

Everything's Amazing Nobody's Happy Collaborative Album Cover Design

Lithograph, Watercolor, Illustrator, 5” x 5”, 2018

Geraniums Collaborative Album Cover Design

Illustrator, 5” x 5”, 2019

The Girl Has an Angel e-Book Cover

Graphite, 12 x 8.5", 2011

Collaborative Music Teacher's Retirement Painting

Acrylic on wood panel and sheet music, 4 x 3', 2013

Nursery Dr. Seuss Mural

House paint on interior wall, 2016

Birch Bark

Logo Design, 2019

Drawings

I love pencils and all they can do being such a basic material. Drawing was my first medium and I still believe all of the ways that I create are simply extensions of it. I start every project with a sketch, but a drawing is especially beautiful when it stands on its own as a finished work of art.