Mandy CanoVillalobos

I love that feeling of invalidation when you realize the back side looks as good as, if not better, than the front side. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/Bq5S6FplKgp/…

So, I've resorted to random sewing. I'd I like to think of it as an offspring of Dadaism, but that's a little over the top. Truth be told, I've got an addiction. I can't stop. @ Grand… instagram.com/p/Bqv6fNqll5K/…

Do I know what I'm doing? Nope. But that's not going to stop me from staring at these rags for hours in a state of indecision. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BqlYErZlLy7/…

My pomegranate sketch almost 10 months after I first pressed the seeds into the page. Swipe left to see the before image. Amazing how much fading has occurred. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BqgRQxMFFY4/…

I finally cleaned my studio. I can see the floor! It's been too long, friend. instagram.com/p/Bqdz6dbl14R/…

Details from yesterday's textile sculpture. Wine-dyed rags and burlap filled with melting snow and dirt. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BqbHxZklm_g/…

I freaking love the way this turned out! My newest creation: wine-dyed rags and burlap with (melting) snow and dirt inside. It's contemporary boro. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BqYjTnFlZwc/…

Ok, so I'm trying new materials: goldleaf on rag. Is this working? Am I'm burning hundreds of holes for the sole purpose of giving myself lung cancer? Augh! I am at a loss. @ Grand Rapids,… instagram.com/p/BqOQ7pDl5w-/…

Just finished another Minor Penance today. And if you're wondering, yes, I do have a lot of burn blisters right now. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BqJD2eNF6kD/…

Nathaniel Mary Quinn @drawingcenter ... Worth the one hour meander in the rain with a flimsy umbrella. @ The Drawing Center instagram.com/p/BqBco9DlETi/…

I'm in love. Lori Ellison mckenzie_fine_art I'm not kidding. I'm a little woozy. @ McKenzie Fine Art instagram.com/p/Bp-2NzDFBMS/…

Jenetta de Konink, Lucas Kelly and Howard Schwartzberg sueravitz Seriously good stuff. LOVED the howard.schwartzberg !!!! @ New York, New York instagram.com/p/Bp77wj4lT74/…

Another round of Tenebrae heading to drj__edition.rote.insel in Berlin. FYI, yes, they're all supposed to look the same. I am not that obsessive. In fact, I'm quite normal. @ Grand… instagram.com/p/Bp0iDMnFnsm/…

Round 2 of the Tenebrae A4 series off to drj__edition.rote.insel in Berlin! Confession: I hate polka dots. Fact: These are NOT polka dots. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/Bp0hWi9l-P2/…

Tenebrae VII. Because I'd rather paint dots on a page than sleep. 20x24". Gouache on blueberry tea stained paper. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BpcDcw8l7SF/…

So excited about this upcoming show at @jamesmaygallery Pictured here is "Words Cannot Express". Gouache and watercolor on tea stained paper. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BpalJlWl2UQ/…

Another Tenebrae in the making. Each dot marks the passing time. Gouache on blueberry tea stained paper. Lots of dots, but not a lot of time to moisturize my crusty fingers apparently.… instagram.com/p/BpS5l2BF-HP/…

More poverty stitch. Continuing some work I began during my residency at @HambCenter And, yes, I know what this looks like. Get over it. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BpQA-U3FuFk/…

I don't know how I feel about this one. It's a little too hour glass? Too bulbous? I'm open to critique. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BpNAXsllbjn/…

Detail of a work in progress. I don't know why, but I keep calling this style "Poverty Stitch". Poverty Stitch=Women's Work. @ Grand Rapids, Michigan instagram.com/p/BpDGa8slA1G/…