Grow Your Beautiful | Jade Krupa

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Jade Krupa, “Grow Your Beautiful,” 2024

(Design by Catherine Hallam) (courtesy of the gallery)

Opening Reception: Friday, August 9th, 6-8pm

Free Spirit Gallery is pleased to announce GROW YOUR BEAUTIFUL featuring Jade Krupa's newest full collection of women in full plant inspired regalia. All pieces are 18"x24" framed and reflect a spirit of empowerment in female form. Her mixed media, energetic approach is fresh and full of vitality! Jade's work continues to evolve as she takes risks in her subject matter and themes. Her use of mixed media is always diverse and experimental from charcoal to watercolour, acrylic to ink and even tea water. Her spirit for life, her natural environment and her art is uplifting.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved fashion. So much so that I have a fashion degree and graduated top of my class. This was many years ago and honestly didn’t exactly do anything with it. Until now. My life is full of people who LOVE the beauty of flowers and growing food. There is a feeling of joy when spring arrives, and I can start planting and planning my deck garden with herbs and flowers. Things start to bloom and we see the hummingbirds start hatching babies and prefer to drink from the flowers instead of the feeders. I grow my own beautiful daily. My daughter is 9 feet tall at 10 years old and has this lovely, delicate, and a bit awkward way about her. She loves fashion and art, and these lovely ladies are based upon her. My son loves fruit and vegetables the most in his world. He is my fellow gardener and farming companion and one of my biggest groupies. My husband sees my art and expects nothing less. He saw these pieces all finished and named this line "Grow your Beautiful.”

-Jade Krupa

Artist Talk: August 11th, 3-4pm