“I am deeply grateful to live my life as an artist,” states Florida artist, Lynn Whipple.  “Play and discovery are my dearest and most constant companions. There are a zillion tiny challenges in each art-making experience, and so often I find just as many small, sweet victories. Without a doubt, living creatively is the most enjoyable and satisfying game I know.”

 

Lynn shares a warehouse studio with her husband, John Whipple, also represented by Miller Gallery.  Lynn’s work includes found-object mixed-media assemblages; found images altered with a combination of drawing, painting, sewing and more; and her well-known Ninny Boxes, collages combined with found objects, and assembled within a box format.  Her unique pieces have a playful, quirky, and often absurd, charm. 

 

Lynn's overall philosophy of freedom, play, exploration and FUN is evident in every piece she creates, and in her endless exploration of new possibilities in media combinations.

 

Lynn explains:  “I allow myself to play and let my pieces reveal themselves to me…I have been fascinated by old books, history, and odd bits of memorabilia.  I find the things that interest me the most are slightly absurd…My hope is to create something real and somehow poetic but not commonplace.  My goal is to keep communicating in my language.”

 

Lynn’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States.

 

Selected Publications:

Design! A Sourcebook for Artists and Craftspeople, Lark Books

Altered Art, Terry Taylor, Lark Books

American Craft Magazine, July 2005

Fiber Arts Magazine, Collage Issue, June 2005

Creating Personal Shrines, Carol Owen, Lark Books, 2005

Cloth-Paper-Scissors Magazine, Spring 2005

“Art Papers,” Art Review Magazine of Southeast, August 2004

Artists Journals and Sketchbooks, Lynne Perrella, Quarry Books, 2004

Wearable Art, Rice Freeman-Zachery, Quarry Books, 2004

New American Paintings, Nos. 22 & 34

 

Selected Collections:

City of Fort Worth, TX

City of Orlando, FL

Mt. Dora Center for the Arts, Mount Dora, FL

Dancing Bear, New York, NY

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL

Washington Mutual Bank, Coconut Grove, FL