I am fascinated by the beauty of the first bud to the wilting and crispy death of both fancy plants and common weeds and grass.
Artist’s Statement
I am a botanical artist creating one-of-a-kind pieces using natural materials. I collect and arrange botanicals primarily from my own garden with a few weeds from the neighborhood thrown in. Cyanotype printmaking is my artistic medium utilizing a ‘wet process’ method. I am constantly challenged by the lack of control in this process and thrilled by the color shifts and diversity of textures one can achieve. The products I use are natural alkaline or acid liquids and many spices and herbs. My yard or gardens from my travels continue to be a source of inspiration for my cyanotypes to bring your home beauty, joy, and peace.
Artist’s Biography
Roxi Hardegree is a full-time artist based in Lubbock, Texas. She grew up on a farm in North Dakota where the outdoors birthed a sense of exploration and adventure. Days were spent fishing in the river, making crafty things and planting or picking flowers from the garden. Her mother, grand-mother and great-grandmother had luscious flower beds filled with peonies, roses, delphinium, and seas of iris and lilies. These women were the biggest creative influences in her life. She has made both traditional and art quilts, written quilting books, and taught quilting classes. Roxi has also had a life long passion for photography which has blessed her with many sales and awards. She has come full circle and is back to crafting with her hands— creating botanical prints with cyanotype and collage including eco prints. During her down time, she can be found traveling the country in the RV with husband Blake and their doodle Sofi.
Juried Exhibits:
2022 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Gathering Collage 2”
2021 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Emerging”
2019 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “The Party”
2018 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Vintage Poppy”
2017 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, "A Night on the Farm," "Modern Coneflower"
2016 311 Gallery North Carolina, "Fractured Sunflowers" mDAC Mobile Photo Art, Palo Alto, CA: "Her Next Glory" Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner” and "Yellow Umbrella"
2015 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Defining Age”
2014 Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Time Travel”
2013 High and Dry XIII, International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies; Texas Tech University; “Barren,” “Prairie Grass Dazzle” Illuminance, Buddy Holly Center: First Place, “The Autumn of Life”
2012 High and Dry XII International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies; Texas Tech University; “Dragonfly,” “West Texas Sky”
Published: 2019 "Living the Photo Artist Life” magazine: Issue No. 55 ”The Party,” “Walk Away”
Published:
2019 Living the Photo Artist Life magazine: Issue No. 55 ”The Party,” “Walk Away”
2017 Somerset Digital Studio magazine, article Digital Mobile Watercolor, Vol 10 Issue 2. Living the Photo Artist Life magazine: Issue No. 25 "Coneflower Abstraction." Issue No. 26 "Vintage Coneflower," "Modern Coneflower." Issue No. 28 "Vintage Poppy"
2016 Living the Photo Artist Life magazine: Issue No. 13 "The Shovel". Issue No. 14 "Gemini" and "Beauty". Issue No. 19 "Time Flies"
2015 Living the Photo Artist Life magazine, Issue No. 4 "Yellow Umbrella". Issue No. 6 "Painted Sunflowers". Issue No. 7 "Seeking Grace". Issue No. 8 "Sunflowers No.5", "Curious Little One" and "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner".
Competitions and Group Exhibits:
2022 Members Show Broadway Contemporary Fine Art Gallery “Wishes”.
2022 Amarillo Arts Institute, Best of the Southwest Show. Mixed Media first place “Grass No. 2”
2019 Lubbock Studio Tour, Lubbock Texas Brownfield Art Association Exhibit Post Art Guild Show
2018 MPA: Mobile Photography Awards, honorable mention in Digital Fine Art category, “Vintage Poppy” Brownfield Art Association Exhibit: 2nd Place for “White Gold” plus purchase awards.
2017 MPA: Mobile Photography Awards, honorable mention in Still Life category, "Autumn Still Life" Plains Art Association Exhibit: first place Photography Enhanced, "Vintage Poppy" plus purchase awards. Brownfield Art Association Exhibit: An honorable mention for Aging Gracefully plus purchase awards.
2016 MPA: Mobile Photography Awards, honorable mention in Visual Effects, "Crimson Passion" Greenwich Mobile Competition: Top Twelve "The Shovel" Brownfield Art Association Exhibit: first place Photography "Defining Age" plus other numerous awards. Post Art Guild Show: third place Abstract, "Fractured Sunflowers" WTPS PhotoPlains Exhibit: third place, “A Night on the Farm No1” Local Color Studio Tour, Lubbock Texas
2014 Mobile Photography Awards, honorable mention in Still Life and Macro categories. “The Dance”, “Yesterdays' Stitches” Buddy Holly Center Fine Arts Gallery, The Semi-Arid Landscape, “Tangled Boundaries” WTPS PhotoPlains Exhibit: second place, “Defining Age”. Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery, “Defining Age” Local Color Studio Tour, Lubbock Texas
2013 WTPS PhotoPlains Exhibit: third place, “The Getaway”