I create artworks that use historically rich techniques - like printmaking and beading – to depict my memories from childhood, current political world events, my religious beliefs, and my expedition into motherhood. My practice is an echo of who I am as a person, with everything I create being something I am passionate about. Printmaking's history in protest and its versatility sets the tone in my work by giving a historical context from the medium and providing the graphic nature my work desires. My work uses ink, fabric, and beads, offering glimpses into my mind and heart. Beading's tedious nature adds a level of depth and beauty to my work. Beading is my attempt to give life and volume to my subject matter. The treatment of the surface (i.e. printing on fabric versus paper) ties into the tone of my work. Using fabric as a matrix, I attempt to impose the feeling of hijab through printing onto the fabric.
Layla Chartier, BFA from University of Cincinnati DAAP, is a printmaker based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her work is heavily inspired by her childhood memories, experiences, religious and moral beliefs, and her journey into motherhood. Using printmaking and beading, Layla creates graphic and lively depictions of her passions. Layla has exhibited in galleries such as the Contemporary Art Center, Meyers Gallery, Chidlaw Gallery, and the Tabula Rasa.
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