Alison Rose Bartlett
My artwork is highly influenced by nostalgia, characters, and pop culture. I find the connection of familiar images of the past can be a great connector for conversation, so I look to incorporate that into all my work. Even if you don’t remember much about the movie, you may remember passing by the box at your local video store countless Friday nights. So playing with these familiar images is a way to connect myself to that nostalgia, while also creating connections to modern day images and characters.
A degree in fashion design helped to grow my interest to explore textiles and design. Today, I use sequins, glitter, rhinestones, sand, textiles, and illustration in my work, marrying my love for more traditionally used textile design embellishments combined with traditional art techniques.
My hope is that my work sparks a conversation for folks to share a story about a fond memory around a movie or character they love.
Bio
As a professional, Alison has over 20+ years of experience working in the retail, design, art, social media marketing, operations, and apparel
industry. She is driven by community collaboration, visual design, marketing, and brand consistency.
Alison has a BA in Fashion Design, and enjoys art, design and illustration, crafting, social media, marketing, sewing and textiles, and screen-printing. She was born in Denver, and spent over two decades in Ohio after completing her BA there. She’s now settled back in Colorado, and looks forward to exploring the current incredible art scene.
