Work samples

  • When She Awoke the World Had Changed, 2020
    When She Awoke the World Had Changed, 2020
    Acrylic ink and colored conte on paper with hand cut tyvek, rubber stamp and collage elements. 32 x 44" Created during the early portion of the COVID-19 lockdown and inspired by getting to know the patterns of the crow family that hangs out near my home.
  • Dust of the Earth, 2020
    Dust of the Earth, 2020
    Screen print, rubber stamp, recycled frames and collage with hand cut paper and tyvek. 19 x 25" While I have always repurposed materials this year allowed me to explore that further. This piece includes pieces of work from my BFA & MFA thesis exhibitions and is about the fragility of our environment.
  • her world was smaller than she realized, 2018
    her world was smaller than she realized, 2018
    Acrylic ink, colored conte on paper with collage and hand cut tyvek. 4 x 6' Part of a series of prints and drawings that explores the ways parameters are imposed on interactions with nature. Continues my work with adding dimensionality to the work using collage techniques.
  • The Crown on My Head, 2020
    The Crown on My Head, 2020
    Screen print with dimensional hand cut paper element. 20 x 15" edition of 10. Part of a series of prints and drawings that explores the ways parameters are imposed on interactions with nature. Continues my work with adding dimensionality to the work using collage techniques.

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About Jodi

Baltimore County
Jodi Hoover is an artist and librarian working in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work explores storytelling as a (sometimes unreliable) way to explain the dangerous, beautiful world. Familiar and domestic designs, such as quilt patterns, bleed into fairy-tale landscapes created through the use of layered hand-cut collage work. Hoover holds a Master of Fine Art degree from Towson University and a Master of Library Science from University of Maryland, College Park.… more
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Stories of Small Quiet Things

The work in this series explores our connections and ties to the world around us through the use fairy tale and surreal imagery. The floral/plant patterns are inspired by Amish and Mennonite quilt patterns and the paper is primarily cut by hand though machine cut paper is sometimes used. The work continues my explorations of dimensional space within the drawing and outside of the frame. 
  • The Work of the Diligent, 2020
    The Work of the Diligent, 2020
    Screen print, acrylic ink, rubber stamp with handcut paper and recycled frames
  • City of Flourishing Decay, 2020
    City of Flourishing Decay, 2020
    Screen print, rubber stamp, drawing with recycled frame
  • Mumur, 2020
    Mumur, 2020
    Screen print, drawing, acrylic ink, rubber stamp with cut paper and recycled frame
  • The Trap at Your Feet, 2020
    The Trap at Your Feet, 2020
    Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper element on Rives BFK. 14" x 10"unframed, edition of 8
  • When the Ice Scars Your Dreams, 2020
    When the Ice Scars Your Dreams, 2020
    Acrylic ink, colored conte with hand cut paper and recycled frame
  • Snared III, 2017
    Snared III, 2017
    Collograph on gray Stonehenge. 18.75 x 15" unframed, edition of 5
  • Snared II, 2017
    Snared II, 2017
    Collograph on gray Stonehenge. 18.75 x 15" unframed, edition of 5
  • My Spirit is so Much Less Than it Was, 2017
    My Spirit is so Much Less Than it Was, 2017
    Acrylic ink, colored conte and collage on canvas, 28 x 26"
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    • The Little Blue House

    This body of work uses imagery inspired by children's book illustrations  to explore fears and  anxieties about the world and my experience living in it. 
    • The Little Blue House, 2015
      The Little Blue House, 2015
      Acrylic ink, colored conte and oil pastel on stretched paper, 42 x 34"
    • The Ogre Regretted, 2016
      The Ogre Regretted, 2016
      Acrylic ink, colored conte and oil pastel on stretched paper, 42 x 34"
    • The Restless Wind, 2016
      The Restless Wind, 2016
      Acrylic ink, colored conte and oil pastel on stretched paper, 42 x 34"
    • The Bear Went Over the Mountain, 2017
      The Bear Went Over the Mountain, 2017
      Acrylic ink, colored conte and collage on stretched paper, 48 x 28"
    • It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears, 2018
      It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears, 2018
      Acrylic ink, colored conte and oil pastel with hand cut paper collage element, 24 x 84"
    • The Little House Crept Closer, 2017
      The Little House Crept Closer, 2017
      Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper layers on Rives BFK. 13.75 x 11", edition of 10
    • Venez maider!, 2017
      Venez maider!, 2017
      DImensional screen print with hand cut paper element on Rives BFK. 20 x 15" unframed, edition of 10. Title is the French phrase that inspired the Mayday call sign and roughly translates to "come help me".
    • An Island Never Cries, 2018
      An Island Never Cries, 2018
      Dimensional screen print with hand cut paper elements on Rives BFK. 20 x 15" unframed, edition of 6
    • Her Wishes Were Small, 2016
      Her Wishes Were Small, 2016
      Acrylic ink, colored conte, oil pastel and collage on canvas. 50 x 26"
    • AstheCrowFlies, 2018
      AstheCrowFlies, 2018
      Accordion binding with hand cut paper, rubber stamp and drawing. Hand painted and cut tyvek covers. 8 x 6" closed, 8 x 25" open
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    • The Bee Paintings

    Series of three paintings inspired by a news story about honeybees that were accidently gassed with pesticide in South Carolina. An interpretation of how the bees might tell the story. 
    • She Sensed the Danger, 2016
      She Sensed the Danger, 2016
      Acrylic ink and collage on canvas, 30 x 44"
    • She Tried to Flee, 2017
      She Tried to Flee, 2017
      Acrylic ink and collage on canvas, 44 x 30"
    • She Wept, 2017
      She Wept, 2017
      Acrylic ink and collage on canvas, 30 x 44"
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