A Love Letter to My Backyard by Amanda Russo Rubman

This February it’s all about Love! Welcome to our series of Love Letters in the Hudson Valley where experiential artist Amanda Russo Rubman and several local changemakers and visionaries were invited to express their ode to love in original ways, to honor any person, being, or place in the region. Much of Amanda’s work is done in her Hudson Valley studio and backyard, so its only apropos to honor her sacred space.

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the spark,
of a light’s kiss,

ignites
a flicker

of imagination,
reflection…
quietude.

layers of nature.
design preserved.

familiarity dipped
in discovery,

on a landscape
of possibility.

shall we…

With love,
Amanda Russo Rubman

Read More Love Letters Here

A Love Letter to our Hudson Valley Rivers by Eric Archer Dahlberg

A Love Letter to Community by Amanda Cassaday

A Love Letter to Love by Artist Mimi Young

A Love Letter to an Oak Tree by Rebecca Collins Brooks

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ABOUT AMANDA RUSSO RUBMAN

Hudson Valley Experiential Artist and Award-winning Designer

A lifelong learner, Amanda Russo Rubman leads AR Studio NY, home to an evolving of her own artwork and collaborations that celebrate New York-based artists and vintage objects. More than just a medium, Amanda’s need to create comes from a desire to directly capture or harness a mood. Thus, her expression is more experiential, typically layering in texture and techniques that may include photography, motion, sculpture and antique materials. Amanda’s work has been exhibited at WAAM, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock School of Art, Kingston Design Showhouse, Artport Kingston, Inness, Hinterland, Weird Specialty, and featured in Upstate Art Weekend. Last year she was awarded the “NYCxDESIGN Award for Art & Design Installation”, which “demonstrates exceptional design in the form of art and installations” and honored with the Chronogrammies’ “Readers Choice Best Artist 2024”.

Art, design, and photographs by AMANDA RUSSO RUBMAN.
MONTAGE CREDITS:
Glimpse of textures from my closet
A selection of vintage care: Three Turtle Doves.
AR photos captured: Mohonk, Stone Ridge, Ashokan Reservoir, Accord..
Woodstock School of Art direct to wood carving
Naturally fallen spalted maple in an installation to benefit Ulster Habitat in stone ridge for Kingston Design Showhouse.

Follow/Connect with Amanda Russo Rubman via Website | Instagram | Inside+Out Spotlight | Inside+Out Exclusive Interview with Amanda Russo Rubman

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