Enjoy a behind-the-scenes virtual studio tour and artwork demonstration by Rowland Ricketts, one of the artists featured in Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020. Discover more about Ricketts’s work and his holistic creative process. From farming his own indigo to dyeing and aging the fabric, Ricketts looks to nature for inspiration and material when constructing his immersive large-scale installations. Learn more about Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020 and Rowland Ricketts’s installation Ai No Keshiki – Indigo Views on the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s website. The Smithsonian Women's Committee Endowment provided generous funding for Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020 public programs. This program is presented in partnership with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. Image credit: Rowland Rickets dyeing cloth with his grown, harvested, and processed indigo. Photo courtesy the artist. |