Jennifer Myka

The Redbud Holds Her reflects on memory, attachment, and the way beloved lives remain intertwined with place. Atmospheric layers of violet, cobalt, and ember-orange surround fiber-integrated mohair from Daisy the Angora goat, allowing Bonnie’s presence to emerge quietly through the branching forms. Fiber-integrated oil painting on 11” x 14” cradled board with 1.5" painted edges.

This contemporary fiber-integrated oil painting combines atmospheric color, expressive mark-making, and dimensional texture to create a dreamlike, contemplative reflection on memory, nature, and companionship.

The Color We Keep explores the traces that remain as memories shift and evolve over time. Layered fabric, lace, fiber, and oil paint create a luminous space where botanical forms, figures, and fragments of experience emerge and dissolve. Rich oranges and deep indigos suggest movement, transformation, and the persistence of what is carried forward, while elements extending beyond the painted surface hint at stories continuing beyond what can be fully seen. Fiber-integrated oil painting on 11" × 14" cradled board with 1.5" painted edges.

This contemporary fiber-integrated oil painting combines atmospheric layering, dimensional texture, and expressive mixed media elements to evoke themes of memory, transformation, connection, and quiet reflection.

Carried in Color explores movement, transformation, and emotional atmosphere through layered oil painting and dimensional fiber forms. Hand-dyed wool locks emerge from the painted surface alongside softened floral echoes, allowing color and texture to drift together between bouquet, landscape, and memory. Fiber-integrated oil painting on 20” x 24” gallery-wrapped canvas with 1.5" painted edges.

This contemporary fiber-integrated oil painting combines atmospheric color, expressive movement, and dimensional texture to evoke themes of transformation, vitality, connection, and joyful emergence.

Emerging Presence explores the space between memory and recognition, where a familiar form begins to surface from atmosphere and light. Layers of violet, cobalt, and luminous blue create a sense of depth and quiet movement, allowing the horse to emerge gradually rather than fully reveal itself. Soft edges and shifting color invite viewers to experience the subject as both presence and remembrance. Oil painting on 11" × 14" cradled board with 1.5" painted edges.

This contemporary atmospheric oil painting combines expressive color, luminous layering, and painterly abstraction to evoke themes of memory, presence, contemplation, and connection.

Gathered in Air explores the feeling of blossoms carried on a shifting current of light and atmosphere. Soft washes of blue, lavender, and white create an airy field where fiber flowers appear to drift, gather, and briefly come into focus before dissolving again into movement. The work reflects on transience, emergence, and the quiet beauty of moments that cannot be held for long. Fiber-integrated oil painting on 9" × 12" canvas panel.

This contemporary fiber-integrated oil painting combines luminous color, atmospheric abstraction, and dimensional texture to evoke themes of renewal, lightness, wonder, and joyful possibility.