Korey Rowswell Art

2023 was certainly the year of highs and lows. Art wise things have been stellar. I've won three art awards, sold more work than ever before and been super fortunate to be welcomed into the Panama City art scene. In my personal life, I feel like a kicked puppy. I'm looking forward to slowing things down in 2024 and recenter before I fly off into chaos. Sometimes we need to go dormant before we can grow.

I have been extremely fortunate have not only been accepted into two shows this past two months, but to win awards in both of them! "Noccalula Falls" won an Honorable Mention at Gallery of Art 850 's Art to the Max and "Swamp's Edge" won Best in Show at Panama City Center for the Arts 's Nature in Art. I hope that you can get out and enjoy the exhibitions this holiday season. Panama City is a great place to be an artist with a vibrant and supportive arts community.

I've achieved textile greatness with this years .

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My shop (koreyrowswell.com/shop) is full updated with a bunch of new inventory if you've missed me at craft shows this fall. New vintage kimono bags, embroideries and 2D work! If you order by Thursday all things will be shipped in time for Christmas! Thank you for everyone that has ordered from me this year so far.

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Join me Thursday night for THREE gallery openings at Panama City Center for the Arts from 5pm to 7pm. I'm happy to be included in this great exhibition of the nature art from the Florida panhandle.

Join me at the Holiday Bazaar at Panama City Center for the Arts December 1st and 2nd. Fri: 5pm - 8pm and Sat: 10am - 3pm to find hand crafted presents for your loved ones. I'll be selling bags made from vintage kimonos, embroideries, pysanky and my watercolors. Can't wait to see you there!

I can't wait for my first art walk in Panama City! Find me at Main Street Antiques on Harrison . I'll have bags made from vintage kimonos, embroideries and some of my new series, natural ink and embroidery on paper. Now to figure out what to demo

Nocallula Falls got into Art to the Max at Gallery of Art 850 . I'm so excited to be included in my first exhibit in Panama City! 😍 Can't wait to meet more of the local art scene. Join me for the reception on Thursday, November 9th from 6 - 9pm.

I've been playing around with ways to combine my love of embroidery with my watercolor practice. After I took a natural inks class, it all came together. I used turmeric (yellow), Verona green (green), and venetian red (brick). I'm excited to try making ink with the goldenrod that is blooming next.

Only an artist would show up to their kids music practice with an arm in a basket. Baskets don't get enough love these days and this is one of my favorites. Stay tuned for more sculpture progress.

Can't stop taking pictures of the ground. Look at all the beautiful colors and textures in the ground cover of Florida! Will this be artwork someday? Maybe. Have I been taking pictures of the ground for years? Absolutely.

"Cypress Ablaze" SOLD 9” x 9” x 1.5”
Taking a walk in a swamp on an autumn morning is one of life's true delights. This piece is a little more abstract than some of my previous fall pieces but I love making the leaf texture with detached chain stitch.

"Mossy Reflections" 10.5” x 7.5” x 1.5”

This embroidery was inspired by an autumn afternoon at Dismals Canyon . I hope you can feel the hushed bird song and cool waters when you look at it.

Putting on a few finishing touches as sweeps right by us. Can't wait for tomorrow! I'm in love with making foam filled spandex covered muscles.

Sewing the muscle suit was a success! I'm surprised how smoothly it came together despite being spandex. My arms are a bit messy because I switched back and forth from hand sewing to machine sewing. I'm almost ready to start the mask and fur!

"Gulf Dunes" SOLD 9.5” x 5.5” x 3”
This piece captures the anticipation as you're walking up to the beach. Many of the beaches that we frequent here have long planks that stretch for ages into the distance. It feels like time travel as you walk on these gangplanks and the vegetation slowly shrinks and fades away.

Howdy Montgomery Friends!
Saturday is my artist pop-up with Sara Crocker, an amazingly talented potter. I will have a bunch of unframed works on paper, embroideries, kimono bags and fiber sculptures for sale. It'll be my last day at Southern Art & Makers Collective . They have been so kind and supportive of my art practice.

For all you folks not in Alabama, check out my website. My shop is up to date! More work will be loaded after Saturday. These bags make excellent Mother's Day gifts.

Please don't make me move all this art to Florida!

Korey has such a wonderful collection of handmade bags in several different styles and fabrics. Come see his collection today until 4!​​​​​​​​​.

Join me on Thursday, April 13th from 5:30 to 8pm at . I have six new embroideries for sale! Come say hello before we move to Florida next month.

Thank you so much to for making this group show an opportunity for artists that win categories in the show. I'm so thrilled with the support from the guild and the local community. I'm really going to miss you Montgomery!

I'm feeling some serious Golden Girls vibes from this frame so I made a Florida inspired piece. 😍 It's a good thing I enjoy embroidering palm trees because we're moving to Panama City, FL this summer! Send me all your art scene recommendations!

Who's ready for more holiday shopping this weekend? Come on out to Christmas on Madison 10am - 4pm on Saturday, December 3rd to buy one of a kind gifts and treats. I'll be there with a bunch of new bags, brooches, sashiko ornaments, and soaps.

My two-dimensional work is a way for me to warm up when I enter the studio each morning. They are automatic drawings that are influenced by music and my worries about the world. Check them out at in the Small Works Holiday Show during December. Join me at the opening reception Thursday, December 1st 5:30 - 8pm.

I'm so excited to be included in this exhibition at the . The opening reception is Thursday, November 10th from 6 - 8pm. Hope to see you there!

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Gift Shop is having an opening reception for its newest selection of featured local artists. Stop by on Thursday, October 27th at 5pm for the opening reception to meet everyone and grab a treat! I am very lucky to have my work included with so many talented artists.

Join me for Soft Sculpture Open Studio on Saturday, October 15th from 1 - 4pm. I will be demonstrating different fabric manipulation techniques and embroidery stitches to create three dimensional forms in fabric. Have your own textile projects? Bring them by and chat!

All my works have a messy phase where you can't tell if the piece will come together. I think of these like elementary school photos. What will the adult look like?

See my works all grown up and in person at the 56th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition until Thursday, October 20th. The opening Reception is Tuesday, October 4th, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Can't wait to see you there!

Got back from a weekend at Dragon Con in Atlanta! So much great textile and costume inspiration! I'm fully indoctrinated in the Cult of the Carpet and the Loyal Order of the Ribbon. I've caught the cosplay bug. Watch out!

The love of stitching is coming back. I need the meditative process right now.

Did you know there's a backpack hidden in there? Can you find it? My kid has me watching Stranger Things and this embroidery is the mood right now. Lost in the woods.

"Turkey Creek"
Hand Embroidery on Linen
2021
4" x 6"

"Alligator Swamp" is going to this weekend for Metro Montage XXII July 9 - September 4th. Let me know if you'll make the opening reception, July 9th 6-8pm! We're going and I'm excited to see the show.