In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re continuing to highlight the voices of the female creators and leaders at ReCreative Denver.
Andrea Dolter (she/her) started with ReCreative as a volunteer in 2018. Her artwork was on show at the ReCreative gallery in March 2020. In 2021 she joined ReCreative as a studio space resident where she co-operates Hell & Rats Vintage Collective and offers clothing repair services under the name To Hell & Back.
You’ll also see her working in the ReCreative store throughout the week! Her presence at RCD has been integral to connecting with our community and inspiring creative reuse in everything she does.
Andrea works across textile and printmaking media — exploring fiber as a material and subject matter stemming from traditional textile and printmaking applications. She grew up with a passion for drawing and discovered a love for fiber after the women in her family taught her customary practices at a young age.
“This lifelong exploration of creation allows me to connect to a history that’s both personal and shared through the traditions of craft with the materials and processes I use.”
Andrea’s work honors the feminine history that’s associated with textiles. The combination of sacred textile heirlooms quilted together with familiar visual motifs evokes memories from the past. Through her art, she creates the space to invite small moments of nostalgia to connect to the present.
“Memory and family are a driving force in my work. The ways that we connect to the world around us as children and build those early, important and lasting relationships as children are so unique and all that we can truly take with us is the memory. The return to a far simpler understanding of the world, even for just a few moments, is what motivates me to create.”
Andrea brings to life the sentimental relationship we all have with certain objects — they’re a memory vessel that are capable of transporting us back to a time when we didn’t know as much and our ignorance was pure bliss.
Discover more of Andrea’s works, including her series featured at ReCreative >