Join us for the opening reception of "The Only Way Out is Through", a collection of ceramic scultptures and double exposure photography that blurs the line between what is seen and unseen. Made with the raku process, her playful scultptural work is reminiscent of elemental energies while her double exposure photographs are mischievous, intriguing depictions of space and time. The official are reception is on May 3, 2025 from 11am-1pm at Icky Love Art Loft & Gallery located in Kailua at 905 Kalanianaʻole Hwy #3201, Kailua, HI 96734.
About the artist:
Jessica Rodriguez is an artist based out Kailua, Hawaii, where she was born and raised. She enjoys arts and sciences and is mesmerized by the spaces where they meet. Jess is analytical, observant, and inspired by life & nature, “the creation and the destruction, the beauty and the pain, and the neutral moments of peace in-between.” There is an unpredictable nature to ceramics and film photography, making them her favorite mediums to work with.
Jess's ceramic work involves many decorative and often meticulous design techniques that she makes by hand-building and also on the wheel. Sometimes she has a plan; sometimes a vision presented in a dream. She begins her process with mutable intention, allowing things to adapt along the way. Her pottery has been described as "whimsical" and "avante garde punk rock".
Jess's film photography carries an ethereal quality. She balances her style at the fulcrum between chance and control with her experimental in-camera multiple exposure compositions, layering two or more photos on the same frame of film. This in-camera double exposure process creates something unknown and magical.
