Here in this House

Courtney & Molly Blazon
June 12, 2018 through October 5, 2018

Artist Courtney Blazon’s imagery takes us someplace between the known world and a dreamscape, while her mother Molly’s three dimensional creations leave the viewer in awe of both familiarity and oddity. In this one-of-a-kind exhibition, mother and daughter team up to create a reality firmly rooted in surrealism, magic and storytelling. Molly works with raku fired clay, doll faces, fabric and found objects to create haunting sculptures that are reflected in her daughter’s drawings. Details such as perfectly pleated skirts are paired with abstract bodies against multi- layered colorful drawings on Mylar that reveal the creatures’ existences. This marriage of naturalism and fantasy, old and new, imperfect and exquisite, leave one’s imagination left to wander through a unique narrative designed by Courtney & Molly Blazon in the Thayer Gallery at The Square. Molly is a self-taught artist and Courtney is an award winning Montana artist whose work has been exhibited at the Missoula Art Museum and is held in private collections.