Misty Granade is an abstract mixed media artist from the Huntsville area of Alabama. She believes there is magic in being able to hold art in your hands. To provide that magic for others, she makes one-of-a-kind books, handheld art pieces, and wall hangings meant to entice people to touch them.
Misty counts artists Cy Twombly, Helen Frankenthaler, Joseph Cornell, Mark Bradford, and Ruby Palmer as influences on her work. Asemic writing, use of dreamy color, assemblage, deep love of paper, and improvisation with materials are all areas where Misty’s interests overlap with these artists. She adds interests in book making, eco dyeing, weaving, and crochet, and uses all of these to explore feminist themes and the blurry line between craft and art.
Her motto is, “I can remake what I am given into what I need.” She does this by combining a variety of items like found paper, sticks from her yard, cast off yarn, and her own older work to create new work. The experience of making art from these items is satisfying in its own right and nearly as valuable to her as the finished work.
Misty additionally finds deep meaning in helping other artists explore their creative journeys and views encouraging other makers as part of her calling. Sharing her processes and finished pieces on her blog provides an avenue for others to engage with her work and encourages them to make art from the materials around them.
