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Appalachian Archetype Project

The Idealistic

11/11/2024

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​Just as the heirloom roses, she embody a unique blend of resilience and fragility, so too does this Appalachian woman carry an ancient wisdom within a modern spirit. Like those hardy, old-fashioned blooms that thrive in the mountain soil, she has learned to weather every storm while never losing her capacity for delicate beauty.


The roses' thick, thorned stems mirror the protective layers she's grown to shield her tender core. Though her outward demeanor may sometimes seem as prickly as the rose's defenses, those who venture close enough are rewarded with the true essence of who she is - a fragrance both warm and melancholic, a softness concealed beneath apparent harshness.


Just as the heirloom roses bear the marks of their lineage in every vein and petal, so this woman's being is shaped by the generations of mountain folk who came before. She tends the hearth-fires of tradition with the same care she devotes to cultivating rare plant specimens, for she knows these roots run deep and must be tended with reverence.


Those who glimpse her true essence are often left breathless, as if encountering a wild, sacred bloom hidden in a thicket. For in her, the resilience of the ancient Appalachians meets the refined sensitivity of the romantic idealist. She is a study in contrasts - hardened yet vulnerable, tradition-bound yet innovative, solitary yet deeply connected to community. And like the prized heirloom roses she safeguards, she is a rare and irreplaceable treasure, a living embodiment of the mountains' unbreakable spirit.
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    Autumn Roe is a mixed media storyteller living and working in Bristol, TN. She is inspired the people of her community, and the lands that they reside.  She creates work that is anchored to a particular place.  Autumn has her MFA from Lesley University of Cambridge, Ma, and a BA from Emory and Henry College of Emory, Va.

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  • Home
  • Installations
    • Hidden Strengths In Time
    • Nature's Relic; A Space of Inbetweens
    • Construction
    • Rivers Relic
  • Works
    • Mutual Respects
    • Connections
    • Another Day
    • Evidence in the Weeds
    • Fixations
    • Year 2020
    • Differentiation
    • Natural Beauty of LIfe
  • Appalachian Archetypes
  • About
    • Artists Statement
    • Press
    • Bio and CV
    • Teaching >
      • Interactions
      • Teaching Philosophy
      • Classroom Management Plan
      • Student Work
  • Contact
    • Commision