ORIGINS shows the spark of Regina’s inspiration and Scott’s vision — colors, sights, and sounds — that contribute to the designs in Regina’s rugs. The exhibition provides rare insight into the creative process. Exhibiting the rugs and photographs side by side, the viewer can see the scene and the abstracted interpretation of that scene in the weavings. This project is a collaboration between husband and wife who share creative expression in different media.

Regina enjoys using natural materials such as wool and linen that are renewable, warm, inviting, and lustrous. The connection between the natural materials used in the weavings and the natural environment led Regina and Scott to photograph her rugs in their inspirational spaces. This strengthens the connection between the rugs, the materials with which they are woven, and the sights the couple has seen in their travels and everyday life.

The show will be exhibited at:
Buenaventura Gallery
700 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura.
August 17 - September 11, 2010

Artists' Reception:
Come meeet Regina and Scott during the artists' reception.
Saturday, August 21 4-7pm.

Regina Vorgang has a working studio at the Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave, Ventura, CA. W. Scott Miles is a photographer and member of the faculty of Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.

Above: My friend, Bob Shepherd, (appropriately named) wrangling his sheep for one of our Origins photos.
Below: Scott lining up the shot of the rug, Origins, Home Again. You can't see it there in the grass but it's woven with wool from the sheep in the photo above. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Angelica and Cystal. Photographed here with their new lambs. Come to the show to see the rug, finished photo and find out which sheep went into which rugs.