Atlanta fiber artist Honey Pierre found punch needle on YouTube. She was stuck at home during the pandemic, dealing with respiratory issues that had sidelined her painting practice, and on a whim she searched for something new. She found it. The work that came out of that exercise is the subject of her latest solo show, “Notions,” now on view at One Contemporary Gallery in Edgewood. On Saturday, May 9, Pierre will join curator Karen Comer Lowe for an artist talk at the gallery.
Pierre’s solo show spans work from 2020 to the present, tracing her progression from early pieces to her current practice. Visitors will find her sketchbooks, her work frames, and pieces that make it clear that Pierre’s work is handmade.
“A lot of people think I do everything with a machine,” Pierre said. “It’s not. It’s all by hand. And that’s a misconception a lot of people have until they actually come to my studio.”
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