Guests were greeted into the home with beers from Tie & Timber Beer Co.
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Home is Where the Art Is
Guests were invited to experience Rosie Winstead's latest body of work, TORN, in a gallery like setting at Julie Blackmon's Springfield, MO home, where they could simultaneously imagine what her work would look like in their own homes.
By Heather Kane
Aug 2019
![Work of art by Springfield MO artist Rosie Winstead](https://d194ip2226q57d.cloudfront.net/images/Rosie-Winstead_Home-Art-Show_Header_By-Heather-.original.jpg)
Rosie Winstead unveiled her new heartwarming and powerful body of work titled TORN in an exhibition at Julie Blackmon’s home last weekend and it was quite the buzzworthy evening.
![Julie Blackmon's home in Springfield MO](https://d194ip2226q57d.cloudfront.net/images/Rosie-Winstead_Home-Art-Show_3_By-Heather-Kane.original.jpg)
![Work of art by Springfield MO artist Rosie Winstead](https://d194ip2226q57d.cloudfront.net/images/Rosie-Winstead_Home-Art-Show_2_By-Heather-Kane.original.jpg)
Two pieces were on display outside with the lush greenery as a backdrop.
Winstead, a published children’s illustrator and author and a Springfield native, has begun to focus solely on painting and collage work. TORN painted a picture of Winstead’s childhood perspective of growing up in the Bible Belt while coinciding with her present perspective of what it’s like living here today.
![Work of art by Springfield MO artist Rosie Winstead](https://d194ip2226q57d.cloudfront.net/images/Rosie-Winstead_Home-Art-Show_1_By-Heather-Kane.original.jpg)
Winstead's artist statement was placed within the entryway to quickly introduce the concept behind her latest body of work, TORN.
![Springfield MO artist Rosie Winstead with a piece from here collection, TORN](https://d194ip2226q57d.cloudfront.net/images/Rosie-Winstead_Home-Art-Show_Rosie_By-Heather-K.original.jpg)
Rosie Winstead demonstrating the interchangeable component of one of her pieces from TORN.
The body of works were displayed in a beautiful home environment—a gallery trend happening in larger cities—which made it simple for spectators to imagine having a piece of Winstead’s art to display in their own homes. With special attention to lighting and placement throughout the house exhibition, the works took center stage, allowing for a similar flow to a gallery viewing.
Artist representation by Obelisk Home, and catering by Pino + Tink's.
Rosie Winstead
To see more of Winstead’s work, or to purchase a piece of your own, visit Obelisk Home or RosieWinstead.com.