THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM by Ashley Woodson Bailey
Ashley Woodson Bailey was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas before earning a BFA in Art History and Art from the University of Texas in Austin. She worked as a floral designer for two decades in Dallas, Houston, NYC, Savannah, Atlanta and Austin. As an artist, Ashley is defined fully and completely by the flower. A self-taught photographer, Ashley sought to create a lasting flower arrangement through the lens of a camera after a life-changing accident in 2012 left her physically unable to create for large-scale events.
Bailey’s inspiration for this body of work was twofold: not only the sense peace and reflection that flowers impart to their admirers, but also the power they instill. “A lover’s hand delivering a bouquet of flowers after a fight. A coffin covered in the deceased most cherished blooms. A birthday surprise from an old friend. All of these moments are powerful and peaceful yet fleeting, just like flowers and just like our lives,” states Bailey.
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Calm Before The Storm (1/5), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
44 x 66 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
From A Distance (1/10), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
36 x 24 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
Falling Water (1/20), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
16 x 13 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Wrinkled Rose (1/5), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
66 x 44 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
Natural Beauty (1/10), 2017
Archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
24 x 36 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
Lady Banks (1/20), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
16 x 13 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Butterfly (1/5), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
66 x 44 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
Out of the Darkness (1/10), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
36 x 24 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Depths of Time (1/20)
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
16 x 13 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Gesture (1/10)
36 x 24 in
Ashley Woodson Bailey
The Clouds (1/10), 2017
archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
24 x 36 in
