Christine Alexandre-Zeoli – Len Zeoli Studios

Christie uses and experiments in a variety of media. Her original body of work is abstract and nonrepresentational painting. Paper is used in several ways. She uses quill work for sculptural wall-hung pieces and in combination with other media. Cast paper is used for sculpture and as a base for additive work. She also experiments with cut paper. A great love of hers is encaustics, the use of beeswax for painting and sculpture. A variety of sizes and prices is available.

The Indigo Lab is a new creative venture growing from Christie and Len Zeoli’s shared fascination with indigo, one of the world’s oldest and most extraordinary natural dyes. Using traditional indigo vats as a starting point, the Lab brings an ancient process into a contemporary studio where experimentation, color, pattern, material, and surprise are all part of the work.

Visitors to the studio will be able to see and purchase a growing collection of indigo-dyed apparel, fabrics, and other textile pieces. Each piece develops through repeated encounters with the dye vat, oxygen, resist techniques, and the unpredictable nature of the material itself. Part of the pleasure of working with indigo is that the process always retains a voice of its own.

The Indigo Lab is not intended simply to reproduce traditional designs. We are interested in what can happen when a centuries-old process is approached with curiosity and allowed to move into new territory. Some pieces are quiet and spare; others are layered, irregular, and exuberant. The evidence of handwork and process remains visible.

The studio visit will also include the broader artwork of Christie Zeoli. Christie has worked for many years as an abstract and nonrepresentational artist, exploring color, surface, composition, and material through painting, encaustic, ink, paper, and mixed media.

Together, The Indigo Lab and art studio form a working creative environment, and visitors can expect to encounter finished work alongside materials, experiments, samples, and evidence of the processes from which the work grows. The Indigo Lab is where an ancient blue meets contemporary curiosity, and we invite visitors to come see what is emerging.