A mix of
craft work,
textile art, and
a fresh take
on pop art.

I’m was having dinner at the Good Life Cafe in Park Rapids, MN.

I look over my shoulder and spot a poster advertising an Alec Soth exhibit at a local gallery. My first thought — there’s somehow a mistake. Why is Alec Soth showing at a gallery in a small town in northern MN?

Park Rapids never ceases to amaze.

I visited and was (of course) enamored by Soth’s show at the Nemeth Art Center. But as I left the gallery that day, I’d fallen in love with an exhibit I never planned to see: Rachel Collier’s Soft Landing. At first glance, it was familiar, with echoes of textile art from my childhood. But her vision pushed the medium into new territories. A mix of craft work, textile art, and a fresh take on pop art. I loved it. And it just so happened that Ms. Collier was visiting the gallery that day. I got a chance to meet her and we immediately shared our Instagram handles to set a time for a studio visit.