Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett at LA Cafe

“Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett”
Featured at LA Cafe
5815 Dixie Hwy.
Waterford, MI
June 7 – June 30
Peacefest June 12 and 13
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Darren, the owner of the LA Cafe is one of the nicest people I have ever met. He fully supports the arts!

A new collection of inspiring photographs by artist Janna Bissett will be on exhibit at the LA Cafe in Waterford, Mi, beginning June 7, and running until the end of June. The Peacefest will be held June 12 and 13th in the parking lot of the cafe and features art, photography, jewelry, music, and fun!

Bissett, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, credits her striking photographic style to the fact that she works in many other media, including charcoal, metalwork, paint and fiber. “Once I accepted that having a hand in all these different media can actually work for me rather than against me, I started to see my art grow in ways I never thought possible.” In some of her photos, a combination of media is used, as photos are shot through a glass “painted” with cleaner, and also manipulated after the shot.

Although she spent time during college working in a state park, don’t expect to find the usual “scenery” photos in Bissett’s work. Rather, she concentrates on bits and pieces of nature that would normally be overlooked, and captures them with an unusual intensity. Her urban photography takes a similar approach, often concentrating on the “dirty” or discarded, turning it into something interesting and often quite beautiful. In a more lighthearted but equally intense mode, Bissett includes some of her fashion photography in the exhibit as well.

For more information on the artist, visit lilacpopphotography.etsy.com.