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Memories of Yucatan: Dimensional Assemblage by Flora Ricca Hoffman
 Flora Ricca Hoffman has purposefully spent her entire life as an artist, but her discovery of dimensional assemblage was quite by accident. Trained as a painter and printmaker, she was fascinated one day by the effect created when she pulled a print off the press. The paper, as it curled away from her etching, captivated her and propelled her toward the work featured in this show.
Over the years, Flora has experimented with making prints, cutting them up, and creating collages by incorporating her own photographic material and found objects. “The dimension and texture adds a visual richness to the tapestry,” she explains.
Flora describes her assemblages as both “mysterious and elegant.” And these two elements coexist in pieces that are inspired by the artist’s annual treks to Mexico. She has been intrigued by the rich landscapes, turbulent history and exotic people of the Yucatan peninsula, but she’s even more mesmerized the ancient architecture of the Mayan culture. Flora is especially influenced by the stepped pyramids of the Palenque ruins, and she feels that they lend themselves to her photography.
The artist received a BFA in Painting/Design from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in Painting/Printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She’s had post-graduate study in Printmaking/Photo Processes from Arizona State University and has worked as an instructor and lecturer for such fine institutions as Northwestern Michigan College, Interlochen Center for the Arts and Michigan Council for the Arts.
Flora Ricca Hoffman may be reached at 737 East State Street, Traverse City, MI 49686 or by calling (231) 941-7197.
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