Finding Beauty in the Discarded

Working with raw materials that were headed to the trash heap has been a focus of artist Geoffrey Isley for over a decade. From making art quilts from upcycled fabric leftovers, to making collages from handmade scraps of papers or prints, or creating stained glass mosaics from fragments of glass leftovers, his work invites you to explore how beauty can be found in brokenness and restoration.

Geoff has been a working graphic artist for over 30 years, and has been part of the visual arts team of the Grantham Church for 20 years.

Click through the pictures below for a preview of some of Geoff’s artwork, and plan to come visit in person to see more of his amazing designs!

Pre-Exhibit Construction…

Some pictures of the exhibit going up….Eric Durbin installing the hardware for hanging the pieces… Geoff Isley bringing the artwork into the building, with the help of Charlie Wise and Pastor Karen…..The hanging of the quilts, stained glass and framed pictures in the fellowship hall and adjacent hallway….Thank you to everyone involved in making this art exhibit happen here at Trinity Church!