www.amydraws.com
Amy Friend is a mixed media artist whose work explores the balance between freedom and rootedness. Using the red thread as a symbol, she creates visual metaphors of birds in graceful struggle — capturing the tension, discomfort, and beauty found in navigating life’s opposing forces.
Friend earned her B.F.A. from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and studied at the Studio Arts Center in Florence, Italy. Now based in North Carolina drawing inspiration from the region’s natural landscapes and creative community.
Friend’s practice blends traditional and experimental techniques, rooted in graphite drawing and incorporating acrylics, printmaking, and textiles. Influenced by time spent in nature — hiking, camping, and traveling — her work becomes a meditation on movement, memory, and transformation, where vulnerability and strengthquietly coexist..
