Aimee Schreiber is a self-taught artist and gallery director of The Copper Wolf in Tumwater, Washington. She creates symbolic, nature-inspired art to understand and connect to life inside and around her. Moths in particular have always fascinated her with their otherworldly colors, intricate forms, and evocative symbolism. She explores themes of transformation and impermanence through her moth paintings and works with metal leaf and open acrylic paints, often including gold halos and dramatic scale to elevate her small subjects and invite viewers into their hidden realms. Her work is in public and private collections across North America and Europe
I create to understand and connect to life inside and around me, using art to bridge the gap between the seen and unseen, the past and present, and the individual and universal. Drawing inspiration from the lands, creatures, and cultures of the world, I enjoy elevating subjects that are small and often overlooked with larger-than-life scale and spiritual imagery like gold halos in hopes of creating visual portals into the unseen wonders and bewildering beauty that surrounds us. Moths in particular have always fascinated me with their otherworldly colors, intricate forms, and evocative symbolism.
I’m interested in exploring themes of transformation and impermanence through my paintings, always striving to discover the connective threads that bind us to reality, fantasy, and each other. Experimenting with different surfaces and techniques to make room for the unexpected, I frequently use metal leaf and translucent layers of jewel-toned open acrylic paints to create unique representational artwork that leans toward the surreal
