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About Two Rhodes Art Studio
Meet Naomi
Naomi Maynard is a mixed-media artist and founder of Two Rhodes Art Studio, creating original, one-of-a-kind artwork rooted in freedom, movement and the feeling of being fully alive.
Working intuitively with hand-painted papers, monoprinting, vintage jewelry and textiles and collected and unexpected materials, Naomi allows each piece to unfold through color, texture and serendipity.
Her art is less about the object itself than the feeling it holds—the swimsuit, the dancing figure, the flower or the mark becoming a vessel for freedom, connection and the joy of being completely yourself. Created for collected, soulful interiors—from homes to hotels and restaurants—her work brings together pieces with a past to create something vibrant, meaningful and entirely new.
Art is her vessel for feeling free.
My Process
My work begins with play. I collect ordinary and unexpected objects—leaves, branches, lace, textiles, packaging, old clothing, and anything with an interesting surface—and use them to create marks and textures on a gel plate. I rarely begin knowing exactly where a piece will end. Instead, I build layers of color and pattern, allowing one mark to lead to another. The hand-printed papers that emerge become my palette: I cut, tear, layer and combine them with vintage jewelry and textiles, found objects and other collected materials to create one-of-a-kind mixed-media collages. I love giving materials another life, but more than anything, I love the freedom of the process. Nothing makes me happier than making painted paper—following an idea, making a mess, and discovering something I never could have planned.
What is Gel Plate Printing?
Gel plate printing is a form of monoprinting made by using a brayer to apply thin layers of paint to a soft, flexible printing surface called a gel plate. Before the paint is transferred to paper, objects and textured materials can be pressed into the surface, removing paint or leaving behind their impressions. Paper is then placed over the plate and gently rubbed by hand before being lifted away to reveal the print. The process can be repeated again and again, building transparent and opaque layers of color, pattern and texture. Because the paint, pressure, objects and previous layers interact differently every time, no two pulls from the plate are ever exactly alike.
The finished artwork is the vessel for the feeling of freedom. The painted paper is where I experience it.