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Chloé Allyn @hotspider is poet and facilitator from Appleton, WI. Inspired by letters, books, and society, Allyn’s artistic work is often covered in words. She uses her creative practice to consider two questions: how to bring poetry to an unexpected space and how can this be a book? She works in a variety of media and views each as another exciting way to play with words. Within her poetry, Allyn explores pleasure, decolonization and humanity. She is dedicated to inspiring others and building artistic community.
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From Allyn’s statement: “On each of these found garments is a poem by written by Chloé Allyn. The first goal is to expand the idea of a ‘page’ where poems are often imprisoned. Viewers are invited to experience the verse beyond the preconceived notions of a poem in a book on a page. For these pieces, the method of embroidery is chosen for its attachment to female craft and the methodical, meditative nature of layering threads into words. True to her nature, Allyn is compelled to make physical manifestations of her writing, especially in the digital age.”
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See Allyn’s work, and the art of four other artists in the exhibition “Read the Room,” currently installed in the UWGB Lawton Gallery. Gallery hours are Monday—Saturday, 10am—3pm. Closed Sundays. Free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through February 26th, 2026.
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Images:
1) Glove You No. 2. Cotton thread and glass beads on found chiffon. 2019
2) Spider Silk Dress. Cotton thread and glass beads on found silk dress. 2021
3) Spider Silk Dress (detail)
4) Poems for Glove You No. 2 and Spider Silk Dress.
5) Glove You No. 3. Cotton thread and glass beads on found chiffon. 2020.
6) Poem for Glove You No. 3
7) Revelation Jacket. Cotton thread on found wool jacket. 2018.
8) Revelation Jacket (Detail)
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#poetry
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@uwgb taken in Lawton Gallery by @hotspider

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8 months ago

be the film noir!!! 🌞 here i am in the #porsche356 reminding everyone to 1. find the perfect light, 2. be dramatic at least once today & 3. set aside some time for daydreams taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @hotspider

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7 years ago

i love the sky!!!! #sx70 #skypix by @hotspider

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a year ago

today’s thee day !!! are you taking extra time to enjoy yourself today? u should ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ happy birthday oscar wilde. hitting extra hard this year while im in poem school. 🙂‍↕️💝 this year im thinking thank u to the gays who paved the way & i support poets rights and poets wrongs. 😈🌝💥 im also appreciating this portrait oscar commissioned of himself when he was 24(i think, he was young) by robert harper goodloe pennington. somehow i hadn’t ever seen this and now i know its in the louvre which thank heavens you haven’t gone to yet so we can go together for the first time by @hotspider

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one day, i’ll write a poem about this but for now my mind, spirit and heart are splashed out everywhere trying to comprehend monday’s tornado.

i couldn’t bring myself to gawk or photograph any homes but my bike ride around the park was heart breaking enough.

i’m scared of the extreme weather increase, the constant summer wildfires, the monopoly of corporations & the utter decline of the beautiful, unique human mind.

i’m in the middle of a move out of my beloved hometown/community in a great time of need & it hurts to think about leaving at a time like this ❤️‍🩹

last pic is my house, im very blessed to have my trees and 100+ yr old home in tact.

#menasha #neenah #appleton by @hotspider

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3 months ago

i’m so lucky to have shared two amazing nights with friends full of talent and audiences full of love during THE LAST WORD parts 1&2. i could not have asked for a better send off. comedians, musicians, poets & artists together as we should be.

i’m really gonna miss bringing poems and people together in my favorite place on the planet (appleton) but i’ll be back! big thank you to cristian & the konsthus ❤️

endless gratitude for the kind words and the hard work that goes into this kinda stuff. this is why we keep livin!

amazing sensation being able to look back on all the good times and good efforts… something to be thankful for about aging & growing.

i already miss looking out at my kingdom from behind the microphone. by @hotspider

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3 months ago

L POSTING ONLY ON MY PAGE :) got out of class at Fortitude in Neenah last night and someone snatched my back tire !!! anyway i love my #schwinncrisscross by @hotspider

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4 months ago

kinda blows my mind that the LAST WORD part 2! is upon us. the final part. the last last word.

jokes, poems, songs ! the usual

more of my local favorites sharing their amazing talents in celebration of my impending departure ! like… it’s about me saying goodbye but it’s also about getting together, as us, one more time!

ok: i promise to do something about the heat & i promise to read some poems!

absolutely amazing flier by cat tervo🌈 taken in Appleton, Wisconsin by @hotspider

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4 months ago

i took these photos of @richard__edge at crutch of memory, while record their new album Vespers!
fun fact this was the first ever roll of film i developed @the.photo_opp which is where you can see richard play TUESDAY JUNE 16th
but the fun isn’t going to stop there….. we teamed up with @appletondrawingclub ! richard will be doubling as a drawing model & playing their 12 string guitar!
you may participate in drawing for $15 or just watch! 7pm sharp taken in Photo Opp by @hotspider

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4 months ago

NEW SUMMER SERIES :) !!!!! 🌀💚🐎
join us for a super special two part event extravaganza. Only Child’s LAST WORD!

its giving cocktail! it’s giving the last waltz! part one will take place later this month in everyone’s favorite living room at the konsthus !

🥹 it would be so special for you to join all of us, because Only Child’s LAST WORD series is a send off party ! in the fall i’ll be attending graduate school in the twin cities. for poetry !!!!!!
& im only ready for that adventure in large part because of events like this.

performers are some of my fave locals bringing poems, jokes, lyrics & sounds.

special surprise performer but you’ll have to attend to figure that one out (it’s me!) taken in Appleton, Wisconsin by @hotspider

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4 months ago

a little early to my fave late spring ritual, one many have enjoyed with me ⭐️💚 just so eager to test this polaroid i’m experimenting & with fixing! i’ll be back soon for fluffier days 🥰 by @hotspider

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5 months ago

it’s my princess baby girl’s 3rd birfday!!! this is the most magical being on earth. #puppy #blackcat by @hotspider

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