“Priscilla Weidlein is an artist whose eye is trained on the sort of visual tangents that keep her audience open to wonder. Like the eccentric splendor of a bedroom occupied by dogs wearing sweaters. Or the leafy warmth of a home where plants and art rule. Her work is often tenanted with characters who keep the outside in—it’s common for windows to play a prominent role in her illustrations, as if gently reminding us to draw the curtains open, experience a breeze, and enjoy a whole spectrum of green and the kindness of a blue sky. The perceivable hope of a whole day ahead, with no urgency to seize it, but bask in it—that’s the mood of a Weidlein interior.
Her work is abundant, itemized, patterned. For every cushion tassel, an heirloom-like piece of pottery. For every textile detail—so finely drawn—something more intimate, like a friend who kicks off her shoes the moment she comes over, or the way a bathroom is arranged just so, organized for the person who might say, “Think pink!” For Weidlein, the true spirit of a home, a small business, a family, a cat’s cheeky smile, are all captured in such a startling way that one begins to understand that much of her work is a study in paying attention, as if listening for tone or the everyday qualities (and magic) of spending time.” - Durga Chew-Bose
Photo by Greta Rybus