Due to the Covid-19 crisis, most of my art shows are cancelled this year. It's okay though! You can still find my artwork! You can either order it off this updated website or you can come visit me in Amana, IA at my studio, located at 4313 220th Trail (Main Street), in Amana. The building is on the north side of Main Street, just as you are coming from the 4-way intersection. The entrance is on the east side of the Painted Cupboard Antique shop. It is best for you to text me at 319-310-8691 to let me know you are coming, as I am not quite sure of store hours. I plan to at least be open on Saturdays.
Contact Info: Phone-319-310-8691, Email- lmlammey@gmail.com
To order off this site, click on the categories on the left side of the screen.
About me and my work:
I am a fine art digital photographer, capturing the wide-open spaces of the rural Midwest. I glorify the scenes with brilliant colors and strong contrasts, shooting at just the right angle, during specific atmospheric conditions. I watch, and wait for these special moments in light. Whether it is an old barn, truck, tree, I aim to tell the story of how it has weathered in the bittersweet seasons of the country. I use moments in nature to express the many emotions we experience as humans. I travel all over the country to participate in art shows, but most of my pictures were shot within a 20 mile radius of my home in Amana, Iowa. While I have a degree in Studio Art, I have never taken a class in photography. I am employed at the University of Iowa as a Sponsored Programs Coordinator. I have degrees in Psychology and Studio Art. I have two children, Jakob (15), and Sara Rose (12). My studio/gallery is on Main Street in Amana.
Process:
For 12 years, I have worked non-stop, almost obsessively, trying to progress to new levels with my art. Through a lot of trial and error, I have developed a technique I am finally pleased with:
1. I shoot pictures under specific atmospheric conditions
2. I edit, using several computer programs. I increase contrasts, saturate some colors, desaturate other colors, add texture layers.
3. I print, using archival inks and papers.
4. I mount to cradled wood panels using acid free adhesive
5. I protect with several layers of a UV protected, museum quality varnish for digital media.
Awards/Accomplishments
2018-Best of Show, Yankton Summer Arts Festival, Yankton, SD
2017- Best of Show, Red Barn Festival, Kirksville, MO
2017- 1st place photography, Snake Alley Arts Fair, Burlington, IA
2016- Cover Artist, Pearl Street Art Festival, Boulder, CO
2015-2nd place photography, Main Street Festival, Franklin, TN
2015 3rd place in Photography, Crosby Arts Festival, Toledo, OH
2014-2nd place in Photography, Main Street Festival, Franklin, TN
2014-Commercial Project, Linn County Community Services Building
2013-Outstanding Achievement, North Shore Arts Festival, IL
2012-Cover Artist, Money Expert Financial Services, Italy
2012-Present, Cover Artist, Amana Visitor’s Guide
2019 Show Schedule
March 1-3, Spring Arts and Crafts Fair, Des Moines, IA
March 8-9, Spring Arts, Sarasota, FL
March 15-16, Outdoor Arts Festival, Fairhope, AL
March 23-24, Gulf Breeze Arts Festival, Gulf Breeze, FL
April 6, Spring Arts and Crafts Fair, Coralville Marriott, IA
April 27-38, Main Street Arts Festival, Franklin, TN (Nashville)
May 3-4, Maifest in Amana, IA, Gallery Open!
May 18-19, East Lansing Arts Festival, East Lansing, MI
May 25-26, Paseo Arts Festival, Oklahoma City, OK
May 31-June 2, Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA
June 7-8, Omaha Arts Festival, Omaha, NE
June 14-15, Smokey Hill Arts Festival, Salina, KS
June 21-22, College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls, IA
June 29-30, Artfest Midwest Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA
July 13-14, Krasl Arts Festival, St. Joesph, MI
July 18-21, Ann Arbor Arts Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
July 27, Clear Lake Arts Festival, Clear Lake, IA
August 2-4, Uptown Arts Festival, Minneapolis, MN
August 10, Amana Arts Festival, Amana, IA
August 16-17, Yankton Arts Festival, Yankton, SD
August 31-Sept. 2, Lake Forest Arts Festival, Lake Forest, IL
Sept. 7-8, Art and Apples Arts Festival, Rochester, MI
Sept. 21, Red Barn Festival, Kirksville, MO
Sept. 22, Octagon Arts Festival, Ames, IA
Oct. 4-6, Oktoberfest, Amana, IA Gallery Open!
Oct. 12-13, Bridges of Madison Co. Festival, Winterset, IA
Nov. 2-3, Holiday Arts Fair, Marriott, Coralville, IA
Nov. 15-17, Holiday Arts Fair, Des Moines Fair Grounds, IA
December (entire month) Gallery Open, Main St. Amana, IA
2018 Show Schedule (so far!)(subject to change!):
Jan 6-7: Dunedin, Florida (Sorry, I had to cancel!)
Jan 13-14: Cape Coral, Florida (Sorry, I had to cancel!)
Feb 23-24: Iowa State Fairgrounds
March 10-11: Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival, Florida
March 16-18: Outdoor Art Show, Fairhope, Alabama
April 7: Arts and Crafts Fair, Marriott, Coralville, IA
April 21-22: Spring Expose, Univ of Iowa IMU
May 5-6: Maifest in Amana--Gallery Open (see address above)
May 18-20: Art on the Square, Belleville, IL
May 26-27: St. Charles Fine Art Show, St. Charles, IL (pending)
June 1-3: Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA
June 8-10: Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, Kansas
June 17: Snake Alley Art Festival, Burlington, IA
June 23-24: Artfest Midwest (Des Moines), or Strawberry Festival, (Cedarburg, WI)
June 30-July 1: Summer Art Fair, South Haven, Michigan
July 14-15: Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI? (Pending)
July 19-22: Ann Arbor, State Street Art Fair, MI
July 28: Art Sail, Clear Lake, IA (Pending)
Aug 3-5: Amish Acres, Nappanee, Indiana
Aug 11: Amana Art Festival, Amana, IA
Aug 18-19: Art in the Park, Elkader, IA? (Pending)
Aug 25-26: Bucktown Arts Festival, Chicago, IL (Pending)
Sept 1-3: Watch for update!
Sept 7-9: Watch for update!
Sept 15-16: Watch for update!
Sept 23: Octagon Art Festival, Ames, IA? (Pending)
Sept 29: Red Barn Festival, Kirksville, Missouri? (Pending)
Oct 5-7: Oktoberfest in Amana. Gallery will be open!
Oct 13-14: Covered Bride Festival, Winterset, IA (Pending)
Oct 16-18: River Arts Fest, Memphis, TN? (Pending)
Nov 3-4: Arts and Crafts Fair, Marriott, Coralville, IA
Nov 16-18: Arts and Crafts Fair, Iowa State Fairgrounds
Dec 1-2: Thieves Market, University of Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom (Pending)
2017 show schedule: (I am doing less shows this year to finish moving and set up my gallery!)
Feb 24-26: Iowa State Fairgrounds, CLEARANCE SALE!
June 2-3: Iowa City Arts Festival
June 17: Snake Alley Art Festival, Burlington, IA
June 24-25: ArtFest Midwest, Des Moines, IA
July 15: Linn Creek Art Festival, Marshalltown, IA
August 12: Amana Arts Festival--Held on Main Street in Amana this year! 40th Anniversary!
Sept 16: Red Barn Festival, Kirksville, MO
Sept 24: Octagon Arts Festival, Ames, IA
Sept 29-31: HOPE TO HAVE GALLERY OPEN IN AMANA FOR OKTOBERFEST!
October 14-15: Bridges of Madison Co Festival, Winterset, IA
November 17-29: Iowa State Fairgrounds, Arts and Crafts fair
December 2-3: Thieve's Market, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City
2016 show schedule:
Feb 26-28: Iowa State Fairgrounds, clearance sale!
March 12-13: Council Bluffs, Mid-America Center, clearance sale!
April 17: Coralville, IA, Marriott Arts and Crafts fair
April 23-24: Main Street Festival, Franklin, TN (Nashville)
May 5-7: Tulip Time, Pella, IA
June 3-5: Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA (Downtown)
June 11-12: Omaha Arts Festival (Downtown)
June 25-26: Artfest Midwest, Des Moines, IA
July 10-11: Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI
July 16-17: Pearl Street Arts Festival, Boulder, CO
August 5-7: Uptown Arts Festival, Minneapolis, MN
September 24-25: Peoria Arts Festival, Peoria, IL
October 8-9: Jordan Creek Art Market, Des Moines, IA
October 15-16: Arts and Crafts Fair, UniDome, Cedar Falls, IA
November 5-6: Arts and Crafts Fair, Marriott, Coralville, IA
November 18-20: Arts and Crafts Fair, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA
December 3-4: Thieve's Market, Univ. of Iowa, IMU, Iowa City, IA (pending)
2015 show schedule:
Feb 7-8: Heartfest West, Des Moines
Feb 27-28: Iowa State Fairgrounds, Clearance Sale!
March 21-22: Council Bluffs, Mid-America Center, Clearance Sale!
April 25-26: Main Street Festival, Franklin, TN (Nashville)
May 1-3: Art in the Barn, during Maifest Festival, Amana, IA, Festhall Barn
May 7-9: Molengracht Market, Pella's Tulip Festival, Pella, IA
May 15-17: Art on the Square, Belleville, IL
May 23-24: Barrington Art Fair, (Chicagoland)
June 6-7: Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA
June 12-14: Smoky Hill River Arts Festival, Salina, KS
June 19-20: College Hill Art Fair, Cedar Falls, IA
June 26-28: Crosby Arts Festival, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, OH
July 3-4: Lakeshore Arts Festival, Muskegon, MI
July 11-12: Brookings Summer Arts Festival, Brookings, SD
August 7-9: Uptown Arts Festival, Minneapolis, MN
Sept. 12: Sidewalk Arts Festival, Sioux Falls, SD
Sept. 19-20: Historic Valley Junction, Des Moines, IA (pending)
Sept. 27: Octogon Arts Festival, Ames, IA
Oct. 2-4: Oktoberfest, Amana, IA (booth at Visitor's Center)
Oct 10-11: Bridges of Madison Co. Festival, Winterset, IA
Oct 17-18: Wisconsin Dells Fall Festival, WI (pending)
Nov. 7-8: Marriott Arts and Crafts, Coralville, IA
Nov. 14-15: Waterloo Holiday Arts Festival, Waterloo, IA
Nov. 20-22: Callahan Arts and Crafts, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, IA
Dec. 5-6: Holiday Thieve's Market, Univ. of Iowa, IMU, Iowa City, IA
2014 Show Schedule:
March 21-23: Winter Park Arts Festival, Florida
April 26-27: Main St. Festival, Franklin, TN
May 2-4: Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO
May 10: Baraboo Fair on the Square, Baraboo, WI
May 15-18: Tulsa’s Mayfest, Tulsa, OK
June 6-8: Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA
June 21: Fair on the Square, Bloomington, Indiana
June 28-29: Artfest Midwest, Des Moines Fair Grounds, IA
July 12-13: Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI
July 19—Open Arts Fest, Boulder, CO
August 1-3—Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
August 9—Amana Arts Festival, Amana, IA
August 15-17: Yankton Summer Arts Festival, South Dakota
August 31—New Bo Arts Festival, Cedar Rapids, IA
Sept 7—Sioux Falls Sidewalk Arts Festival, SD
Sept 13—Red Barn Festival Kirksville, MO (pending)
Sept 20—Octagon Arts Festival Ames, IA
October 3-5: Oktoberfest, Amana, IA (Visitor’s Bureau?)
October 11-12: Madison Co. Bridge Festival, Winterset IA
October 18—Wisconsin Dells Fall Festival…..(pending)
November 15—Callahan Marriott Coralville
Nov 21, 22, 23—Callahan Des Moines
December 6—Thieves Market, Iowa City, IA (pending)