Meet The Team: Allison Carroll
Our ongoing feature "Meet The Team" is our way of introducing you to the fine folks behind the scenes who make R&F possible. In this week’s installment, you will meet Allison Carroll in Sales.
Allison Carroll, Metropolis (detail), 30” x 22”, encaustic and mixed media on paper, 2019.
Please provide a brief description of what you do day to day at R&F.
In addition to my ongoing pursuit of good espresso, I'm an avid desk jockey. My day is filled with processing orders/invoicing, communicating with retailers, facilitating freight/international shipments, etc. Truly my day begins with organization and relaying project information to our phenomenal shipping team.
More than likely, I was in my teammates shoes at one time or another and can understand the ripple effect my orders create on the work schedule.
All my office mates and myself are attentive to inquiries. I've heard about every question there is about working with both our paint lines and it's great fun to work through an artist's project with them.
My coworkers at R&F are wonderful and 'hard worker bees' (we're avid pun makers, you're welcome Richard!) and I stay very conscious about supporting my team day-to-day the best I can. It is an absolute joy to come to work everyday.
How many years have you been working for R&F?
Once fall arrives it will be 10 years! I began working part time in the shipping department and in production, then was promoted to a full time office position.
Allison’s wildflowers at Brown Pink.
What do you do outside of work? Do you have an art background or related practice?
I am a Hudson Valley native with a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the State University of New Work at New Paltz. When I'm not dreaming about or researching about a studio project, you could find me digging trenches in a garden (bee friendly and dye plants), absorbing classic film to camp B-movies, making sustainable clothing and housewares, hiking while avoiding direct sunlight, reading manga, and practicing yoga.
If someone came to visit Kingston, what's one thing you would recommend they see, do, eat, or experience?
I would recommend first taking a walk on the "strand" by the water. It has a unique Kingston charm to it. Then take a hike from there around Kingston point. You can find oodles of brilliant galleries and museums in this area.
During the summer months I would take a look at what is showing on any given weekend. Also, I have a soft spot for the grounds at Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY.
Allison Carroll, Shelley, 12” x 9”, encaustic on panel, 2022.
Favorite color in R&F's paint line?
This is a hard question for any artist. Certainly by working in a metaphorical 'candy store' it is impossible to not see the majesty in every single color. However, if I had to choose right this moment it would be a tight race between Payne's Grey and Courbet Green. Courbet Green has complicated depth with the undertone and Payne's Grey is a mysterious, semi-transparent color I fall in love with whenever I watch the color spread across my piece.
You can see more of Allison’s work at allisoncarrollstudio.com or follow her on Instagram @allisoninthestudio.