Cloak is an installation that hides the Drive Thru Art Box beneath densely draped Spanish moss, fully obscuring its form. Inside, a vintage wooden rack holds a small collection of rocks, unknown to the viewer. The work explores themes of concealment and preservation, while also referencing the ways nature reclaims built space.

Blanche Nettles Powers, born in Rochester, Minnesota, is a Savannah-based artist whose paintings, assemblages, and mixed-media works explore materiality and process through improvisation and repetition. Her current practice is informed by fractal patterns found in natural environments. Solo exhibitions of her work have been presented at Laney Contemporary (Savannah), Kim Foster Gallery (New York), and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Her work has been selected for juried exhibitions, including ArtFields (South Carolina) and Tallahassee International at the FSU Museum of Fine Art. Nettles Powers has participated in artist residencies at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), Vermont Studio Center, and SCAD’s NYC Studio Workspace. She has received fellowships from Jentel Foundation (Wyoming) and Anderson Ranch Arts Center (Colorado), and has completed commissioned projects for Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Verge Yacht Design, and SCAD. Her work is held in numerous private collections. Nettles Powers received her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design.

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