"The Best of Times: Gen-X" Shelley Mouber The imagery and the use

The imagery and the use of primary colors (plus white and black) underscore the basic factors that still form humanity's common ground

making it virtually impossible to distinguish her early works from her later works

Some vessels are empty… waiting

Street looking southeast on North 13th Street

"The Best of Times: Gen-X" Shelley Mouber The imagery and the useShelley Mouber, Fayetteville, AR The Best of Times: Gen X, 2026 Mixed media 30 x 36 This piece is rooted in nostalgiathe kind that is vivid, layered, and inseparable from identity. It draws from the visual and sonic imprint of 1980s pop culture, where music, television, and design shaped not just taste, but memory itself. Neon becomes a language of recall, echoing the glow of stage lights, arcade screens, and album coversan atmosphere that lingers