GirlMeetsArt

A hand-built and decorated box holds rubbings from Penland’s grounds.

Despite spending many summers at art colonies or crafts schools in remote wooded locations, I never got much inspiration from nature in doing my art. All the green just did not do much for me.

Then one summer I signed up for a bookmaking class at Penland, taught by Julie Leonard, a book artist with the University of Iowa.I decided to tackle a complex construction project, (more…)

Chairs in the world of Salvador Dali

Not chairs, but further exploration of carborundum printing and the surreal

One summer in the late 90s, I signed up for a one-week printmaking workshop at Oxbow, the summer art colony outside Saugatuck, Michigan, with Holly Greenberg. A dynamo of a teacher, Holly does collagraphs and linocuts with a retro feel and a spot-on sense of humor about gender issues.

Let’s dance the night electric.

Over the years as I have taken various art workshops, I have learned how to short-circuit my internal editor. You know, that peckish creature inside your head that shoots down any ideas you might have for a new piece of work.

My secret? (more…)

Living high off the hog will get you high cholesterol

The maternal side of my family has bad heart genes.

My mother and nearly all of her seven siblings suffered from premature cardiovascular disease and highly elevated cholesterol levels. My sister died of a heart attack at age 42.

This legacy has influenced me in a lot of ways. (more…)