Hi Janice-so good to hear from you this morning. I have checked your blog from time to time and am fascinated and inspired by your aesthetic. The pieces shown her are really lovely. I love the box as a form and your use of transparency and color is really striking. I'm glad to hear you've settled into your new home and community. I checked out the BOXX website and love the whole idea. Grass roots, community based connection and support are going to be more important than ever over the next few years. I have been living in Ann Arbor, MI for the past 3 1/2 years and have a home studio. I am teaching 1 encaustic class a week at the Ann Arbor Art Center but am mainly working with oil paint and cold wax medium in my new work. I was working larger and larger but had a bunch of end piece scraps left from a public installation project and decided to go tiny and create 9 piece series of micro art to challenge myself and to focus on color and composition is a new way. I also did a residency at The Vermont Studio Center last may and re-read your posts about going there before I went...i really took a lot away from that experience. Well, as you can see I'm still a rambler! I need to get going on holiday prep but keep in touch :) Happy holidays and warm wishes for a new year full of love and light.
I am a mixed media artist and photographer. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950's and 60's. I am always telling stories in two dimensions. The process of making art becomes more engaging and satisfying every year.
What I Love About Making Art
Sometimes I make myself laugh when I'm drawing. Artists support artists. Making art is like solving a hard puzzle. Music plus making marks equals euphoria (sometimes). Art leads to more art. All I have to do is show up and work and I'll get somewhere.
Hi Janice-so good to hear from you this morning. I have checked your blog from time to time and am fascinated and inspired by your aesthetic. The pieces shown her are really lovely. I love the box as a form and your use of transparency and color is really striking. I'm glad to hear you've settled into your new home and community. I checked out the BOXX website and love the whole idea. Grass roots, community based connection and support are going to be more important than ever over the next few years. I have been living in Ann Arbor, MI for the past 3 1/2 years and have a home studio. I am teaching 1 encaustic class a week at the Ann Arbor Art Center but am mainly working with oil paint and cold wax medium in my new work. I was working larger and larger but had a bunch of end piece scraps left from a public installation project and decided to go tiny and create 9 piece series of micro art to challenge myself and to focus on color and composition is a new way. I also did a residency at The Vermont Studio Center last may and re-read your posts about going there before I went...i really took a lot away from that experience. Well, as you can see I'm still a rambler! I need to get going on holiday prep but keep in touch :) Happy holidays and warm wishes for a new year full of love and light.
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