Surveillance. It’s one of my obsessions. You can see it in my eyes: I draw them, I paint them, and I wear them embedded in necklaces and earrings. I convert into eyes objects in the world such as oval shaped boxes or discarded lamp globes. Sometimes my obsession takes the form of painting nude women … Continue reading The Revolutionary Gaze
In the Studio: Obsessions, Compulsions and Preoccupations
I am now settling into my own art studio in Building 5 at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia. My building houses 15 artists, all working in different genres and media. I shared a small studio for a month with my friend and colleague, Rebecca Chase, for which I am thankful. But I knew … Continue reading In the Studio: Obsessions, Compulsions and Preoccupations
Studio, Here I Come (again)
For the last 10 or so years, I have made my art in an at-home studio. It seemed like a luxury, at first, to be able to be with my materials anytime of day or night and to see the works-in-progress every day. There's something miraculous about letting multiple works settle into my consciousness and working … Continue reading Studio, Here I Come (again)
And so it begins . . .
Summer seems like as good a time as any to start the blog I've been itching to write for at least the last five years. Students, most of them anyway, are away for the summer months, and it's a little early to begin the preparations in earnest for fall classes. And, perhaps most importantly, I'm … Continue reading And so it begins . . .
