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In Their Own Words
Salted Trickery by Jennifer Pizzillo
I'm working on a set of drawings that use some trickery with salt. I flood the surface of a really nice thick smooth piece...
In Their Own Words
Windows by Damon Arhos
One of my earliest memories is of a dense thunderstorm in my hometown of Austin, Texas. Recalling that memory motivated me to try treating...
In Their Own Words
Little Girly Worlds by Fallon Chase
I’m fine admitting that my work most closely resembles the notebook of a middle school girl. The pink, purple and gray could be conglomerations...
In Their Own Words
White Desert by Maryanne Pollock
My first creations were small and elaborate villages that I made for ants. On the Scottish side of my family I come from a...
In Their Own Words
The Ungrounded Course by Sylvie van Helden
A year ago I quit my job as a full time art teacher to focus more on being an artist. I had been working as...
In Their Own Words
Modern Music Boxes by Rebecca Silberman
For several years I’ve been making my own kind of music boxes with sculpted miniature puppets and custom made music box works. I’m a...
In Their Own Words
Due Process by Michael Fischerkeller
Taking from others has a bad reputation, but I believe in appropriation, and use it as a central element in building my compositions. Appropriating...
In Their Own Words
Take Me to the River By Richard L. Dana
At the end of May I'll be going to Montevideo to participate in a collaborative project with six Uruguayan visual artists. Coming with me...
In Their Own Words
Full Fathom Five by Liz Lescault
My and Alison Sigethy’s organic sculptures will be shown together in May in an exhibit titled “Full Fathom Five” at VisArts’ Gibbs Gallery in...
In Their Own Words
Cafe Society by Jack Hannula
Yesterday I spent several hours working on one of my current projects, a travel-guide for painters. I do most of the work at my...
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