Posts in Artists In the Studio
Dreamlike Worlds: Bahar Habibi in the Studio
Sep 09, 2016
A bullet-shaped, darkroom safelight is Studio Workspace resident Bahar Habibi‘s companion for the day; it looks like a small robot or, to her, a spaceship, but it’s actually a homemade… View Article
Printing Pixels: Sarah Comfort in the Studio
Aug 09, 2016
In WSW’s Darkroom, Sarah Comfort makes digital drawings on her tablet, careful not to fog up her photo paper with the light emitted from the screen. Soon, she’ll transfer these… View Article
When Metal Meets Paper: Lynn Batchelder in the Studio
Jul 28, 2016
In her work as a jeweler, Lynn Batchelder hand-cuts thin, intricate lines with a jeweler’s saw directly into metal forms, then assembles them to form three-dimensional, wearable objects. She has… View Article
Inquiry and Action: Arzu Mistry’s “Unfolding Practice”
Jun 29, 2016
After a redeye flight, Arzu Mistry and her colleague Todd Elkin went to a coffee shop. There, they began a whirlwind conversation about education in the arts. They were so… View Article
The Glorified Story: Anne Louise Blicher in the Studio
Jun 23, 2016
“When people think of America or Denmark or any country, they imagine our monuments and what we are proud to show,” says Danish artist and Malmö exchange resident Anne Louise… View Article
Anatomy and Architecture: Natalie Draz’s “The City Within”
Jun 08, 2016
A city is a living thing. Its heartbeats match up with our own. It inhales as we exhale. We feel our hometowns in our very bones; we feel our current… View Article
The Digital and the Physical: Anne-Marie Lavigne in the Studio
May 26, 2016
“We associate technology with hardware and software, but for me it’s a type of perspective,” says Legacy Studio resident Anne-Marie Lavigne. “It’s a lens through which we see the world.”… View Article
Patterns of Memory: Ann Makander in the Studio
May 13, 2016
Swedish painter and printmaker Ann Makander is holding a picnic, and everyone is invited. Ann came to WSW as our first Swedish studio exchange resident to continue work inspired by… View Article
Organic and Plastic: Dana Lynn Harper in the Studio
Apr 29, 2016
In the Ceramics Studio, Dana Lynn Harper creates an ecosystem. Porous, skeletal forms modeled after single-celled algae called diatoms gather and crowd around the hand-building table. Dull spikes rise up… View Article
Labor as Medium: Andrea Chung in the Studio
Apr 21, 2016
During her residency, Studio Residency Grant recipient Andrea Chung made work in our Papermaking Studio, exploring a totally new medium. “With all of my work, I always teach myself something… View Article