Posts in Artists In the Studio
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
Becoming an Insider Again: Catherine T. Nelson in the Studio
Apr 15, 2016
Catherine T. Nelson spent the beginning of her Studio Workspace residency creating abstract monotypes, trying to experiment and play with materials. However, her plans drastically changed after some time in… View Article
Girlhood: Zoe Hawk in the Studio
Apr 06, 2016
A group of girl scouts prepare a campsite; schoolgirls in matching jumpers meet between class in a bathroom; young girls in brightly colored party dresses whisper and laugh together. These… View Article
Setting Sail with Megan Piontkowski’s “Feminist Ships”
Mar 18, 2016
Now, in sailor’s clothing young Jane did go Dressed like a sailor from top to toe. These lines from the sea shanty “The Female Smuggler” end Feminist Ships, WSW’s newest… View Article
Vessels for Comfort: Rachel Dubicki in the Studio
Mar 11, 2016
In ceramics, the journey of an artist is tangible. It can be physically felt in the glazing and the form of the object itself. For Chili Bowl Workspace resident Rachel… View Article
Isolation and Abstraction: Laura Manfredi in the Studio
Feb 29, 2016
Laura Manfredi’s works on paper piece together evocative, semi-familiar scenes from small parts of the world around her. The Italian artist zooms into details that interest her and uses them… View Article