Posts in Artists In the Studio
From Across the Way: Libby Scarlett’s “A 19–2 View”
Feb 11, 2015
In the first part of this series, we learned about AIE Artist’s Book Resident Libby Scarlett and her practice, which often tells stories through everyday mundanity. Obsessing over details that… View Article
Shahrzad Kamel’s Minimal Illusions
Jan 07, 2015
Underneath the darkroom’s glowing red light, Workspace resident Shahrzad Kamel quietly presses a sheet of photographic paper with a squeegee to drain it of liquid. The exposed prints curl, revealing black… View Article
Shards of Darby: Cynthia Back in the Studio
Dec 30, 2014
Ten years ago, when workspace resident Cynthia Back moved from Brooklyn to Philadelphia, she encountered a changing landscape in the throes of housing development. Driving large distances for her work… View Article
Cara Lynch’s Patterned Histories
Dec 12, 2014
Mortar and pestle in hand, Workspace Resident Cara Lynch mixes an explosively bright pink pigment into quart-sized containers of paper pulp. Beside the pink are varying fluorescent shades of yellow… View Article
Pushing Paper, Pulling Sheets: Barbara Landes in the Studio
Nov 21, 2014
In the papermaking studio, mutely colored structures twist and climb, forming a rocky mountain-like structure. Upon first glance, you might not guess these sturdy structures were handmade paper, but at… View Article
A Body of Interactions: Lauren Brooke Miller in the Studio
Nov 14, 2014
Down in the ceramics studio, resident Lauren Brooke Miller unwraps the large clay vessels sitting on her table, revealing their red wavelike forms. On the shelves behind her sit over… View Article
A 19-2 View: Libby Scarlett in the Studio
Oct 29, 2014
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be following the development of Libby Scarlett’s artist’s book, A 19-2 View. This is the first post of the series. Every night in Amsterdam, Art-in-Education… View Article
Rooted in Narrative: Lucy Gans in the Studio
Oct 14, 2014
For twenty-five years, Workspace Resident Lucy Gans has been carrying the gnarled roots of a beautiful rose bush she dug out of her garden. Its remains have moved with her… View Article
Fragmented Investigations: In the Studio with Sarah Bertrand-Hamel
Oct 07, 2014
Smoothing the leathery skin of her handmade paper, workspace resident Sarah Bertrand-Hamel holds her various abaca experiments against a large window. Backlit, the brightly-colored sheets glow with different levels of… View Article
The Mad Hatter: Pat Oleszko in the Studio
Sep 24, 2014
Lit by the gorgeous stained glass windows of Cottekill’s CHRCH Project Space, artist-in-residence Pat Oleszko alternates between a sewing machine and a hot glue gun, both vital tools of her… View Article