Posts in Artists In the Studio
“Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It.” – Hannah Bennett in the Studio
Mar 11, 2019
In Instructions for Living a Life poet Mary Oliver wrote, “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” When looking at Hannah Bennett’s elaborate paper sculptures that both embody and respond… View Article
In the Studio: Sparking joy with Eleanor Anderson
Mar 01, 2019
In the WSW ceramics studios, Eleanor Anderson is rolling strips of clay, pinching and arranging them into grid-like patterns loosely in square and rectangular shapes. She then glazes these objects… View Article
The Book as Sculpture: In the Studio with Eygló Harðardóttir
Feb 22, 2019
When Eygló Harðardóttir is in the studio, she thinks up a question as a departure point then organically seeks to answer it without a preconceived endpoint. Applying this same approach… View Article
Chili Bowl Intern Profile: Laura Casas
Feb 14, 2019
Our annual Chili Bowl fundraiser is right around the corner and we’re getting pretty excited! As always, the Chili Bowl Intern has played a big part in getting ready for… View Article
What’s Left: Tracey Bullington in the Studio
Jan 31, 2019
From the onset, the openness of the unpunctuated title to the artist’s book, What’s Left conjures a double meaning. Is it a question? Is it a statement? Does it need… View Article
What Remains: Vanessa Hall-Patch
Jan 18, 2019
“Through photography and printmaking I form a system of research” says artist Vanessa Hall-Patch. Her subject is a dwindling group of abandoned cabins located in a rural part of Bowen… View Article
The Digital and the Natural: Devra Freelander in the Studio
Jan 10, 2019
Devra Freelander thinks of her sculptures as “2.5-dimensional.” She deftly plans and renders works in digital space before executing them in three dimensions, typically through the processes of resin casting,… View Article
Rivers and Tides: Lucy Holtsnider in the Studio
Jan 04, 2019
In a canal in Moorehaven, Florida, the engine of Lucy Holtsnider’s sailboat broke down. It was a 34’ homemade wooden catamaran, a little over twenty years old, with no insulation… View Article
The Shape of Yes and Other Musings: Malin Abrahamsson in the Studio
Dec 13, 2018
The week prior to Malin Abrahamsson’s arrival I listened to a TED Radio hour podcast featuring designer Ingrid Fetell Lee, author of the Aesthetics of Joy. In the episode, Lee… View Article
Enter Laughing: Flannery Cashill at WSW
Dec 05, 2018
Artist and writer Flannery Cashill is a world-maker. Her work pops with color and patterns, flowers and women, aliens and animals. Finding inspiration from an array of consumer branding and… View Article