Posts in Artists In the Studio
Holding Patterns: Fafnir Adamites
Jul 20, 2018
Growing up in Western Massachusetts, Fafnir Adamites would never have thought to call herself an artist. “I didn’t grow up in a place where being an artist was really valued or realistic, so it took me a long time to claim that term.” A wayfinder by nature, she followed a non-traditional educational path into the… View Article
Citizen Science: Hollis Moore in the Studio
Jun 29, 2018
“First art needs to collect your attention and encompass you in a viewing experience” Studio Workspace resident Hollis Moore says, “and second it might become a space to learn something.” Contextualized by place and environmental issues, Moore directly engages her art with the landscape in a “collaborative” effort to “try and figure out their voice.”… View Article
Navigating the Paper Studio with Jackie Partridge
Jun 22, 2018
Soon after viewing the handmade paper of Studio Workspace Resident Jackie Partridge, I became very aware of the straight lines humans work so hard to draw on the Earth. Sidewalks, grates in a drain, lane lines, shapes of buildings and bridges, even sheets of paper. And though they are tolerated for a while, it is clear… View Article
The game’s afoot! Carol Flueckiger in the Studio
Jun 18, 2018
Carol Flueckiger is exhausted. She’s exhausted over the use of the word FREEDOM in America. She’s exhausted from teaching at Texas Tech University in classrooms where conceal and carry is law. She’s tired of flowery language and historical studies of heroic decisions that aren’t decisions at all. She’s exhausted with artist statements that are all… View Article
Holding Place: Yewen Dong in the Studio
Jun 15, 2018
Through her work, Studio Workspace Resident Yewen Dong combines the conceptual with the observational. Placing the material at the forefront, featuring components of color, shape, and texture, she asks us to consider the relationship between these things. Yewen is mixing clay into pulp. In the paper studio, vats are filled with slurry the color or… View Article
Traces: Malou da Cunha Bang in the Studio
May 24, 2018
During her residency last year, Malou sat down for a brief interview. Check it out on WSW’s Vimeo! Malou da Cunha Bang has just a couple minutes to clean the glass and roller. Returning to her work, she scrapes black ink (and a touch of Payne’s grey) into the grooves of a copper plate, wipes the surface,… View Article
Work With Where You Are: Trudy Barnes in the Studio
May 18, 2018
Things evolve when you give them time and space. That’s been Trudy Barnes‘ experience and approach during her Studio Workspace Residency. Primarily working on the etching press, her work here gradually expanded to include the papermaking studio and dye porch. “I like the evolution and growth,” she says. “For me, it’s been about searching,… View Article
These Key Truths: Carlotta Origoni in the Studio
May 10, 2018
Readers familiar with the Paris-based arts organization Femmes Nomades will find one particular similarity between their logo and the newest book in WSW’s collection: embroidery canvas. The logo designer and book author—both Art-in-Ed Artist’s Book Grant Resident Carlotta Origoni—loves it. Carlotta joined WSW’s silkscreen studio this winter and spring to produce her handmade book, The… View Article
Official Notice: Tona Wilson’s Court Code
Apr 25, 2018
Almost immediately after passing the exam to be a New York State Court Interpreter, Tona Wilson was called into family court. She’s careful not to divulge the details, but mentions it was apparent to her that the hearing, a custody case, did not quite have a “winner.” Tona has served as a Spanish language interpreter… View Article