Tag Archive: WSW
Hands-On Art: Young Artists Take Over Crown Street
Apr 18, 2014
This is the third post in a series of three posts about our Spring 2014 “Hands-On Art” program. Check out the previous posts here and here. Don’t be fooled – amidst of the laughter and fun that fills the WSW studios during our Art-in-Education program “Hands-On Art”, there’s a whole lot of learning going on. In… View Article
Alumnae Spotlight: Toby Millman
Apr 09, 2014
In 2011, Artist Book Resident Toby Millman came to WSW to produce Facts on the Ground, a 52-page hardbound book consisting of printed and cut paper maps, oral testimonies, and personal accounts, from and about occupied Palestine. Palestine was the geographic center of Toby’s work for several years after her first trip to the region in 2006. Since… View Article
#FirstFriday: April Exhibitions We Love
Apr 04, 2014
Highlighting exhibitions that feature the work of WSW artists, we share the shows, near and far, that make up our monthly must-see list. Last Call! Closing this Month: Emily Lambert (Studio Intern, ’94) is showing recent painting, totems, and wall-mounted sculptures in the solo show Curio Logic II at Lu Magnus Art Laboratory + Salon, New York City. Hurry–Closing April 13!… View Article
Alumnae Spotlight: Dani Leventhal
Feb 26, 2014
Dani Leventhal first came to WSW in 1997 as a studio intern and ended up sticking around to start WSW’s now-thriving ceramics program. Ten years later she returned as a resident to produce Skim Milk and Soft Wax, a book that includes a 44-minute video and explores the collision between the narratives of Dani’s Jewish identity… View Article
Alumnae Spotlight: Barbara Beisinghoff
Feb 19, 2014
Prolific German artist Barbara Beisinghoff came to WSW in 2009 to make The Angel is My Watermark, a book that meditates on Henry Miller’s story of the same name and a 17th century poem by Father Imberdis. The colorful, textural book includes handmade paper, etchings, embossings, silkscreen and elaborate watermarks. Over her 50 year career,… View Article
Merike van Zanten: Thinking Outside the Book
Feb 13, 2014
Holland-born book artist Merike van Zanten loves a good challenge. So after a career in business and banking, she “came to her senses” and pursued a fine art education—at age 42. “I was twice the age of everyone else,” she says. “I was like everybody’s mother!” After a year of foundational coursework to learn basic… View Article
Twentysix Plants: Susan Mills in the Studio
Feb 03, 2014
In Susan Mills’ newest artist’s book—comprised of 26 sheets of paper hand-made from 26 different fibers—no two pages are alike. Some sheets are coarse, like peony; others, like rhubarb and leek, are smooth and even. Burdock resembles a healthy smoothie stippled with variegated greens, while kenaf has delicate hairlike fibers running throughout. Susan spent her Artist’s… View Article
Mirabelle Jones & the Artist’s Book as Activism
Jan 16, 2014
In 2011, workspace resident Mirabelle Jones began collecting the stories of 22 anonymous survivors of sexual assault. She broke the narratives down into three parts, keeping each part in a colored glass jar. In a green jar: the beginning of each experience. In a red jar: words and phrases describing the assault. In a blue… View Article
All in the Details: Devra Fox in the Studio
Jan 01, 2014
For workspace resident Devra Fox, sitting perched on a stool in our etching studio, spending hours cutting out intricate shapes with an X-Acto knife is all in a day’s work. A handful of feathers printed on translucent paper sit next to her as she traces along the labyrinthine lines of what looks like a bit… View Article