Judith's New Studio I can now do it all in my own studio! With a kiln that doubles as an H.G. Wells-style time machine, a large spray booth for glazing, and an air compressor that inspires envy among all the guys in the neighborhood, I’m ready to create bigger-better-more in the ceramic realm. Dubbed “The Judio” by my neighbor, Susie…
I never had thought I would be taking a workshop in the big Apple, and I had been looking forward to this opportunity for months. I had seen Beatrice Coron’s paper cut work in museums and galleries for a couple of years and I was very intrigued with her work. To my surprise she responded positively when I asked her…
Thought I would share with you what I learned from a recent talk on art collecting that was presented by Sheldon Peck at the Ackland Art Museum. Peck opened with a slide of Toulouse-Lautrec's oil on board of Dr. Jules Emile Paen, a dentist. Dr. Peck is an orthodontist who has amassed a remarkable collection of Flemish and Dutch drawings.…
Jamie Hagenberger Photograms Hagerberger Photogram This year was my first year on the tour and it was amazing. Putting the house in "gallery mode" was a huge job, but well worth it. Welcoming the public into my home and sharing my work and my processes with them was an extremely satisfying and inspiring experience. Never have I felt so sure about my…
Glass is amorphous, meaning that "its molecules are not arranged in a regular, specific pattern -- like those of a crystalline material -- but are random in their configuration." (Bulleyes TechNotes4, 2007) And, unless you have worked with glass in a kiln, as flame work, or blown, you might not know how finicky glass can be. As glass moves through different stages…
Those that wonder about the background of a custom furniture maker might be surprised to learn that furniture making is actually my third career. My first career was in physics; after receiving a Ph.D. in Physics at The Johns Hopkins University I did astrophysics research involving design and instrumentation of a specialized telescope on a mountaintop in Arizona. My second…
Ceramic artist, Heather Delisle, draws inspiration from nature as she replicates textures and patterns of the natural world in her handmade ceramic tiles and decorative sculptures. Delisle carefully selects and prunes cedar branches which are pressed into handmade tiles. The tiles are once fired and cold-finished with acrylics which enhance the beauty of the imprint. Delisle also incorporates her interest…
I was in New York near the end of August this summer visiting my friend Jan who, with her husband, has an apartment in a building designed by I. M. Pei. The city morgue is within shouting distance from them. After 9/11, for almost a year, the broad sidewalk along the front of the apartment building was wall to wall…
After many years as a traditional photographer, I now work digitally, finding that the instant feedback afforded by the medium enhances interaction and collaboration with my subjects. Digital has also expanded my ability to inject color with emotion and to collage elements together to create new imagery that pushes my photographs further toward visual ambiguity. When I feel I have…
How many times have you walked into a museum or gallery and wanted to reach your hand out and touch the texture you see in front of you? You know that's not allowed. In most cases, anyhow... I encourage my viewers to touch the sculpted surfaces of my paintings. For instance, this painting of a dining scene is more than a…