this place is legendary
and for good reason
it's a place of art making
right out of the70's
(the good 70's)
i love it here,
love the studio space
love, LOVE the funny painting in the guest teacher apartment
the head shots in the hall
this one is for hannah
and the blue nosed friends, too.
we haven't been blue yet, but india ink and black walnut
and osage orange and red ochre and indigo inks are here.
we're working on madder.
making marks on paper, big, small
fine and not so fine.
this is kozo dyed with lotus leaves that kate brought
from her stash.
weaving lokta shifu on new stumps
i have three lefties in my class and one 14 year old!
a happy susan mills
the whole class here
my mess front and center.
my mess front and center.
it goes wonderfully quiet
as they begin
focus, fold, cut,
working on their first bit of shifu
as they begin
focus, fold, cut,
working on their first bit of shifu
HURRAH!
the neighborhood is historic
and interesting.
our apartment
the wall
art farm
art farm
paper/brick
my housemate, nancy diessner
has some of the same
interests as do i.
she rocks!
now that looks like a lot of fun. Maybe it is hinting at the Gramps? x te
ReplyDeleteTHREE lefties, what a gift!!! i loooove seeing WSW through your eyes. everyone is so hard at work and happy, including you. joyful heart.
ReplyDeletetrace, that *could* be right! hope so!
ReplyDeleteaimee, it's all you said, and more. and my class is just terrific.
Such a fine place, it fills me with longing.
ReplyDeletemichelle, it does have a piece of nostalgia, these wonderful, beautiful women working together.
ReplyDeleteVelma! I have been missing my blogs lately...where are you??? and where ever it is I wish I was there creating! I am in a quiet, non-creative place this summer...
ReplyDeletecait, wsw is in rosendale, ny. i'm the closest i've been to nyc since i was a kid! you would love it here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Glad all is well. 4th to last pix: I thought, on first reading, the caption stated: ant farm!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Claudia
What a delightful place to be working at
ReplyDeletelooks like a little piece of heaven, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteclaudia, we have seen a few ants, and aunts, too. see you soon.
ReplyDeleteindia, it's pretty cool
jean, it's good, and thank you my dear
what a great space!
ReplyDeletemo, it is, indeed!
ReplyDeleteOH MY! As soon as I saw your picture of this building I declared out loud (to myself!)…..I've been there!!!! I took a printmaking workshop at WSW many years ago……and have very fond memories of this place, touring the Kingston home of R & F Encaustics, and the surrounding countryside. What a great place….and so happy you are holding down the fort!
ReplyDeleteah, marianne, (i betcha i'm spelling that wrong) it is a cool place still, and the other teaching artist was a printmaker--they were doing nifty work in photopolymer... it's still a fab place!
ReplyDeleteV - Beautiful place and beautiful people - what more can you ask for. B
ReplyDeletebarry, you are so right
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