By Cornelia Tersanszki See her work in Vol. VI #1 I hold this very strong belief that a more luminescent reality lies beyond the one we normally see. And a glimpse of that reality is captured in my glass paintings. In my work, I implement the ancient technique of reverse painting. When painting on the…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Now that winter has passed in Florida, hey it got down in the thirties for a few days, I’m warming up to some fun sites you might like. I thought I might include some references to famous and emerging artists. So here you go, grab a beverage and a mouse. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/diebenkorn-ten-rules One…
Book Art: Saving the Pages
By Donald Kolberg Some people are appalled when I tell them I create art from books. I would be too if I wasn’t sure that without this transformation they would have stayed in the garbage. The inside pages were marred with goo and water. The covers were for the most part faded and crumbling. So…
Alan McMonagle: Story Writer Turned Novelist
Interview by Press Literary Editor Jo Ely Read McMonagle’s story in WTP Vol. III #12. Firstly, congratulations, Alan, on your recent two book deal with Picador. This is wonderful news and well deserved recognition for your work. You are clearly one to watch. I wonder what first drew you to the short story form. [Alan has…
WTP Artist: Kathy Blankley Roman
Interview with Kathy Blankley Roman See her work in WTP Vol. III #2 and Vol. VI #3 What are you working on in your studio right now? I’m just getting back to studio time after a brief hiatus, dealing with putting a solo show together and building a website. In my acrylic studio, I have…
WTP Writer: George Szirtes
Interview with poet George Szirtes by Press Literary Editor Jo Ely. See his poetry in Vol. III #11: Tell us about your writing process. (For example, do you outline, revise extensively, use pen and paper, stickies, etc.) I tend to write straight on a keyboard, edit rapidly as I write, revise and revise, then leave it…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a an enjoyable, safe beginning to the New Year. The blast of cold air was refreshing here in central Fl. Made me want to drink lots more coffee. So I thought I’d start out this year with a bit of an up date…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Thought you might like to see some of my espresso pot collection. They don’t just sit on a shelf. I do use them. Well anyway its on to this session’s list of blogs. enjoy. ________________________________________________________________________________ http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/colour-wheels-charts-and-tables-through-history/ This is a great view of color wheels and how they have changed along with background…
How Do You Make One Book Stand Out?
Interview by Press literary editor, Jo Ely Matthew Smith has spent the last 25 years working with books, beginning as a Waterstones bookseller in 1991. He was a commissioning editor and manager at major UK publishers Routledge, Longman, Arcturus, Hodder Headline, Pearson and Kogan Page. In early 2014 Matthew founded Urbane Publications, an independent UK publisher,…
Art Spotlight: Garth Evans and Leila Philip
art by Garth Evans and poetry by Leila Philip. Excerpted from Water Rising, a collaboration between an artist and writer. See their work in this month’s Woven Tale Press, and a Press interview. Signals He came at night or in the early hours, we were never sure. Always it was morning when we found the…