WTP Artist: Susan Malmstrom

WTP Artist: Susan Malmstrom

The Deserted Toy Shop Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Susan Malmstrom attended California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialization in Printmaking. She was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the University of California at Irvine. Since 2011, she has been installing…

WTP Artist: Theresa Knopf

WTP Artist: Theresa Knopf

“I Gave Myself the Challenge of Painting Without Paint.” Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Theresa Knopf is a recent graduate of the California State University at Northridge where she studied painting. Using a mixed medium including paint, textiles, thread, and cyanotype prints, Knopf creates pieces which reflect on women’s histories through restraint, concealing, and revealing.  Jaeger:…

WTP Artist: Stina Persson

WTP Artist: Stina Persson

“Always striving for beauty but letting the process, and struggles, show.” Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Stina Persson studied fine art in Perugia and fashion drawing in Florence, and also has a degree in illustration from Pratt Institute in New York. Using ink, watercolor or collages with ceremonial Mexican cut papers, she creates a style…

7/5/15

7/5/15

By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week.   Objects from nature intensely crocheted by Susanna Bauer to create fragile, stunning artworks. Money is the medium in the cut collage works from Mark Wagner. Love this gorgeous scrapbook page from Beck Beattie. Collagraph rocks from London-based printmaker Tessa Horrocks. Snapshots of…

6/14/15

6/14/15

By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite art links I discovered in the previous week. Berndnaut Smilde photographs rainclouds. Indoors… Kelly Kilmer shares tips on collage. Dina Wakley shares tips on loosening up when painting. Finding your purpose from Danny Gregory. Digging the look of these 2 mixed media cards (and video) from…