“My drawing method has to be so finely honed that it ultimately disappears…” Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Julia Randall’s drawings have been exhibited both nationally and internationally, and she is the recipient of fellowships and residency awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Yaddo, and the Cité Internationale des Arts…
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WTP Artist: Zac Benson
“My father is an artist so I grew up around art all my life.” Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Zac Benson is an international artist whose work has been shown in Taiwan, Bulgaria, and the United States. He has had public commissions in Australia, California, New York, and Washington, D.C. He graduated with…
WTP Artist: Karen Fitzgerald
The Art of Tondo and Gilded Works Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Karen Fitzgerald’s work has been widely exhibited in the United States, including at the Queens Museum of Art, Islip Art Museum, Rahr-West Museum, Madison Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Institute of Art Design, the University of Arizona Tucson, and the…
WTP Artist: Nancy Breakstone
Photographing Impressions in the Sand Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Nancy Breakstone is a Connecticut-based photographer who calls herself a “water-woman.” Oceans inspire her artistically, and water sports contribute to her physical and emotional well-being. She has travelled to beaches around the world, including Playa Negra in Costa Rica where she took photos…
WTP Artist: Susan Clinard
Storytelling with Sculpture Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Susan Clinard is a prolific artist known for work that often expresses human struggles, such as mothers protecting children and the strong helping out the weak. Now living in Connecticut, she began her sculpture career over twenty years ago. She works in wood, clay, bronze,…
WTP Artist: Barry Masteller
“I want my work to always be in flux.” Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Barry G. Masteller is a self-taught abstract painter and photographer living in New York City and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He became deeply interested in photography after moving to the Monterey Peninsula from Los Angeles in 1970. His photographs are…
Inside the Studio: Josie Bell
Inside the Studio offers an inside peek into the work environments of WTP artists, as well as insight into their creative process within these resonate spaces. By Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Fifteen years ago, Josie Bell converted the basement in her Utah home to a studio. At the time, she was raising her two-year-old…
WTP Artist: Shea Wilkinson
Free Motion Quilting Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer A native of Nebraska, Shea Wilkinson has been sewing since childhood. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and German from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. After graduation, she taught English in Mexico; during this time she became passionate about creating art. She…
Jodi Colella’s FiberLAB
Experimental Fiber Art Workshops By Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer A native of Massachusetts, Jodi Colella creates provocative, tactile artwork that often includes public participation and uses a broad range of materials. She has exhibited widely and has been featured in Huffpost Art & Culture, Artscope, The Boston Globe, Harvard Crimson, 500 Felt Objects, Boston…
WTP Artist: Dillon Samuelson
Realistic and Impressionistic Portraiture By Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Dillon Samuelson is a painter and illustrator from Pennsylvania. He graduated from the fine art program at York College of Pennsylvania in 2014, and the following year was awarded the third annual Appell Arts Fellowship at Marketview Arts. His work has been shown in exhibitions…