“I Build up and Tear Down” By Lisa Boardwine See her work in WTP Vol. IV #7 My process involves layers upon layers of applying paint. Using various tools for adding texture and interest, I build up and tear down, dissolve through and scrape back, excavating and veiling to recreate a sense of the mysterious through many layers of media. The…
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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…
Interview: Jean Valentine
“I want [my poetry] to take off the diver’s mask.” Interview by Nancy Mitchell, Plume Poetry Originally published in Plume Poetry. Saturday morning, June 4, 2016, Schumaker Pond, Salisbury, Maryland. Our conversation began the last morning of Jean’s four-day visit to our house in Maryland. Because we spent most of our time in the company…
Michelle Hold: Studio Visit
“No-Time, No-Space, No-Body” by Michelle Hold See her work in The Woven Tale Press Vol. IV #7 Video by Michelle Hold “My work is an exploration of the abstract, dance-like gestures, the vibrations of color and simple words. Light, movement, nature and new spirituality with scientific grounding are essential to my paintings and I am fascinated…
WTP Artist: Donald Martiny
“Brushstrokes are human, personal, and intimate.” Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Donald Martiny currently lives and works in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born in Schenectady, NY, in 1953 and studied at the School of the Visual Arts, The Art Students League in New York, New York University and the Pennsylvania Academy of…
Richard Gilbert: My Dog Tale Published
Relearning the Essay What our crazy canine teaches me (again) At last I’ve documented our family dog’s epic weirdness—and, well, mine. My essay “Why I Hate My Dog” explains on Longreads. Bottom line and fair warning to the rescue-minded: every adult pound dog I’ve known or heard about has suffered from scorching separation anxiety. Belle’s is…
Improving Style
Seven Steps for Developing Your Signature Artistic Style By Seth Apter [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e all know artists that have a signature style. When we see their work, we can immediately identify it as theirs and theirs alone. This is true for the great Masters, many well-known contemporary artists, and a host of people in our mixed media…
Tin Jewelry | Video
By Annariitta Saarelainen Watch her make jewelry from tin… [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ere is my latest video, about making tin jewelry. It is a way to make smaller things as opposed to working in iron or bronze. I was trying these as an experiment so that I could do some casting at home, where I could easily achieve…
Beau Wild: In Her Own Words
Drawing gestural information By Beau Wild Recently I completed a 60″ x 40″ graphite and charcoal image of a native American and realized how much I enjoy drawing. Because of this drawing, I have begun to add more drawing into both my abstract and figurative paintings. I have also added paper, inks, pastel, etc., to make them mixed media. Currently…
Writing—an elusive art of wisps and webs
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]riting is such an elusive art. Writers are often cagey about the origin of their creations when asked where the story started. Not every story is explainable. There are the kinds that start with a wisp of an idea, which is flushed out after years of research. Other stories draw the writer into its web,…
Artist Harry Wicks: Turning Wood to Art
Artist Harry Wicks, turns wood into art. In his photo essay, Wicks shows us how he works, step-by-step. After you see how he works, go check out other pieces of this artist’s beautiful turned-wood art in The Woven Tale Press, Vol. IV # 2. You will be amazed! And see his video on his art…