She Turned to Feathers When Local Landscapes Didn’t Fly
After 35 years as a working artist, doing commissions in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and pen and ink, Laura Richardson had every intention of retiring….
A Certain Vulnerability is Set in Stone
Amy Medford has two works of sculpture titled Metamorphosis, both male figures. One she carved from a block of white ordinario marble: a solid…
Where There’s Wood, There’s a Way
When José Pablo Barreda comes upon a broken chair set on a curb, he stops his car and pulls over. Where others see trash,…
As Cosplay Took Off, So Did Her Career
When it comes to Sarah Lambert’s wearable wings, birds of a featherdon’t necessarily flock together. “Phoenix Out of the Ashes,” for example, is a…
It’s Not Hard to Spot the Beauty in Oil Painter’s Voluminously Layered Works
One of the enduring features of Highlights children’s magazine is “Hidden Pictures,” detailed drawings that invite young readers to look closely and find cleverly…
Successful House Builder Turned Himself Into a Deconstructionist
Holland Van Gores has worked with wood his entire life, building everything from skateboards as a kid to custom houses in the Virgin Islands….
Portrayals of Crowds Brought this Painter to the Foreground
Ursula Gullow is thinking big. One wall of the small studio in her home is covered with canvas; a step stool set nearby allows…
Archaeologist Turned Artist Listens to Chairs and Understands Kudzu
Studying anthropology at the University of Arizona, then working as an archaeologist for the forest service in California, Susan Alta Martin was intrigued by…
He Kicked All Traditional Art Forms Out of the Nest
Contemplating Mitchell Lonas’ work, the viewer might wonder, “How does he do that?” And Lonas doesn’t sound so sure himself. “When I first started…
One Woman’s Trash is Another Woman’s Highly Vibrational Energy Conductor
Frances Domingues studied psychology in college, started painting in her down time, and developed a passion for black-and-white photography. But after graduation and the…