Gave Broward College students a condensed Visual Voice Workshop last weekend, and we had a great turnout! I want to thank Lisa Rockford for bringing me to Fort Lauderdale.
I will be scheduling a full two-day version of Dig Deep: A Visual Voice Workshop at The Art Armory in West Palm Beach in 2015, and we are trying to work in a Publicity Hat Workshop even sooner than that.... stay tuned!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
I will be a visiting artist at Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale in late January. I will be giving an artist's talk on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in The North Regional Library Auditorium, and a FREE abbreviated Visual Voice workshop on Friday, January 24 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Ceramics Studio (50/125)
Information is here.
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
I saw Julie Heffernan's new work in Mark Moore's booth in Miami 6 months ago. I was immediately enraptured, and stood in front of it for a long time, thinking, "I know this painter, but....", and then realized it was hers. This interview reveals that she uses image streaming as part of her creative process. I have always loved her work, but this new direction is so rich and layered, chock full of art historical references, but socially conscious without being heavy handed & relevant to our time.
"Self Portrait As The Thief Who Was Saved", oil on canvas, Julie Heffernan
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Feedback from My First Visual Voice Workshop
It was challenging, threatening, inspiring, stimulating - all good things! Inspired me to break my established creative routine. Gulp! - Mary T.
Many times along the way - during the day - there were "lightbulb" moments for myself. The exercise was very helpful, and will be useful going forward. Your knowledge / willingness to share is much appreciated. I feel well-fed (artistically), and motivated to continue on the path! Thank you! - Marlene B.
Workbook questions were illuminating, saw patterns I did not know were there. Discussions about how artists think made me understand some of my own behaviors. - Cynthia S.
I came to this workshop because, despite earning a BFA in painting, I feel like I've never really been taught how to explore, research & develop an idea. I feel like there was an assumption in my program that ideas just happened, and if you had weak ideas, you were a lost cause. I feel like I have been given a lot of rich ideas to sit with, develop, & mine, as well as information to use to refine ideas & work. - Lauren S.
Very well structured, very informative... many things resonated with my views & experience.
- Desha J
It was great to dig... So much to think about & directions to go that it will keep me going for some time. - Fannie W
I've been circling around an artistic problem, but have not been able/willing to jump into it. Looking forward to reading your book, and approaching my problem from these perspectives. Also ... hoping to explore this throughout the summer, so I can examine ways to use this in my classroom. Thanks... It was great! Publish your book! Artists/teachers need it! - Wendy M.
I love it! Thank you for giving us so much information. - Rhonda P.
I loved having the creative process & suggestions for it broken down. I liked the exercises & that feedback was offered... that it was objective & not competitive. I liked the expanded look at work by contemporary artists. - Roxanne
Overall this was an enjoyable & very informative/educative workshop. I especially enjoyed the sketching exercise: it was very attuned with the "dig deep" subject of the workshop. The slides were very informative. - Poorvi
Many times along the way - during the day - there were "lightbulb" moments for myself. The exercise was very helpful, and will be useful going forward. Your knowledge / willingness to share is much appreciated. I feel well-fed (artistically), and motivated to continue on the path! Thank you! - Marlene B.
Workbook questions were illuminating, saw patterns I did not know were there. Discussions about how artists think made me understand some of my own behaviors. - Cynthia S.
I came to this workshop because, despite earning a BFA in painting, I feel like I've never really been taught how to explore, research & develop an idea. I feel like there was an assumption in my program that ideas just happened, and if you had weak ideas, you were a lost cause. I feel like I have been given a lot of rich ideas to sit with, develop, & mine, as well as information to use to refine ideas & work. - Lauren S.
Very well structured, very informative... many things resonated with my views & experience.
- Desha J
It was great to dig... So much to think about & directions to go that it will keep me going for some time. - Fannie W
I've been circling around an artistic problem, but have not been able/willing to jump into it. Looking forward to reading your book, and approaching my problem from these perspectives. Also ... hoping to explore this throughout the summer, so I can examine ways to use this in my classroom. Thanks... It was great! Publish your book! Artists/teachers need it! - Wendy M.
I love it! Thank you for giving us so much information. - Rhonda P.
I loved having the creative process & suggestions for it broken down. I liked the exercises & that feedback was offered... that it was objective & not competitive. I liked the expanded look at work by contemporary artists. - Roxanne
Overall this was an enjoyable & very informative/educative workshop. I especially enjoyed the sketching exercise: it was very attuned with the "dig deep" subject of the workshop. The slides were very informative. - Poorvi
Saturday, June 22, 2013
"The Lab or The Factory..... You work at one, or the other.
At the lab, the pressure is to keep searching for a breakthrough, a new way to do things. And it's accepted that the cost of this insight is failure, finding out what doesn't work on your way to figuring out what does. The lab doesn't worry so much about exploiting all the value of what it produces--they're too busy working on the next thing.
To work in the lab is to embrace the idea that what you're working on might not work. Not to merely tolerate this feeling, but to seek it out.
The factory, on the other hand, prizes reliability and productivity. The factory wants no surprises, it wants what it did yesterday, but faster and cheaper." -Seth Godin
At the lab, the pressure is to keep searching for a breakthrough, a new way to do things. And it's accepted that the cost of this insight is failure, finding out what doesn't work on your way to figuring out what does. The lab doesn't worry so much about exploiting all the value of what it produces--they're too busy working on the next thing.
To work in the lab is to embrace the idea that what you're working on might not work. Not to merely tolerate this feeling, but to seek it out.
The factory, on the other hand, prizes reliability and productivity. The factory wants no surprises, it wants what it did yesterday, but faster and cheaper." -Seth Godin
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