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Fran admired and collected other artist’s work for her home, but also as part of her trove of infinite objects that often made their way into her art. From the mad jumble of countless boxes and bags in her studio came often playful “bricolage” works of beauty, humor and imagination. She taught for many years at the New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, the Newark Museum and was actively teaching until just weeks before her death last year. An award-winning artist, she exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, Victoria and Albert Museum, and in galleries throughout New Jersey. She began her eight-decade career as a fashion designer before moving into painting, printmaking, found art sculpture, book and paper making, and other multi-media arts. Fran studied art at the American School of Fine Arts, Newark School of Fine Arts, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. The works in this exhibition were generously donated by Fran’s family to The 1978 Maplewood Arts Center. Proceeds from all sales will benefit the center as well as public art in the

As a young child, I often transformed my grandma's dwelling into my own personal canvas. Fueled by morning cartoons, I would concoct detailed illustrations of the oddities in my imagination and intricate pictures of my family and surrounding. It was evident I had been blessed. I was never discouraged from my routine doodling either, just encouraged to channel that creativity on to anything but our walls. When I started public schooling some years later I was introduced to the scope of what art really was. Painting, drawing, photography-It was a world unknown to me then. The way we experimented with every medium early on was perfect for my inquisitive nature. For years I invested in what I now consider to be my craft, with the guidance of numerous

There are many artist’s who can make an impact with how they convey their work. An artist who conveys his work with elegance, is Tom Killian. He is a local artist from California, and went to the University of Santa Cruz California. Living in California was going to shape his perspective on the world forever, specifically on how he depicted his work. In a work of art of his itled, Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz Pogonip. The work of arts creation came to be in 2002. The process in creating this piece was intricate, it was created from a wooden stamp press, the presses used are hand carved into wood and linoleum blocks. For each of the colors used in the piece, a new block has to be created to ensure that the colors doesn’t blend in ways the

Powell received her Bachelor of Applied Arts at Ryerson University, studying image arts in photography. She then went on to Queen’s University to receive her Bachelor of Education in Technological Education. Her artwork has mainly consisted of photography, although she has also dabbled in film. She works in the modern digital age as well as exploring historical processes of photography. These include, polaroids, hand colouring, using the dark rooms to develop film, and many other alternatives. Powell has a particular interest in the abandoned, places or things that may appear ugly on the outside but have their own weird hidden treasures. She explains that it’s neat to see how nature takes back these places. She also photographs small towns and the more rural lifestyle. “My art isn’t ‘deep’,” she says, “but it’s about finding beauty in everything, beauty in every form”. Powell spent her early years taking portraitures in the wedding industry. Now, she has her own business alongside teaching and having a family. With this busy lifestyle it is amazing that Powell’s perspective on beauty is unchanged. Her perspective is something unique and important— something that everyone should see more of.

What the photograph makes visible about the worth of process-oriented, open-ended work for both arts and social studies for preschool children?

We continued through the museum by this time we broke off into small groups of our peers and I walked those halls filled with all that great artwork snapping all the photos I could and taking in every piece. It is a beautiful experience to be surrounded by such artwork, brilliance, and mastery of craft. I felt like I travelled through time and countries with each piece was a different feeling but none would compare to the ballerina. Before this I saw artwork and didn’t understand it’s depth and nor did I want to but after I realized the talent, effort, and story behind some of the pieces I realized art is the most intimate storytelling and expression. After this trip I was determined to find my place in artwork and after a few failed attempts with many forms of media I found Graphic Design. It was one of the most challenging but rewarding things I’d ever done in my life. Many times I found myself frustrated with the programs and the even sometimes the outcome but I just worked harder and harder and in the end when I finally did get the results I wanted it was the most accomplished I’d ever

She also hosts mini workshops for people who may be stressed or burned out. Rather than inundate them with instructions and projects, she gives as little instruction as possible. “The people who have been attending these workshops with me say that this is the first time they have felt relaxed and confident for a very long time.” She said they are astonished when they actually create beautiful art.

Matthew Ritchie and Susan Rothenberg are both flourishing artist’s that have set forth numerous collections of artwork. Each piece that they have created are based off of different experiences they had throughout their life. Although most of their artistically creative career continues to grow, many pieces that have been established individually by the two were developed using many different techniques, structures, and thoughts.

The first detail that relays Walker’s message is her choice of medium. By making her sculpture a room, Walker is providing the audience a refreshing way to look at art and engaging the audience to become a piece of the work while exploring the strange and fascinating objects surrounding them. This use of medium while engaging the audience to interact

I saw a lot of fascinating art in this center that inspired me to get in the ceramics class in college. The Torpedo Factory Art Center offers classes for adults and children to learn how work with clay and inspired them to make their own designs. They have the Enamelistis Gallery that is a cooperative of artists. Some of the artist in this gallery practice the art of true enamel. For me this art was very interesting because they use cheerful colors and place their feelings in their art work. The next galley is Fiberworks. They work with a wide range of materials and they made curious art with recycled materials like animals and people. The Scope Gallery was the last place I visited. All the artists that work in this galley experiment with spouted silhouettes in teapots and batter bowls. The colors that they use are blue, white, black, green, brown, red, and orange. Something I noticed and learned was that they mixed the bright colors with dark colors to have a better texture. For a few minutes I was watching a vase that had blue over the white color and it came out so beautiful. There was a white and a black cup with a design of a green flower. I can’t believe how they make the bowls and some of the cups came out so thin with incredible shapes. I think that they have a lot of creativity in their minds to make those designs the best

Accordingly to C Wright Mills it is necessary to view all problems in society, not only as a personal issue for each individual but as an issue for the government as well. If for example the level of poverty is high and their lack of education, those issues can be reflected in the economic and political of society due to increase in crime and homelessness, drug addiction, etc.

At the club’s second meeting, members each went up to the document camera to showcase and give a brief explanation of three of their own art pieces. Though some might consider this type of activity to be nerve wrecking, the energy within the room was nothing but inviting. The audience was met with different reactions, ranging from bewilderment to the famous question of the night- “Was this made with

The artist lecture that I went to was a session of colloquium that centered around the art of three graduate students. Matthew Mauk, the artist I focused on, is a graduate student at UW-Madison that focuses on metalworking. He began as a tattoo artist with a background in drawing and working on silicon. Today, he has moved on to metal sculptures and ornamental objects. Inspired by the religious iconography of Caravaggio and how his paintings contain hidden propaganda, Mauk creates intricate metal pieces masked with subliminal messages. Through his art Mauk tries to rebel against social standards and the rules many places in society has established. For his talk, he discussed his MFA Exhibition. In the show, the metalwork is colorful, intricate,

Students started the unit by learning paper folding techniques to construct a book using only one sheet of paper. Next, students developed their stories and sketched a layout for each page. Students were able to choose a medium of their choice to develop their sketches into detailed illustrations. Finally, students created a cover that captured the subject of the book using collage techniques. Starting this week, students will be working with a variety of mediums which they manipulate to create a three dimensional space themed sculpture.

While visiting The Mennello Museum of American Art in Winter Park, FL, I had the opportunity to study and admire the great folk art of Earl Cunningham. At my initial entrance into the gallery, I found the works to be very simple and initially all I could think was “ I can do this”. Cunningham acknowledges himself as a “primitive artist”, meaning an untrained or uneducated (in art), but does not recognize himself as artist. The lack of education regarding spacing and scale between objects displayed an almost childlike painting style that would not have been used if he had been educated. This resulted in what makes his artwork uniquely genius and led to a great amount of attention. As I continued through