Art Matters — Fiber Artist Kristy Bishop

Art Matters — Fiber Artist Kristy Bishop

Describe your art: Tapestry and wall hangings made with wool, silk, cotton, and linen. I use warm colors with blacks and golds, lots of hot pink. I mix bright natural elements with super shiny gaudy glitzy metallics and mix patterns with tassels. The process is...
Art Matters — Olivia Bergen

Art Matters — Olivia Bergen

A conversation with Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School Art Teacher Olivia Bergan Describe your art: Clay. I had a concentration in ceramics in college. Teapots were my favorite. Indispensable tool: Potter’s Wheel. I wish I had a kiln. Finest of all the...
Art Matters

Art Matters

Why Does Art Matter? Eight local artists were asked this question, this is what they said Henry Wolfe | Expressionist Painter There has to be a medium on the earth to show creativeness, what I do with my hands matters. It blurs the lines. Kristi Ryba | Painter...
Art Matters — Kurtis Lamkin

Art Matters — Kurtis Lamkin

Kurtis Lamkin Musician, singer, songwriter, poet, storyteller, activist, teacher Kurtis plays the 21 stringed harp-like lute from Africa called the kora. His poems have been broadcast, animated, choreographed and recorded. He was Poet in Residence at the New School...

Art Matters — Kate Kennedy

Painter, author, illustrator, new artist this year at Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Show … My work … Portrays nature’s rhythms. Flowing, like water or silk fabric. Simple but complex. Reflections, transparency, and lots of light. And goats. Lots of goats and...

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