I had the pleasure of visiting Digs Enamels at their studio in Lynn a few weeks ago and it was such a pleasure learning about their work! The studio is run by two very talented artists, Kate & Tim, and they make everything from buttons and beads to sculptures and framed artworks. I’ve of course…Read More
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Where the Wind Blows
Last week the Rose Kennedy Greenway installed their public art commission “Wind Sculpture (SG) V” by Yinka Shonibare. The 22 foot tall sculpture, which will be on view for a year, features Shonibare’s signature, bright batik-style print and represents themes of colonialism and cross-cultural exchange. Shonibare’s “Wind Sculpture” series grew out of his piece “Nelson’s…Read More
A Color Story
One of my many career hats is social media consulting for the Liz Roache gallery in the Boston Design Center. Once I week I go out to the center to photograph art, write copy, and check out Liz’s new work. Liz works in color theory and Bauhaus design principles. She actually studied with Ati Gropius,…Read More
Immigration Nation
Students, artists and community members created over 400 hand-painted suitcases for Nora Valdez’s “Immigration Nation” exhibit at Urbano Project, on display through July 29. The tactile sculptural installation confronts the struggle of immigrants to find identity and acceptance in the United States. Eucaris Jimenez, a 20-year-old student at UMass Boston, painted her suitcase with a…Read More
Brushstrokes Behind Bars
Last week artist and activist Ann Lewis began work on “See Her,” a public mural at 808 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. The temporary mural, up until October 2018, is being created in partnership with the women of the McGrath House, a reentry facility where incarcerated women serve the final six months of their…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Striking exhibit at Gallery Kayafas. 2) Equipped to fight the patriarchy. 3) And they said the ideal woman doesn’t exist. 4) Learning about gangsters, post-Chicago. 5) Still daydreaming about this Chagall. 6) American Rep slayed again with this INCREDIBLE show, stay tuned for my review.