Tom Kredo: In the Basement
I was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of four with two sisters and a brother. When I was only 5 my father died, and my stay at home mother became the household breadwinner. I was too young to have many memories of my father, but I was told he had a darkroom in the […]
Ellie Honl: Part I
My name is Ellie Honl and I am currently an art professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. I am originally from Stevens Point, a city of about 35,000 in Central Wisconsin. My mother is an art teacher so I was very fortunate to have early exposure to the arts. I had an endless supply […]
Susan Stuart
It was while doing graduate work at the University at Albany that the size of my studio space influenced my painting. As a part time student, I was not provided with a studio so I had to use a small room at home. Because I wanted to paint large works, I began sectioning my work, […]
Jean K Stephens
The foundation for my artwork was laid in childhood–a mix of nature and art. Growing up in Gates, a rural suburb of Rochester, New York, I spent hours out of doors climbing trees, playing in fields and streams, my home surrounded by my Mother’s flower gardens. I loved to color and was a happy girl […]
Chris Oliver
I grew up in southern New Hampshire, which is an amazing mix of idyllic small towns, strip malls, and beautiful pine forests infiltrated by power lines and dirt bike trails. I have to stop writing about New Hampshire or I’ll never get to anything else. After high school I moved a couple of hours west and attended Marlboro […]
Zach Dietl: Defining Your Space
My name is Zach Dietl. I’m a painter and sculptor, born and raised in Rochester New York. Currently I’m showing downstairs in Structurally Speaking as well as Upstairs at Main Street Arts in the Self-Portrait Invitational. This is my first blog post with Main Street Arts and I’m excited to share some of the thoughts […]
Kelly Nye: Utilizing the Hand and the Machine
My current work is a unique hybrid of traditional handcrafted metalwork and laser cut modest materials such as cardboard and acrylic. As an educator, I have access to a range of technological devices and machinery. I have chosen the laser cutter as a tool to obtain precise repetition that I would not be able to […]
At the Loom with Doerte Weber
Having returned to weaving after a long absence, I find myself inspired by Bauhaus Weavers. Most of these women entered the Bauhaus Community thinking they would produce art like the men using glass, metal and all the media we associate with the Bauhaus period. Instead, they were forced into weaving and having taught themselves how […]