Stupendous Students

Janet LeDoux

Hannah McInness

l-r: Lesley Corbett, Jenna Simmons, Jo Goiran, Laura Bicherl, Kate Henderson, Elizabeth Chapman, Hannah McInnes

Jo Goiran

Jenna Simmons

Laura Bicherl

Lesley Corbett

Elizabeth Chapman

Kate Henderson

A few images from Monday's final crit for my Mixed Media Self-Portrait class at MECA. Some remarkable, potent work emerged from the group over the past twelve weeks, as many of the students used this space to tell their personal stories and to process difficult emotions and trauma. I feel so honored to have been a witness to their process! It was a powerfully moving and rewarding teaching experience.

Merry Making

Indoor/outdoor fun yesterday with my son Eben, daughter-in-law Tracey, daughter Kaitlyn, and Eben and Tracey's two little ones, my grandchildren, Cecilia, 5, and Calvin, 3. We made decorations, went sledding, and worked together buliding a snow castle. Tracey told us the sweetest story. She said that when they put up their tree a couple of nights ago, Calvin said, "It's so beautiful it makes my heart shake." Out of the mouth of babes...

Happy Birthday, Edvard and Alec!

Munch's 126th today!

It also my youngest son, Alec's 26th birthday.

Physical, philosophical, flirty, firey Sagittarius.

Happy Birthday, gents!

Fanning the Flames

Inspire. Fire. Desire. What I desire right now is to keep drawing.

Create, Inspire

One of the many perks that comes with teaching through the Continuing Studies Department at the Maine College of Art is to be privy to the on-going and ever-changing array of wonderful student artwork on display in the hallways. I believe that this particular installation came from the 3-D I class assignment to make a sculptural installation out of "a thousand of something." I have made these spheres as Christmas decorations out of recycled cards over the years, but have never come close to creating this amount! What a delightful installation! It had everyone smiling!

Mary, Marilyn, and Me

There's no prayer like desire. Tom Waits

I spent the afternoon in my studio yesterday for the first time in months. I had a strong urge to draw with charcoal and used some portraits by El Greco and some 60's magazine images of Marilyn Monroe as a jumping off place to begin this series of drawings on sex, religion, and desire.