Who is Art For Anyway?

October 9, 2012

I came across this hilarious little cartoon from Hyperallergic that asks the question, “Who is art for?” Is art for …

Vocations: Mother & Artist, Learning to be Both

May 14, 2012

Mother When my daughter arrived here from India in 2009, I was elated beyond measure. I felt powerful, woman, incredible. …

May 7, 2012

The thing standing between me and my saw: I’ve had the saw so long that the old battery just doesn’t …

April 26, 2012

I am tentatively settling in here. I have lived in this house for three years now, a remarkably long time …

April 9, 2012

I was watching 60 Minutes last night and they reported on a most remarkable orchestra in the Congo. The Kimbanguist Symphony …

March 21, 2012

I like to think of the apprenticeship model in terms of geneology. My first mentor in sculpture was Anthony Frudakis, …

January 26, 2012

Welcome to Hempel Studio News, a source for a glimpse into the studio as well as commentary on art in …