On our walk last week, we passed a dilapidated shed with a pink flamingo gracing its space. One of the members of the group commented that yard ornaments were not allowed in her neighborhood. Because I lived in a very old house in a very old neighborhood, it was not until I moved to aContinue reading “No Pink Flamingos”
Author Archives: Diane
Seeking Understanding of “The Other”
It’s odd how things come in clumps. Or maybe we are just more tuned in when we are engaged with a particular topic. Not long ago, an opportunity arose to participate in an exhibition honoring women of the Civil Rights Movement. What immediately came to my mind was a piece I had been workingContinue reading “Seeking Understanding of “The Other””
Silent Echoes
This post is dedicated to my dear friend “Chief” Nancy Several years ago, I embarked on a project called “Silent Echoes”. It involved noticing how people used the space around the outside of their homes, and also refuted the common belief that every row house is exactly the same. Below is the text that wasContinue reading “Silent Echoes”
When The New Normal Makes No Sense
If you were around in the 1970s, you probably had the experience of going to a restaurant and, after your salad or whatever was placed before you, a waiter came over with a giant pepper mill offering you fresh ground pepper. And, no doubt, you were so intrigued by this odd offer that you acceptedContinue reading “When The New Normal Makes No Sense”
Thoughts on McMansions and Suburbia
When going through an old sketch book, I came across some notes from March of 2000. The notes basically talk about an experience I had in a printmaking studio on one day when, strangely, nobody else was using the press. I had made two small etching plates of these goofy looking houses. The reason IContinue reading “Thoughts on McMansions and Suburbia”
Back to the Drawing, no, Printing Board!
So basically I am a printmaker. At least that was how I was known where I lived for many years. Of course I did other work, but for some reason, even before I started only working in printing, I was referred to as a printmaker. I have not pulled a print for almost 2 years. Continue reading “Back to the Drawing, no, Printing Board!”
A New Version of an Old Favorite
Last week I went to visit my grandson. I wanted to buy him a toy and I thought of the Fisher Price radio from days gone by. I could not find that version of a radio but I stumbled upon this radio by Baby Einstein. But it does not play the typical “Twinkle twinkle”, nope,Continue reading “A New Version of an Old Favorite”
Installation Art: Any Back Yard
I have talked on and off about installation art and mentioned a few pieces I have done in this medium. One of my favorite installations I have made is Any Back Yard. This installation was on view at the University of the Arts Window on Broad for the month of April, 2006. The “window” isContinue reading “Installation Art: Any Back Yard”
Intro to the Cookie Cutter House Project & Beginning the Artwork
The Cookie Cutter House Project is based on a number of things. Houses and buildings appeared in my former work because I lived in an old, large city and became part of my subconscious. Recently, I moved to a totally new environment comprised of a mix of rural and suburban landscape. Overdevelopment and a lackContinue reading “Intro to the Cookie Cutter House Project & Beginning the Artwork”
Installation Art
Probably the first thing I should do here is describe Installation Art for readers who may have heard the term (or maybe not) but never quite knew what it was. Installation art is a themed exhibition that takes up an entire space, is temporary, and generally is not marketable unless an institution purchases the wholeContinue reading “Installation Art”
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