Before I get into why I made this piece I will give my definition of a McMansion. A McMansion is an excessively large home on a lot that is way too small and contains an over abundance of architectural features that often compete with one another. I do not know anyone who lives in thisContinue reading “New Work: Suburban Sprawl (the McMansions)”
Category Archives: Suburbia
More Cookie Cutter House Artwork
This first painting, Little Pink Houses, was the first piece I finished for this project. I have posted the image before but never wrote anything about the work and there is a good reason for that. Often, it takes time before I realize why I made something. When I first finished this painting, I thoughtContinue reading “More Cookie Cutter House Artwork”
Artwork in Progress
Early in the winter of 2018, I set out to make 60 small houses to fit in a particular box. I did not know what the end product would be like but I set a goal to finish them before April of this year and here they are. Now they are not “complete, complete” yet,Continue reading “Artwork in Progress”
What is Home to Diane Podolsky
Diane was born in Philadelphia, PA and currently resides in North Carolina. Home for me is a connection to my physical surroundings which not only encompasses visual stimuli but smells, sounds, etc. But since we are dealing with images for this project, I will talk about visual stimuli. My favorite story about how sensory stimuli liveContinue reading “What is Home to Diane Podolsky”
What is Home to Amy Danford
Amy Danford was born in Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in Havertown, Pennsylvania When I think of the word “home”, I am unable to pinpoint one location or thing. Home has been the Midwest, New York City, New Jersey, and now Pennsylvania. However, home doesn’t necessarily mean a brick and mortar building to me. It’sContinue reading “What is Home to Amy Danford”
How are We Defined by Where We Live?
Although I knew this all along, my friend Claudia defines herself as a life long resident of suburbia. The profoundness of this did not strike me until I read the statement on the back cover of her latest collection of poems. How could I have been so blind as to the meaning of this? TheContinue reading “How are We Defined by Where We Live?”
No Pink Flamingos
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”
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”
Diane Podolsky 