Trick or Treat?
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Skyline 2
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Martin County Quilters: Lecture and Workshop
What a wonderful time and experience I had once more teaching my workshops. This time I was up North in Florida, in Jensen Beach, to be more precise. I taught 2 workshops and gave one lecture to the Martin County Quilters. I simply had the best time, enthusiastic students and the Holiday In was a great 'host'. Thank you all up there once more.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Art in Miami
... without words... but you have to check this out, the new Marlins Home Run Sculpture.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Lauderhill Art Center
My new studio at the LAC (Lauderhill Art Center) has a freshly painted floor now. Just a few more fixes, some more beautifying and I am ready to go, meaning move in. Oh I forgot my new studio 'furniture'. My husband will build me my furniture, am I lucky or what? A new studio and custom made art furniture?
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Solo Exhibition: Anne Kolb
A large body of my art work can be seen until October 30 at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood FL.
Water Pieces
Inspiration
Most of my artwork is inspired by nature, the vastly different landscapes I encounter while traveling, the seasons and the feelings they invoke in me. I then weave social and political issues and personal thoughts into my general idea, which creates the foundation for a new piece.
Living in southern Florida exposes me to more than just lush, rich tropical life and beautiful waters but also brushfires, floods, droughts, spills and pollution. One of my main concerns right now is the future of the Everglades. They are an ecosystem in peril. Since the 1950’s a vast system of canals and levees have interrupted the natural flow of the water through the Everglades, sending the fresh water into the sea while drying out the Everglades’ wetlands. In addition pollution from farming and South Florida’s urban sprawl made the situation worse. And to make the situation even more difficult, Central and South Florida grew much faster than anticipated, using huge amounts of water. Conserving water is very unpopular and very few people seem to understand its importance for the Everglades. Restoring and saving them leads to constant fights and is a continuous struggle. It is heartbreaking and makes me furious at times to observe how piece by piece the Everglades are dying and the steps to safe them are so minimal.