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Blind leading the Blind, an interview with Melissa Miller and Elizabeth Nihiser
Q. How did you two meet? Did you have similarities in your art at the time? ELIZABETH: Melissa and I met through art collaboration. I was shooting the first version... -
Darlene Yeager-Torre, Painting with Light
My work has been described as emotional, soulful, spiritual, and painterly. These all accurately describe my art. The images are intended to convey a sense of tranquility or create a... -
LINDA REGULA, Interviewed by Paul Richmond
Artist with painting Lindy in the Fountain Room LINDA REGULA, Interviewed by Paul Richmond I met Linda Regula in 1983 shortly before my fourth birthday. I don’t remember much else...
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Interview with Dana Depew
Posted on | No CommentsDana L. Depew is one of Cleveland’s most prolific artists. He resurrects thrown out cast offs and found objects into wholly new and unique objects. Stephanie Sypsa: Describe your studio space? Dana Depew: Very cluttered and scattered. Currently, since I closed the gallery I do... -
Interview with Peter Tabor
Posted on | No CommentsI create objects and installations which bring about collaboration. Collaboration is working together with another to create something as a synthesis of two practices, that alone one could not. -Peter Tabor Stephanie Sypsa: What has been your art education background thus far? Peter Tabor :... -
Leesa Haapapuro’s Sculptural Portraits and Projects
Posted on | No CommentsLeesa Haapapuro is an artist and instructor in Dayton, Ohio. She’s taught at a number of local colleges, including Wright State University and Sinclair Community College. Leesa’s work explores the boundaries of form, while exploring the place of an artist in the world. As she... -
Interview with Dale Johnson , by Melissa Vogley-Woods
Posted on | No CommentsM. I was so amazed to see the variety abound in your studio, I have been aware of your custom stonework, but had not seen the fine art work. I was really amazed at the variety and amount of artwork you produce. I felt a... -
Interview with Stephanie Rond
Posted on | No CommentsInterview with Stephanie Rond, By Melissa Vogley-Woods Q, I enjoyed seeing your new series knuckles sprawled out across the floor, at my visit to your loft studio, they seems both vintage americana, and pop art. What was your inspiration for this series? A. Thanks, that... -
Interview with Paul Volker, by Melissa Vogley-Woods
Posted on | No CommentsQ.could you describe your work a little bit for the blog. A. My work focuses on streamlining the mechanical process of painting in order to maximize creative flexibility. The paintings I make have no canvas, no exterior frame, and everything is done with various blends... -
The Artist Interviewing Artist: Melissa Forman and Paul Richmond
Posted on | No CommentsMelissa Forman and Paul Richmond displaying different levels of enthusiasm at a Dolly Parton cd signing in Manhattan At first glance, it might be difficult to find a connection between the work of artists Melissa Forman and Paul Richmond. The figures in Forman’s haunting, Victorian-inspired... -
Interview with Alison Coleman by Daniel King
Posted on | No CommentsInterview with Alison Coleman by Daniel King Alison Coleman is the Director of The Fuse Factory, a media arts incubator taking shape amidst the local intersection of art, technology, industry and education. The Fuse Factory was begun in 2008, with the expressed purpose to... -
Barb Vogel interviewed by Elise Sanchez
Posted on | No CommentsBarb Vogel: Visual Artist and Photographer Elsie Sanchez, a local painter, talks with Barbara Vogel, visual artist and photographer, about her recent success with two bodies of work – an out-of-focus portrait series and a house series, which both combine photography with encaustic. (1.-3.) Barb... -
daniel Baltzer interviewed by Stephanie Sypsa
Posted on | No CommentsStephanie-When you were in Columbus, what type of work were you doing? daniel- In 1995 I returned to Columbus, my hometown, after finishing college in Indiana. I considered doing a master’s program in NYC, but instead decided to start painting feverishly and connect to the... -
Amanda Hope Cook Interviewed by Stephanie Sypsa
Posted on | No CommentsAmanda H. Cook was born in Nashville, TN in 1975. In 1994 she was awarded a scholarship to the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio where she double majored in Fine Art and Illustration. Upon graduation, Amanda worked in a variety of... -
Bob Patricy Interviewed by Sydney Schardt
Posted on | No CommentsSydney Schardt interviews Bob Patricy, professional painter and illustrator. “Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.” ~ Paul Cezanne “Sensations” is a familiar word for Bob Patricy as he describes to me why an event, scene, object, or condition... -
Jessica Janos Interviewed by Walter King
Posted on | No CommentsThis thread took place between mid-September to mid-October, 2009 Jessica Janos is an artist/filmmaker who lives in California. She has many skills, wears many hats including filmmaker, photographer, designer, writer and model (Jessica, If I’ve left anything out please let me know.) Jessica began writing... -
Kojo Kamua, Interviewed by Barbara Vogel
Posted on | No CommentsKojo Kamua: Photographer, Artist, Historan, Community Leader (photo left Kojo by B. Vogel) Barbara Vogel, local photographer and artist, talks with Kojo Kamua about his art and influence on our community’s culture on the occasion of his Columbus Museum of Art 50-year retrospective photography show.... -
Leah Wong-Local an International Artist
Posted on | No CommentsLeah Wong’s new body of work includes unique observations of people partaking of life activities within vibrantly colored landscapes and seascapes. Leah Wong’s new paintings and installation can be seen at the Sherrie Gallery, 694 N. High St., from Jan. 17 through Feb 28. Local... -
Substance 2nd annual Aspiring Designer Competition
Posted on | No CommentsThe Substance Aspiring Designer Competition is hosted by the local boutique “Substance for the Fashion Conscious People”. It is a bit different then most fashion contests as it has the environment in mind as well as it’s specific costumer base. I asked the Founder, Christina... -
Top Notch Book-Arts of of John Luc Hargis
Posted on | No CommentsAs TAI is growing quickly, I have to say it is hard to keep up even with the talent of all our contributors, who are also working artists. I thought it would be important to start interviewing some of our very own staff who have... -
Alissa Sorenson’s Fiber Works, by Kate Bunge
Posted on | No CommentsWhere are you from originally? Oklahoma Why are you an artist? I can’t help it. I need to express myself and make things. It’s always been that way. Have you always wanted to be an artist? Yes, or rather I should say I’ve always wanted... -
Interview w/ Poet Lara Konesky:by Walter King
Posted on | No CommentsLara Konesky is a poetess, writer, teacher, entrepreneur, baby’s little mommy, sweet eyed lover, pit-bull about to break her chain or cat in heat rubbing up against your leg depending on what day of the week it is and who she’s talking with. Lara... -
Sydney Schardt interviewing Don Jones
Posted on | No CommentsDon Jones, often called the “father of art therapy”, is a founder, past president and Honorary Life member of both the American Art Therapy Association and the Buckeye Art Therapy Association. In retirement he works daily in his home art studio (painting and sculpting) where... -
Joan Madison, bridal couture: designing the dream
Posted on | No CommentsFrom the time she was a little girl, Joan Madison, owner of Joan’s Bridal Couture knew she wanted to be a fashion designer. “My mom sewed,” she says, “and there were always scraps of material laying around the house. At the age of 7, I... -
Susan Odell: a star behind the scenes, by Pam Spence
Posted on | No CommentsBeing “in the spotlight” has never been important to artist Susan Odell. Making her art with needle and thread she is happy to design and construct for the stage, for weddings, parties or costume balls. “I was somewhat of a mouse growing up,” she says.... -
Current Work of Walter Herrmann, by B. Vogle
Posted on | No CommentsLocal sculptor and art educator Walter L. Herrmann’s new work and installation can be seen at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St., Columbus, from March 29 through April 30. A closing reception will be held Friday evening, April 23, from 5 to... -
Jeff Bell interview by GypsyLuc
Posted on | No CommentsJeff Bell is a musician & visual artist currently living in Mansfield, OH. He is a key member of YelloWall Collective. He has been performing music for 15 years and, between his former band & solo projects, has put out 12 CDs . He has... -
Fashion Week Columbus 2010: Preview party and beyond, by Pam Spence
Posted on | No CommentsPhoto (above)Fashions on display at the Fashion Week Columbus launch party included (l. to r.) Milk Bar, Label Yourself, Torso, Undone. On March 20, talent agency co-owner Thomas McClure and entrepreneur Dont’e J. Young hosted a launch party for their forthcoming gala, Fashion Week Columbus,... -
Comfest 2010, photos by Mandy Cook
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‘Sewn together’ with stories and thread, by Pam Spence
Posted on | No CommentsJewish American Heritage Month: Legacy 2010 Exhibit – Jews in the Garment Industry ‘Sewn together’ with stories and thread By Pam Spence, fashion writer As part of the on-going Columbus Jewish Historical Society’s Legacy 2010 exhibit, Gabriel Goldstein, Yeshiva University Associate Director for Exhibits and... -
SEVEN WOMEN: An Exhibition of Columbus, Ohio, Artists
Posted on | 1 CommentSubmitted by Barb Vogel (TAI Visual Arts Writer) for The Artists Interview http://www.theartistsinterview.com “The women are as unique as their art; the art is unique as the women.” Seven women, united by their friendship and love of making art, have met monthly and shared a meal... -
Tammy Perakis Wallace: a Red Panty sort of woman
Posted on | No CommentsTammy Perakis Wallace of Red Panty Designs knows exactly the kind of response she wants to see to her creations – and she has seen it on several occasions. “I was at Linda’s (The Frame Shop in Delaware, OH) and we were set up for... -
Rowe Boutique
Posted on | No CommentsRowe is a trendy women‘s boutique neatly tucked in Columbus’ Short North District . It captures the cool of New York’s lower eastside and drops it smack dab in the middle of Ohio. When you walk thru the doors there are smiles and hello’s at...