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Art as a vehicle for social change
Vladmir Mayakovsky: “Art is not a mirror held up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.” Hannah Hoch: “I wish to blur the firm boundaries which we self-certain people tend to delineate around all we can achieve.” Printmaking is an amazing form of creative expression. The basic materials you needContinue reading “Art as a vehicle for social change”
A succinct cultural analysis of the use of cats in representing social change
I have been asked several times about the use of cats in my artwork and so I now present a succinct explanation of why I am not simply obsessed with cats and instead am very intentionally choosing to use cats to represent ideas of social change. On a very basic level, cats are free ofContinue reading “A succinct cultural analysis of the use of cats in representing social change”
Mary in Pittsburgh, Pa
“Just tasted the kraut. It is truly fantastic – thanks in no small part to the crock. Stokesville!” -January 27, 2012