tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25101623239249053162024-03-13T12:00:52.838-07:00Maia Palmer: An Artist in DelawareMaia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-73011124781524573712023-04-01T06:00:00.005-07:002023-04-01T06:00:38.245-07:00Illuminated Manuscript<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Tada! I finally got around to coloring one of my own coloring book pages, ha! I made this page just about 2 years ago when I was going through an extremely stressful time in my life and I was in a constant anxiety spiral. Through happenstance, two of my friends </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.m.spencer.35?__cft__[0]=AZW1dHTGusOYXr1lt2nm21WxqMNjWyXl2DkmhSZ8BQI7Ce_tgaoHfUP-BEDEg5EcUn2aGvISglCiF7xtnZOAPfI8maRsQsHgmvhc7FHLTPsl7w&__tn__=-]K*F" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Carolyn Murray Spencer</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/chrissy.giandonato?__cft__[0]=AZW1dHTGusOYXr1lt2nm21WxqMNjWyXl2DkmhSZ8BQI7Ce_tgaoHfUP-BEDEg5EcUn2aGvISglCiF7xtnZOAPfI8maRsQsHgmvhc7FHLTPsl7w&__tn__=-]K*F" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Chrissy Giandonato</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> both suggested that I read Untamed by Glennan Doyle, so naturally I did!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCU7lurewy9Hz9pv-TUhne9c63JJhUnjUeo9EsUS4e-4MpYCmz6sOlGUGV_qkVPnmd38bk0xVByvxxXkF9i0Rh_TTJJawWK-PIQXMhfMkXYS4FOiy4eYs9EKiiWCFtvVBT8-eBUfx1qhDnGSpmJUOLZXUbFvQlRfqUJAR2aTMugtg74KvCSQ9fFxnC/s1695/medieval_FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">One of the parts of the book that resonated the most with me was when she talked about her own anxiety and creating a list of "reset buttons" to help her return to herself.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">"I keep a handwritten poster in my office titled “Easy Buttons and Reset Buttons.” On the left are all the things I do to abandon myself. On the right are my reset buttons, the things I can do to make staying with myself a little more possible.” - Glennan Doyle</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I didn't make the easy buttons, but I decided to make my own list of Reset Buttons. I was teaching a unit on typography at the time and somehow then made a mental leap to illuminated manuscripts for my inspiration. Side note: this drawing also then became the basis for an illuminated manuscript project that I taught in my Art History class last year during the Medieval Art unit! I believe one of them actually won a Scholastics Art Award this year! My kids are legit THE BEST!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I will probably color in a few more versions of this as I would like to explore a few other color palettes - but that's the beauty of coloring book pages! I can color in as many as I want!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">If you would like to buy your own .pdf version of the page, you can download it from Etsy for $5 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/gallerymaia/listing/974850694/illuminated-manuscript-reset-coloring?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1680353869564" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b></a>. </span>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-83690208006178419732023-03-23T15:12:00.006-07:002023-03-23T15:12:59.316-07:00Scholastics Art Awards<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am so proud of my students at Cab Calloway School of the Arts, they have accomplished so much this year! By the end of the year, our students will have participated in 6 art exhibitions, the Scholastics Art competitions, and countless community initiatives!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It can be hard to quantify the success of a school's program, and Scholastics is but a small fraction of the successes of our kids, but I am thrilled to share with you some highlights from the competition this year! You can also see the actual artwork <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1asZLOfJaQPcWOlX-rbvil1YGxy3lH2uT2A-FSrKPI6M/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cab Calloway School of the Arts: 2023 Scholastics Art Awards</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f68fb516-7fff-edbc-efd8-57d9cf58d2e0"></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">132 Individual Art Awards</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 National Silver Keys</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">27 Gold Keys</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">39 Silver Keys</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">66 Honorable Mentions</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">66 Students were recognized (30 middle school, 36 high school)</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 American Vision Nominees (best in state)</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">24% of the overall awards in the state were presented to Cab Calloway students</span></span></p></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwFBQ0rbf-buDVF6jHtS5vpE8nAc5cLRYPcaLzGlqiCjiKEIrvVPMALm2IFfQgo225U6eLewAXbrdYFPLiwnlGLHwGSr-xP__haX_nQS8KRlS3D1__DG5nYJtd5lpgvEgQd7TVkh90y1y9DqsHvKxaUNBCcExaQ5eWFnzT4x5ijzMVU_hjyQHGynOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="880" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwFBQ0rbf-buDVF6jHtS5vpE8nAc5cLRYPcaLzGlqiCjiKEIrvVPMALm2IFfQgo225U6eLewAXbrdYFPLiwnlGLHwGSr-xP__haX_nQS8KRlS3D1__DG5nYJtd5lpgvEgQd7TVkh90y1y9DqsHvKxaUNBCcExaQ5eWFnzT4x5ijzMVU_hjyQHGynOw=w387-h225" width="387" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">But it's honestly so much more than the awards that matter. One of the things I love the most about my students is how hard they work, and how much passion they put into their art. I have students who come in before school to knock out a few prints from their linocuts, a bevy of freshman who come in during homeroom every day to do extra work on their ceramics projects, seniors who come in during every study hall in order to work on their own personal projects. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQtZ_i8wotb0otYpDpCAb3hBoc91fFeRGi_O9Mu0a5_PMsFAUygNo4TBtvbIt7qpaQleCqL_7NrTPeF3O93hNK5cQaPTKlJR930BITP0F0qbaV-ayjndWL8bsk7ZQweBTepFdre-vLI4s4eGQHirc1Rkwg5KKMZ960R2UnhKosRoc0TJvNN5k0JZFq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="912" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQtZ_i8wotb0otYpDpCAb3hBoc91fFeRGi_O9Mu0a5_PMsFAUygNo4TBtvbIt7qpaQleCqL_7NrTPeF3O93hNK5cQaPTKlJR930BITP0F0qbaV-ayjndWL8bsk7ZQweBTepFdre-vLI4s4eGQHirc1Rkwg5KKMZ960R2UnhKosRoc0TJvNN5k0JZFq=w386-h219" width="386" /></a></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Working with these kids every day is just absolutely inspiring. Some of the kids love digital art and aspire to become illustrators. Others are making contemporary art about the personal issues that impact them, such as gender and identity. Many are embracing technical challenges and can create hyper-realistic portraits. I love that the full range of interests and skills is both present, and embraced. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If I could give myself one task an art teacher, it would be to encourage students to find their own voice and vision, and to share that with the world without fear of failure! Because of course every artist will fail, but I like to think that if all we do is succeed, than are we really challenging ourselves and pushing ourselves to the limit of our creativity? </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">All that to say that I'm so proud of my kids who won awards, AND for every student who wins an award (in a system that is very biased towards realism), there are at least 2 other students who are taking creative risks and potentially even failing whose efforts I am equally as proud of! To all of my students who inspire me EVERY day with your enthusiasm and creativity, THANK YOU for being you and I am so proud of you all!!!!!!</span></span></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-19737337987941167802022-11-07T19:38:00.003-08:002022-11-07T19:41:17.286-08:00In the News - Delaware LIVE<div style="text-align: left;">The day started out just like any other day - well, minus the fact that it's grading day, and every school teacher knows what that feels like! I was dreading checking my email (as one does on grading day), when much to my surprise I was faced with a delightful message from Jarek Rutz, an education reporter for <a href="https://delawarelive.com/cab-teachers-art-makes-the-invisible-visible/?fbclid=IwAR3-oOWjzoGOnhXB0pnIMnPTkjQUo7IhDJYkizIgXsZVAJy3IEdvM1twJ_Y" target="_blank">Delaware LIVE News</a>. What a welcome way to start the day, indeed!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />As it turns out, this was the second interview I did today - I'm getting good at this, folks! The first interview was for the Delaware State of the Arts podcast (hopefully coming out this Saturday or Sunday) via Zoom, and then I had a phone interview with Jarek. You would think that as a teacher, you are used to talking all day and you wouldn't be so nervous for interviews.... and you would be wrong! It was oddly nerve-racking, though to be sure, there is no subject I am more familiar with than my own artwork. After both interviews, I was certainly shaking with a combination of nerves and intense enthusiasm.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwutna0qw9U3sYqz08VdYBbgpifIC5BzH7Wd4AftkyjG2Qb43LS8cwLKUqFp_9GmhYp4VtfKaJyz75p9t2FMdCC_ft05mXeayji2q4ylDJcEB-BsBGVgvhipekyJoa13WYtbP1xVFmnbfj-e52N8rUBuLsY8p2WMb-io_lZr2XdZ3A0NYgNmpbNZ3z/s1060/Delaware%20Live.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1060" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwutna0qw9U3sYqz08VdYBbgpifIC5BzH7Wd4AftkyjG2Qb43LS8cwLKUqFp_9GmhYp4VtfKaJyz75p9t2FMdCC_ft05mXeayji2q4ylDJcEB-BsBGVgvhipekyJoa13WYtbP1xVFmnbfj-e52N8rUBuLsY8p2WMb-io_lZr2XdZ3A0NYgNmpbNZ3z/w460-h313/Delaware%20Live.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br />I didn't expect the article to go online so quickly, but here it is. I was at Brew Ha-Ha, waiting to meet up with <a href="https://www.shawnfauststudio.com/" target="_blank">Shawn Faust</a> and <a href="https://www.hebbelpetportraits.com/contact" target="_blank">Jeremy Hebbel</a>, two amazing Delaware artists with whom I am collaborating on an upcoming project called <a href="https://intolightproject.org/" target="_blank">Into Light</a>. More on this in another post! While I was waiting, I innocently opened my email to see the article was already live! I'm fairly certain the baristas at the counter just thought I was really feeling the groove of the 90's music in the background (which, to be fair, I was) but in actuality, I was quite literally, jumping up and down with excitement. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Every artist is excited to of course have their minute in the spotlight. However, as a chronic migraine sufferer, one of the things I find the most heartening is that the more air space my exhibition gets, the more people will be talking about what it really is like to suffer from migraines, a neurological disease. Since the inception of this project, so many people have reached out to me to share their experiences, and I think that it is just so helpful to know we are not out there, suffering alone. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Luckily for me, I have had an amazing support group here in Delaware. I attribute it to them (and also to Emgality, and no I'm not getting kickbacks ha!) that I have made such strides in recovering my health.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />All that said and done, please check out this great <a href="https://delawarelive.com/cab-teachers-art-makes-the-invisible-visible/?fbclid=IwAR3-oOWjzoGOnhXB0pnIMnPTkjQUo7IhDJYkizIgXsZVAJy3IEdvM1twJ_Y" target="_blank">article</a>! Let me know what you think and feel free to share YOUR migraine story!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://delawarelive.com/cab-teachers-art-makes-the-invisible-visible/?fbclid=IwAR3-oOWjzoGOnhXB0pnIMnPTkjQUo7IhDJYkizIgXsZVAJy3IEdvM1twJ_Y" target="_blank">Delaware LIVE News: Cab Calloway Art Teacher's Exhibit 'Makes the Invisible, Visible'</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-4442567510421997442022-11-03T08:04:00.002-07:002022-11-03T08:04:20.227-07:00Press Release and Video<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Read the full press release for my exhibition below after watching my Artist Video</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="304" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mLbj7UKa4Lw" width="366" youtube-src-id="mLbj7UKa4Lw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents 2022 DDOA Individual Artist Fellow Maia Palmer’s exhibition, "Making the Invisible, Visible", running November 4-25, 2022. Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, November 4, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (There will be student performance at 5pm from the strings majors at Cab Calloway School of the Arts, with special thanks to educator Julie Murphy)</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Committed to “being a positive force for social change,” Palmer is the high school visual arts teacher at Cab Calloway School of the Arts. She feels strongly about teaching there, saying “I am a product of public school and I want to be part of rebuilding its strength.” One of the most exciting aspects of receiving the Fellowship is “the recognition of my work” and the ability to further its scope and her goal to “help amplify the voices of those who are not always heard.”</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">"Making the Invisible, Visible" features a series of migraine self-portraits documenting Palmer’s experiences as a migraineur over the past 15 years. To be clear, migraine is a neurological disease, one that is debilitating and painfully real. Yet it is frequently referred to as an “invisible illness,” as there are often no visible symptoms. Women in particular are subject to dismissive treatment because of this, as Palmer has experienced first hand.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">With these works, Palmer examines her relationship with migraine. She merges autobiographical experiences with imagery and text laden with both historical and personal value. Each of these images captures a real, private moment that she has in fact experienced - from hiding under blankets to wearing hand-made ‘migraine boxes’. She says, “Creating these drawings is a visceral process of acknowledging the larger than life physical and emotional pain that migraine has caused in my life - as well as the emotional and physical growth it has helped me accomplish. I am ultimately a stronger person as I emerge on the other side of chronic migraine, cherishing every moment and delighting in our capacity as humans to overcome and endure.”</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Navigating her own experiences, Palmer has embodied the physical and mental trauma of this illness by manipulating surfaces and materials to simulate the experience of a migraine - the tearing of paper, or the piercing of a surface with needle and thread. By making visible the invisible trauma of migraine, she aims to bring awareness to this consistently under-funded, chronically misunderstood disease.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located on the second floor of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.</div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-89417207442904613552022-10-19T09:40:00.001-07:002022-10-19T09:40:18.651-07:00Announcing My Upcoming Solo Show: Making the Invisible, Visible<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP2UmMKAuZrxAiXwra5bm5cP9XSV8t7eWB8BS4_j83x3SrTdAzl2LeMQenAmrGY_4eSHpXY7523hg1UE3-Ip62vWFtSadETTJFrZHE3r9-wJTjF4ZK4Q5eYAXmaGdP4YluAV1x_GBd1fojJ-F2kkua0dCdLqNebkezj2KjYUTJ8tSTLIRUqM_Chyw/s1875/Palmer_FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1875" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP2UmMKAuZrxAiXwra5bm5cP9XSV8t7eWB8BS4_j83x3SrTdAzl2LeMQenAmrGY_4eSHpXY7523hg1UE3-Ip62vWFtSadETTJFrZHE3r9-wJTjF4ZK4Q5eYAXmaGdP4YluAV1x_GBd1fojJ-F2kkua0dCdLqNebkezj2KjYUTJ8tSTLIRUqM_Chyw/w400-h233/Palmer_FB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Save the date!!! My solo show is coming up soon, <b>Friday, Nov 4, 5-7pm, Mezzanine Gallery</b>! I would love to see your faces there!</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">As many of you know, over the past 14 years, I have endured discrimination, harassment, broken relationships, strained friendships, and unemployment due to migraine. I am so thankful to have emerged on the other side as healthy and functional, but it has taken a really long time to get here, and loads of support from my family and friends.</span></div></span></span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I began this <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>series after suffering some setbacks with my migraines. I had been doing well, but then Covid, teaching online, producing videos on a regular basis, and dealing with discrimination and an extremely stressful situation at my job was ultimately too much and my migraines got significantly worse again.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I had forgotten how debilitating they could be. And it's not just about the physical pain, but also the frustration at feeling shut in, trapped, and unable to live life as you want when you are stuck at home, under the covers, hidden in the dark. Happily, my migraines have become more manageable although they still continue to flare up. I sincerely believe that this project has helped me cope in many ways, and I hope that if you are a migraine sufferer, that seeing this works helps provide a feeling of solidarity and understanding to our so often misunderstood condition!!</span></div></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-73658845995874292872022-04-25T18:18:00.007-07:002022-04-26T04:39:32.421-07:00Move Over Dick and Jane<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">More exciting news on the art front! This is QUITE the year!</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">My artwork, "Move Over Dick and Jane," has been accepted into the exhibition: “Let Me Tell You: Work by Women Artists, Taking Up Space” at Chris White Gallery. Opening Reception is Friday, May 6, from 5-8pm. <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chriswhitegallery.com%2Fexhibitions%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2gTMMcpvKgS95lFOaahJLXOZnwRm-e1Qbz1aXMgETI9LAiBpONc1DCcwQ&h=AT1KEDjg8NXruIjFGB3SNPLIHfFXBA23CWhW1cf9XXm7h1UcujO1xSrGdkRrvu28hwpD3ccSlmBoaJztfRvjOyrJO_J8DnKJCKtBJlKQc9DxSNAsMaZ2aJL249PMhiTQFKbto_0&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0QH3HvGSrEMo-MYGOM7XFs4kTNtPt3QUxrbgL8_8aA2zKgyQq2rmIZWt31v56-nhE-C0GT2ziBoRdrPh2wUWCNkA-k29Yw9Ef1CNkvHkShC3biZUAVAYC13ZgbF-OomuNzI85vJxXNsWG1dFQxZqSNzNA_thGV9HBh3FIg4LXeWFbN" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.chriswhitegallery.com/exhibitions</a></span> I hope you can join us for this celebration of stories told by women! (fyi, I will be there for the later part, as we ALSO have a National Art Honor Society exhibition by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/CabCallowayarts/?__cft__[0]=AZXToOIBrCANtpJyXOfsWTJWlMGKiznibRd2qBRhqNcta-XHPaiCJnL5uRzK-YLA38kF4NygGCwY7S-7cqtrGrUCuGdYnWZ3Eu1UpmI6Znkvddaytii_LBEpwQXsdG2NUCD7BvVYKMd73G9df8i2Rcec&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Cab Calloway School of the Arts</span></a></span> visual arts students at the <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/talleyvilleframeshoppe/?__cft__[0]=AZXToOIBrCANtpJyXOfsWTJWlMGKiznibRd2qBRhqNcta-XHPaiCJnL5uRzK-YLA38kF4NygGCwY7S-7cqtrGrUCuGdYnWZ3Eu1UpmI6Znkvddaytii_LBEpwQXsdG2NUCD7BvVYKMd73G9df8i2Rcec&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery</span></a></span>. More info forthcoming!!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI1mJaj8CswkCHRY_8OZ21guWCZhPPKD_Uo6Q36PPTstZMyMiZIST_cpy9KMQS7losvhz4xOHhaqWal1BlLVRJeoaa8-9FVvMee5jyr_S5QX1WG3uSEcVtDQ7daxPAZmWCRquvPiK1C2dl2i8KL28sq2xYmgkNU8FvDD-JRH8Y7GJfQbVWbnqiUZP/s2000/Move%20Over%20Dick%20and%20Jane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI1mJaj8CswkCHRY_8OZ21guWCZhPPKD_Uo6Q36PPTstZMyMiZIST_cpy9KMQS7losvhz4xOHhaqWal1BlLVRJeoaa8-9FVvMee5jyr_S5QX1WG3uSEcVtDQ7daxPAZmWCRquvPiK1C2dl2i8KL28sq2xYmgkNU8FvDD-JRH8Y7GJfQbVWbnqiUZP/s320/Move%20Over%20Dick%20and%20Jane.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqkCjYiAcQkXGJs_EuGDjm-XqP6PFNdvgy6APP94Ftx2cjXUx5CyjQJcjY202o3HsiPH_PrMqMNK6g3U3xMDOtMsY8IhvXpOYEGzjUNMjtjbQzDYYIb4zYge2XOmcGa367aXU8KbDoLLxJ4GEBrk_tQCkt9u9A8RmkMtGzMWrrOCmtBKUfmSMsN81/s2000/Let%20Me%20Tell%20You%20Flyer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqkCjYiAcQkXGJs_EuGDjm-XqP6PFNdvgy6APP94Ftx2cjXUx5CyjQJcjY202o3HsiPH_PrMqMNK6g3U3xMDOtMsY8IhvXpOYEGzjUNMjtjbQzDYYIb4zYge2XOmcGa367aXU8KbDoLLxJ4GEBrk_tQCkt9u9A8RmkMtGzMWrrOCmtBKUfmSMsN81/s320/Let%20Me%20Tell%20You%20Flyer.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>About my dear friend:</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">This collaborative painting is of my good friend Susan M. I met Susan through a high school friend who set us up on a friend 'blind date.' We immediately hit it off and bonded over our shared desire to learn how to salsa dance and brush up on our Spanish together! Ever since I met her, I knew that Susan was a serious powerhouse. She is this insanely smart, competent powerful woman who excels at so many of the things that to me are super intimidating, and truth be told, are often considered typically male dominated territory. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">The woman wields power tools like no one else I know (and thankfully has helped me with many home projects!) and isn't afraid to knock down walls, rebuild them, and put them back up all by herself. She is an engineer and freaking mathematical genius! When I met her she was a bridge engineer (how many people do you know that you can drive down the road with and have them casually point out - oh, hey, I designed that bridge over there... WHAT?!?!?! SO COOL!!!!!) and has since moved up in the world to oversee massive construction efforts in our state on major highways!! (now you know who to blame for all those construction traffic delays, ha!) I love to think of her waltzing (or perhaps more accurately...salsa-ing) her way out of her bad-ass construction truck, with her officious deldot hat on, clipboard in hand, dolling out commands to all of the construction workers! Whether or not she does, I also like to imagine her sass-ily sassing people! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also remember one night, I came over and she cooked me up some delicious enchiladas (an amazing cook on top of all this), and we talked about her job and all of the challenges she had to over come. Because let's be real she IS in a man's world! While the tide is changing, she was still one of the very few engineering majors in her class, and even of of the fewer bridge engineers in her job, and even FEWER female AND latina engineers on the job. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">I honestly don't even have the words to convey how much I respect and love Susan. Not only is she a bad-ass in her job, but she (for awhile, before she had her baby - a beautiful baby girl!) tutored kids in math and SAT prep. And salsa danced?!?! And is an amazing friend???? Like.... yeah. Such an amazing person on literally every level. She has been there for me so many times on so many levels. I am so grateful to Susan for everything that she is, and everything that she brings to the world.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">I can think of NO better role model for the next generation of kids out there - what an amazing example of what you can achieve and who you can be, despite all of the odds against you.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">I love ya Susan, and thank you for being you!!!!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>About the painting:</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">This work actually originated as a coloring book drawing, for my collaborative coloring book, A Portrait of Delaware. <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://www.maiapalmer.com/coloringbooks?fbclid=IwAR31DsHoRcTLsFKP3T6cU-wCvv52dSJrLJYkRiBBiynQw3wfamjWnka6aoQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.maiapalmer.com/coloringbooks</a></span> I then started working on a series of collaborative paintings/artworks of people that I know who are creating the change that they want to see in the world, and I could think of no better example than Susan. She isn't consciously setting the world on fire, she is simply following her passions, but by doing so is creating a role model for other women to follow in her footsteps. I love the idea of riffing off of the Dick and Jane readers that so many of us learned from when we were small children. These educational readers were great - if you were white and heteronormative. They set the standard not only for how to read but for societal expectations. Even today, there are still relatively few children's books that focus on the experiences of the "other." I like the idea of usurping this format for modern day experiences that can touch and resonate with a larger group of people, and help set a new norm through a collaborate approach with people from more diverse walks of life. Keep your eyes open for more of these works to come <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😉" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb0/1.5/16/1f609.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Exhibition Info:</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chriswhitegallery.com%2Fexhibitions%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0_-kJgNGENT7Ngyvx-lQbKY1CcHDVSjjWSDSBMCUrxNfO_FK9GQL8xY-Y&h=AT1KEDjg8NXruIjFGB3SNPLIHfFXBA23CWhW1cf9XXm7h1UcujO1xSrGdkRrvu28hwpD3ccSlmBoaJztfRvjOyrJO_J8DnKJCKtBJlKQc9DxSNAsMaZ2aJL249PMhiTQFKbto_0&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0QH3HvGSrEMo-MYGOM7XFs4kTNtPt3QUxrbgL8_8aA2zKgyQq2rmIZWt31v56-nhE-C0GT2ziBoRdrPh2wUWCNkA-k29Yw9Ef1CNkvHkShC3biZUAVAYC13ZgbF-OomuNzI85vJxXNsWG1dFQxZqSNzNA_thGV9HBh3FIg4LXeWFbN" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.chriswhitegallery.com/exhibitions</a></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">The exhibition, curated by Jen Hintz Eggers and Rebecca Howell, features emerging female-identifying and non-binary artists participating in group storytelling. Space will be held for the voices and stories of those often relegated to secondary roles in patriarchal society and traditional gallery structures. The story an artist wishes to share and the manner in which they tell it is their choice. These stories will be shown, heard, honored, and revered in this space.</span></div></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-31872460548004762032022-02-19T12:04:00.007-08:002022-02-19T12:42:49.716-08:00Anxiety vs. Figure Drawing: Who Will Win?<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyone who is close to me knows that I deal with some pretty high anxiety, even though the face most familiar to people is that of the enthusiastic, perennially happy and upbeat version of myself. Unfortunately, living with anxiety is not unique to me. So many people in my life, both adult and student, suffer similarly. And it often has no rhythm or reason as to when it might strike, even in the most unlikely of situations - such as an artist/art teaching going to a figure drawing session...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Consider that I have been teaching art, on and off, since 1999, have six years of high level art education under my belt, and I recently won a major award.... And yet...and yet.... something as simple as going to a figure drawing class has the ability to get under my skin, when drawing is for me, like breathing! I love it, always, unconditionally. And yet...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUKkB18FFqZjdg1lkS0vuhjO_Clc8zzIOlCCeFpb_AOTuis5DFjglFBWk2I3VwNx81DueO2SVmy2v4-VqgzkhiQryT1zUo7OyYNJlsfHlW3fsVd3gg-OJiEuzBJa4N7fqHNMABTTBOEBXF10KSaRGbmgwXK0wAl8pmiSAITtXkpYPK5MnDrJpI3sfw=s3600" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="3600" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUKkB18FFqZjdg1lkS0vuhjO_Clc8zzIOlCCeFpb_AOTuis5DFjglFBWk2I3VwNx81DueO2SVmy2v4-VqgzkhiQryT1zUo7OyYNJlsfHlW3fsVd3gg-OJiEuzBJa4N7fqHNMABTTBOEBXF10KSaRGbmgwXK0wAl8pmiSAITtXkpYPK5MnDrJpI3sfw=w555-h229" width="555" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1-5 minute poses</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anxiety, for me, is typically triggered by anything that feels "new" or "unfamiliar", whether this pertains to people, places, or activities. And thus is struck today (and really, it started last night, because, you know, worrying is best done well in advance, ha!) I haven't attended a formal figure drawing session in possibly close to three years, so it falls easily into the category of "unfamiliar" at the moment. What if I got lost on the way and arrived late? What if I was terrible and people noticed? Who would be there? What if there weren't enough seats? How would I arrange my art materials? All of these questions and more ran through my head. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And yet....</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi71ksRJsuWG8eWuHchhZPEKY1LrgPF-4jko0cmNqUXv61W5WD0ibE2kGl4pXo1KKZRPDZu97uwgXehqTlENCis2CO6cxKkhzlQkouiyuisHJLBq5PkW-P7mnpaoThYO0tFdcDyh4X5X-lSYO6u_9ojF-AfCQnCaCB32I10HK3BluTDdmQIz3Hqcd8D=s2912" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="2912" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi71ksRJsuWG8eWuHchhZPEKY1LrgPF-4jko0cmNqUXv61W5WD0ibE2kGl4pXo1KKZRPDZu97uwgXehqTlENCis2CO6cxKkhzlQkouiyuisHJLBq5PkW-P7mnpaoThYO0tFdcDyh4X5X-lSYO6u_9ojF-AfCQnCaCB32I10HK3BluTDdmQIz3Hqcd8D=w564-h293" width="564" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">10-20 minute poses</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did go, and I'm so glad! This may seem like a small victory, but every time we go up against those fears, as small and irrational as they may be, pat yourself on the back and be proud of the small wins! In the end it was a great two hours, I feel super pumped (and apparently in the sharing kind of mood) and plan to attend every month. FYI - it was at the Delaware Contemporary, every third Saturday from 10am-12. It's run by Jenna Lucente, an amazing local artist (check out her work at <a href="https://jennalucente.com/projects">www.jennalucente.com</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">,) and the museum is well worth a visit. I may not have produced my best figure drawings ever, but everyone was so welcoming and it felt so good to stretch my life drawing muscles again!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those of you who would like to go to a figure drawing session, but are feeling a little intimidated, let me know and I will be your hype woman! You typically start with several one minute poses to get warmed up, then a few five minute, some tens, and then you end with some 20 minute poses. It is a great way to get those drawing hours in and really up your game!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What are some of the anxieties that you face that you have overcome lately? The more we share our experiences, the stronger we will become! </span></p></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-74660437117250473322022-01-10T17:50:00.005-08:002022-02-19T12:43:09.686-08:00Individual Artist Fellowship 2022: Works on Paper<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Dear friends, I'm so so happy to announce that I have been awarded a <a href="https://arts.delaware.gov/iafrecipients/" target="_blank">2022 Individual Artist Fellowship</a> by the <a href="https://arts.delaware.gov/" target="_blank">Delaware Division of the Arts</a> in the category of Works on Paper for my "Making the Invisible, Visible" migraine series of self-portraits.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Words can not even begin to express my enthusiasm - mostly because anyone who knows me, knows my enthusiasm is most aptly expressed by exuberantly jumping up and down with an excessive waving of the arms... Oh wait, here's a video of me doing just that...</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxc3hNApXil9uhtDMkOk-5Sx__95HBj6YeagtMVrZUKlGO50GI25ECnahECotn_xuf0HEWeOTT7VGBZmzb3GQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">So, it's fair to say I am BEYOND thrilled! I have seen so many talented Delaware artists like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SAWphotog/" target="_blank">Shannon Woodloe</a>, <a href="https://ezippe.art/?fbclid=IwAR0pfQyAXb2y7i62gbUn__R6veUo5z-qTbzKdS1ZL4Ypu2dpIabqjS9UwTo" target="_blank">Eric Zippe</a>, and <a href="http://laurenepeters.com/" target="_blank">Lauren E. Peters</a> awarded this fellowship in past years and I am so excited to join their ranks! It is rather funny timing, as I was just discussing this body of work in my last blog post, and how it has taken me many years to follow the advice from my professors at the Carnegie Mellon School of Art about creating a cohesive body of work. And well, my friends, here is the proof, because it was with that very same body of work that I created over the summer that I was awarded the fellowship!</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">A little bit about the fellowship and what it means for me and why I am so excited. The fellowship "<span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">recognize[s] artists for their outstanding quality of work and provide[s] monetary awards. Individual Artist Fellows are publicly acknowledged and benefit from the additional exposure to their work." In addition to the monetary award, fellows are given the opportunity for a solo exhibition as well as participation in the group exhibition, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.biggsmuseum.org/exhibitions/" target="_blank">Award Winners XXII</a></em><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">, at the Biggs Museum of American Art tentatively set for June 3 through July 23, 2022 with an award ceremony and reception to be announced. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial;">As a longer lasting bonus, awards such as these add to an artist's general reputation and can be helpful in winning future awards, residences, other exhibition opportunities, etc. In other words, it looks kick-ass on your resume! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial;">You can learn more about the Individual Artists Fellowships awarded this year here: <a href="https://arts.delaware.gov/iafrecipients/" target="_blank">https://arts.delaware.gov/iafrecipients/</a> and stay tuned for more information about upcoming exhibitions and events!</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If you haven't already seen some of my work in this series, you can read my artist's statement here: </span><span face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.maiapalmer.com/selfportraits" target="_blank">https://www.maiapalmer.com/selfportraits</a>. When you have gone through six years of intensive art school training, you get used to writing about your own work pretty quickly. But I've never really read <i>someone else's</i> interpretation of my work before! Getting the news that I had won the fellowship made me so incredibly happy, but reading the juror's comments and knowing that a complete stranger resonated so with my work made me want to cry! Particularly given that this work has been so personal and meaningful to me, even just knowing that it could reach someone else who has suffered in a similar way makes me feel that I have succeeded. And so, I leave you now (to go jump up and down some more, obviously) with the words of the juror...</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><span face="Open Sans, sans-serif">"</span><span face="Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The works shown are impressive. For anyone unfamiliar with this "invisible illness" the drawings on glassine paper, china marker and thread are beautifully rendered and convey the intense frustrating pain that accompanies this illness. The works rendered in pastel and paper are haunting, and show the despair, nausea and depression that this disease can bring. They show the intense claustrophobic isolation that one endures. In these works the artist has indeed may the invisible visible. As a one time suffer, I appreciate the artist acknowledgement of the creative power and strength that can be obtained by overcoming this debilitating disease." </span></i></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Okay, one LAST last word: Thank you to all my amazing friends and family who have supported me to help me get to this place in my career - I sincerely couldn't have done it without you in so so many ways!!!!!! Seriously, Delaware is my home because I live here, was born here, and work here... but most importantly it's home because the people that I love and that love and support me are right here with me! Sending you guys All. The. Love!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMk3QaCdUoLNa64Yxzmxx9qKZjfH5BUA-Vac6PIuZ2FqszDAVg8Tefsfl1cGmFwHYxB94JZZ9_LmWPqJdoXwlUvs7vOJgdapo4sqzVVIh7_is8zPoUepJoPlo-R4qmdPYgoDOwE3P1szvnkBlzZLheB_hcIymj8bwkAltqQdbhJ249MEsLYtKSznbu=s700" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="700" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMk3QaCdUoLNa64Yxzmxx9qKZjfH5BUA-Vac6PIuZ2FqszDAVg8Tefsfl1cGmFwHYxB94JZZ9_LmWPqJdoXwlUvs7vOJgdapo4sqzVVIh7_is8zPoUepJoPlo-R4qmdPYgoDOwE3P1szvnkBlzZLheB_hcIymj8bwkAltqQdbhJ249MEsLYtKSznbu=w195-h49" width="195" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-48484877654058152522022-01-04T10:05:00.008-08:002022-02-19T12:43:18.078-08:00Coming Full Circle<p><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Updating my website</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has been an ongoing endeavor, but as I worked on it these past few weeks, I was</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"> reminded of some most excellent advice that I got as an undergraduate at </span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/CMUSchoolofArt?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: arial; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Carnegie Mellon School of Art</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">. At both my sophomore and senior year portfolio review, the repeated, resounding advice that I consistently got was, FOCUS, MAIA, FOCUS!!! Sometimes I wanted to paint, sometimes draw, sometimes work in the foundry… Their advice definitely checks out, because as I have found in the real world, most applications, fellowships, grants, etc. are looking for works that speaks as a whole, not a little bit of this, a little bit of that. So clearly, armed with all of this real world knowledge on top of 6 years of art school, I took their sage advice, and…</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9KLHQpQ9f12S6BePuTG46S0YTehfEzTC9WN8T8UD0cyk-BCocrigHR_YN-wlAgzSVr_yPCmeeMHkyg2z2vHUxKb6ebG9iGJFExkqgo-n2uupwvUySE3vv30019dkJlgLDUQsqYfXAbH4NXeX-lJjDVpw8wCBDNXwB7tPUlwEb9e3Tt9gOOURyNeyY=s1213" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1213" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9KLHQpQ9f12S6BePuTG46S0YTehfEzTC9WN8T8UD0cyk-BCocrigHR_YN-wlAgzSVr_yPCmeeMHkyg2z2vHUxKb6ebG9iGJFExkqgo-n2uupwvUySE3vv30019dkJlgLDUQsqYfXAbH4NXeX-lJjDVpw8wCBDNXwB7tPUlwEb9e3Tt9gOOURyNeyY=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">…Completely ignored it! My work continues to be all over the board, ha! Some days I feel like cats and comics, some days I like to revel in the beauty of a landscape, or maybe some creepy skulls, but no, what about portraits? Let’s paint them, no, let’s draw them, wait, what about a coloring book? So yeah, I continue to explore my vast and varied interests which leads to a bit of a random website, but on the upshot, it definitely helps me as an art teacher! </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I’m still not quite sure how I landed my dream job at the premiere art school in Delaware, but I’m pretty sure that my knowledge of everything from printmaking, digital art and photography, murals, ceramics, painting, and drawing may have played a part in it. (Also for which I have CMU to thank for giving me such a well-rounded foundation!) One of the biggest challenges I have found teaching at the AP level is that students are doing ALL sorts of different artwork, and having a diverse skillset to be able to help them is definitely key, although let’s be very clear, I am STILL very much learning! I am lucky to have had such amazing coworkers over the past few years, like <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.catherwood?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Cheryl Lynn</span></a>, <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/kate.huffman2?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Kate Huffman</span></a> and @dweldzius , and now <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/LindseyOstafy?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Lindsey Ostafy</span></a>– I have learned SO much from all of them!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Aaaaaaand, circling back to my professors at undergrad, <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.weidner.1217?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Mary Weidner</span></a>and <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/susanne.slavick?__cft__[0]=AZU7GJXYbp3atSnVK24gwyVzZ6y3wMEX727CW8b59BnVvO75cbbZOqy5HfRSs7Ot724kZMQQTzQxJGsFy3bP7SLZYHZ_Yjsop0vPngl9WEhsyxyHpixaO7f2bANSEwe9MnE_U0eeuHfVBfpfl6Ey0d6P&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Susanne Slavick</span></a>, they will be happy to know that I did SOMEWHAT take their message to heart... It took about 20 years, but I think that this past summer I finally figured it out, and have created a body of work that I’m truly proud of. It is cohesive, meaningful on a personal level, and it is a style/technique that I find myself falling into and in love with and see so much potential for coming projects. It’s actually interesting that I have come full circle in more than one way. It was in undergrad that I embraced large scale charcoal drawings, and I loved it so much! But somehow, somewhere along the way, drawing fell by the wayside for me. I think I fell into the trap of trying to make the artwork that I thought would be “marketable” or saleable versus the artwork that I truly felt compelled to make. Another great thing about teaching, is that hey! I don’t have to sell my work for money – that’s what the teaching is for, ha! But realizing this means that I feel more freedom to pursue my own interests, and I’m not beholden to any market. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">So thank you to my profs so much for helping me all those years ago – I’m still learning from you both, and I’m super excited to see where this body of work will take me! Ya’lls can check out this body of work under the “Portraits” tab (okay, and then the “Self-portraits” tab… yes… still too many tabs and sub menus, but hey, work in progress, right?). Check it out and let me know what you think of my website!</span></div></div>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-79484045429925400872022-01-03T13:59:00.006-08:002022-02-19T12:43:26.472-08:00Once an art teacher, always an art teacher!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">Now that I have been teaching art for some time now, I have a hard time turning my teacher brain off! As I was working on this drawing, I kept thinking about all of the things that I would tell my students to notice if they watched this video, or what I would tell the if they were creating a similar drawing (newsflash, they will be, quite soon!)</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WZzmg7wBmg0" width="484" youtube-src-id="WZzmg7wBmg0"></iframe></span></div></div><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">It was also heartening to realize that I do, in fact, do the things that I am always telling my kids to do! I think they think I'm nuts, with some of the advice that I give (particularly the not using black for shadows part), but I truly do believe what I tell them, and am about to tell you :)</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Some of the advice that I would give, that I think I did pretty well in this piece are as follows:</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">1. Don't be scared to start over! Students HAAAAATE to start over, and I get it, it's scary and hard and it sucks to have spent time on something just to realize that you may need to do it again. This is actually my 3rd version of this drawing. I did one in my sketchbook, liked it so drew it larger (you can see the remnants of it in the top right hand corner at the start of the video), but I didn't like it so I erased/smeared over it, and then did version 3 straight up on top of it. And am happier with this version than either of the 2 prior.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">2. Plans are helpful, but sometimes you have no idea WTF you are doing till you do it! I hadn't intended for this work to be in color, it was black and white, with maybe some purple for my hair as I envisioned it in my head. But I was so confused by my earlier drawing, I had to add color to help me sort out new/old drawing, and then I just ran with it. Sometimes, you just gotta go where you drawing takes you!</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">3. Don't use just "skin" colors for skin tone!!!! I mean, you CAN, and some artists do that very convincingly. But after my initial pass of a skin tone, I ran with the reds, purples, blues and even some greens. I love it when you layer colors and the hints of one color peeps through to the next layer.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">4. Avoid black holes!!!!! omg. If I have to take away one more black colored pencil LOL. To be fair, I did go in with some black conte crayon at the end, but only after I had exhausted my full repertoire of conte crayon colors. And I love working with black and white! But why make a shadow with just black when you can get such a richer more lively dark shade by layering colors?? My kids laugh at me b/c they know my answer to almost every color question is JUST USE PURPLE (so they won't be surprised when I show up to school with purple hair at least haha!)</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">5. Mark making is beautiful! STOP THE SMUDGING! I totally get it's not everyone's jam. But sooooo many of my kids default to using a smudge stick (or heaven forbid, THEIR FINGERS!....actually.... I smear my big charcoals drawings with my hands all the time for the same reason I tell them not too, shhhh!!!) In my opinion, this can be a bit of a cop out. If this is the ONLY way that students know how to create a gradient, then they won't have as many skills in their skill set as the student who can both use a smudge stick AND one who can use just the pressure of the pencil to create variances in value. I always feel like why learn only one method that only will get you one sort of result, when you could learn MANY methods and then choose the one that makes more sense for your desired goal???? </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">6. LOOK AT YOUR SOURCE IMAGE! Students will spend more time looking at their drawing then at their reference and then wonder why it doesn't look right, ha! But no, my kids are doing well this year, and they suffered through a lot of blind contour drawings, and they are pretty good at actually looking at the thing they are drawing/painting. But watching this video made me laugh with my constant frantic head turning haha. It's because my computer is set up in the corner with my image. I usually have a print out but it was black and white so I preferred looking at my actual photo so I could see the colors better.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Can you see evidence of my tips in the video???</span></div></div><br />Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-18189709450477871862020-05-08T13:28:00.005-07:002022-02-19T12:44:29.431-08:00The Tortured Artist Paradigm<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><span>So, whoever invented the popular "tortured artist" paradigm (I'm pretty sure it was Plato with his <span>"<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;">All of the good poets are not in their right mind when they make their beautiful songs"</em></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;">) was, indeed, well, full of nonsense. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span>Dear Francis Bacon, while I love your paintings, your indifference to happiness - <i><span>"The feelings of desperation and unhappiness are more useful to an artist than the feeling of contentment, because desperation and unhappiness stretch your whole sensibility"</span> - </i>is also completely nonsensical.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span>Not to say that if suffering is your jam and its what gets your paintbrush moving that you should dump it for a smile and some sunshine! (Though I highly recommend it.)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span><span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;">I write this because I've been procrastinating for several weeks now working on this commission (see below) and I couldn't figure out why. But the answer is simple. I've been stressed and lonely, and I just really didn't want to make work. My heart wasn't in it. <br /><br />And this made me think about the concept of the tortured artist which is so popular in today's culture - the mad artistic genius! Behold! <br /><br />There are so many stereotypes that surround artists - we are solitary creatures; </span><span style="background-color: white;">we are full of boundless creativity; </span><span style="background-color: white;">anguish is a font of inspiration; we shall trudge on and work through the pain and suffering! Now more than ever I realize how I, and I'm sure many of my artistic cohorts, do NOT resonate with these concepts in the least.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span>I am gregarious by nature, an extrovert that thrives on physical activity and time spent with my friends. At first during quarantine, I was thrilled! Ecstatic! Time! At long last! But eventually, the loneliness, compiled by the stress of making new lesson plans and teaching art from a distance, the lack of tactile contact, have most certainly caught up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span>Honestly, making art has been the LAST thing on my mind. And I say this to myself out loud in blog form in order to give myself permission to breathe, recenter, and take a break. Yes! I am an artist...and YES I am giving myself permission (and you too!) to binge on Netflix like every other person on the planet instead of feeling like you must wield your brush like a weapon and stave off the loneliness with dramatic bouts of creative genius!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So my final thoughts are this - even though we are artists, we are still human, and we do NOT all thrive on misery, anxiety and depression. And if that is where you are, that's okay. It's okay to not create. Sometimes we just need to allow a mental space for mindless activity until we can start breathing normally again. Your art will always be there waiting for you! </span></span>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-86295328267360447302017-05-13T17:34:00.007-07:002022-01-03T14:18:19.472-08:00The Memory Project: Creating Portraits of Kindness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love that I love my job! This week has been especially meaningful; I love knowing that I’ve helped contribute to something
greater than myself or even my students - Let me explain! (how many times can I say 'love' in one paragraph...Can you sense my enthusiasm?!)<br />
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Earlier in the semester, one of my design classes set a charity art project in motion. We were discussing the upcoming Fine Arts Festival (which,
by the way, was a big hit!) and a student mentioned how at his sister’s school,
they did a fundraiser at their art show to raise money for supplies, and
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</span>I pointed out that as a private school, we already have a budget for
supplies. I loved his response, “But, Ms. Palmer, couldn't we raise money for a charity
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Yes, yes we can. I mean, how could you not love these kids?! After some research, I stumbled upon an organization called <a href="https://memoryproject.org/" target="_blank">The Memory Project</a>. You can watch this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpuo7ri2fW4" target="_blank">video</a> to see the project in action!</span></div>
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In a nutshell, “The Memory Project invites art teachers and
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have faced substantial challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents,
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These portraits help the children feel valued and important,
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27 of my students volunteered to participate in this
project, and they spent several weeks working diligently to create vector
portraits of 27 high school students in Bolivia. I've included just a few in this post.<br />
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of the challenges that these children in Bolivia face: “It is first important to know that Bolivia is the
financially poorest country in South America. Such poverty leads to regrettable
trends for many women and children, such as inadequate nutrition, limited
healthcare, substance abuse, and domestic violence. Bolivia’s weak economy also
creates a vacuum for narcotics, as many people can make far more money through the
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These children all live in a particularly challenged area
on the outskirts of a city, where many families live in one room homes with
dirt floors and walls of sheet metal.”<br />
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It was inspiring to see how much my students cared about this project. Sometimes when students become frustrated, they fall into an attitude of “I just want to be done” or
“this project is too difficult.” But these kids were amazingly dedicated. Despite the fact that this was the first time for all of them using Adobe Illustrator, or even digital art of any kind, they were motivated to keep at it until they had created portraits that the Bolivian students would love and cherish. They even wrote letters in Spanish (with the help of our Spanish teachers!) introducing themselves and explaining their artistic choices to make it even more personal. One student said, "The Memory Project helped me to fully appreciate just how powerful art can be. It's so crazy and inspiring to think that someone thousands of miles away has benefitted from my art project!"<br />
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portraits. Overall, portraits were created for over 800 children in Bolivia,
with the help of about 160 schools in the U.S., including Archmere Academy. In addition to the portraits, the participating schools as a group managed to raise over $4,000, which will help provide much needed services to these schools in Bolivia. I feel so proud that my students
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I haven’t written in about a year – and that’s because
things have been busy! I am now officially a full-time art educator at Archmere
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In addition to working full-time, I have also been preparing
for my first solo exhibition in the area, featuring a combination of my dictionary drawings (see below!), portraits, and landscapes. I am so
grateful to my amazing co-worker, Terry Newitt, who suggested that I contact
<a href="http://www.darlingtonarts.org/events/art-gallery/" target="_blank">Darlington Arts Center.</a> The center is wonderful, and currently has a beautiful high school art exhibit on display. Definitely worth a look!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It has certainly been a learning experience for me as I
prepare for the opening on June 15. I realize it’s still quite a ways off, but
I decided to do the bulk of the framing myself, which has been an uphill
battle. I have almost finished framing 16 of my dictionary drawings! They were
a particular challenge for several reasons. I didn’t want to use a standard
matting option because I love the edges of the pages – I want everyone to be
able to see them, as they add so much visual interest to the pieces. This means
I needed to float them, but I didn’t want to damage the pages because of their
fragility. With the help of <a href="http://www.wilmingtonde-jerrys.com/home/" target="_blank">Jerry’s Artarama</a> and Wendy at <a href="http://www.talleyvillefsg.com/" target="_blank">The Talleyville FrameShoppe and Gallery</a>, I finally came up with a solution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arduous cutting the 32 mats, but I think the end result is worth it. Even worse
than cutting the mat was the deceptively simple task of cleaning the glass.
Every time I thought I was finished with a frame, I’d notice a new speck of
dust, a smudge or a stray cat hair trying to sneak its way behind the glass. It
seems I spent the bulk of my spring break windexing my way through the process!
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Over the past few years, I have participated in several
group exhibitions, and it definitely helped me come to understand the
importance of framing. I won’t lie – I tend to skimp on the framing process and
go for as cheap as possible. But it definitely costs the artwork in terms of
overall power and presence. I’d previously been using a clip frame for my
dictionary drawings, and while functional, they certainly didn’t add anything
to the pieces. My new strategy is a decided improvement! The black provides a
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Now that they are just about complete, I can’t wait to see
them all up and on display! Next up in the process, reframing my miniature
landscapes…go go go! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-38666792700582050022016-06-12T17:08:00.003-07:002022-01-03T14:02:57.760-08:00How to Create an Animated Color Wheel: High School Art Lesson Plan<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><b>Here are a few samples of their work:
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The great thing about this project is that the y</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">ou don’t need a lot of skill with the pen tool to create a shape that will look interesting once it is rotated and copied to form the </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">color wheel. This provides a really nice opportunity for success without a whole lot of knowledge. The kids were always like, “WOW, THAT’S SO COOL!” after the wheel was complete. I can't claim authorship of the basic color wheel project, however. When I was a long-term sub, the teacher I was covering on maternity leave shared the project with me. It was a really wonderful idea, and I'm so thankful for her creativity and generosity!</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Overall, I think the animation process was a success. Although it was not the most creative project, the primary goal was for students to understand the concept of keyframes and how basic animation
worked. Many of the students simply followed the step-by-step instructions, as I did not grade this project based on creativity (see rubric below). All I was really looking for was the basic requirements of opacity change, scale, rotation, and text. That said, many of the students were quite creative and went above and beyond the requirements to create some pretty interesting works of art!</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Intro</b></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">To introduce the unit, I had my students draw color wheels in their sketchbook and we reviewed some basic color theory. I also spent some time with them going over the fundamentals of using the pen tool in Illustrator. Here is a great </span><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7HE4aBN9yk" target="_blank"><span>tutorial</span></a> </b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">if you need to brush up on some basics.
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mistakes – because you will have made them too! If the written instructions are too confusing, here is the video tutorial:</span><br />
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painting than the painting itself. When asked about a piece, I tend to launch
into an account of the people and places in the image, rather than the specific
techniques involved. I love to capture beauty in paint, but I also love to
capture the spirit or feeling of that particular moment! So, let me tell you
about the story behind this painting of the </span><b><a href="http://www.winterthur.org/?p=673" target="_blank"><span>Enchanted Woods</span></a> </b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">at Winterthur in Wilmington, Delaware.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">I’ve only been to Winterthur twice but both visits occurred
during pivotal points in my life. Once as I was preparing to leave Delaware for
good (or so I thought) and once right after moving back to Delaware (for good –
or so I think!). While the entire estate is gorgeous, no one will be surprised
that, of course, my favorite hidden gem was the Enchanted Woods. Obviously I
like the area designed for children (and the young at heart!) the best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The first time I went there was the summer after graduating
from college, right before moving to Hawaii (I know – Delaware to Hawaii is
quite a change, right?!). My college boyfriend and I had already broken up
right after graduation, but somehow he ended up in Delaware for a week in July.
Ahh, prolonging the agony of a breakup. We all do it, or at least, those of us who
don’t have an iron will. But I digress. I was frantically trying to come up
with things to do that would entertain my now ex-boyfriend from San Diego and
coming up rather short of exotic exciting things to do in, erm, Delaware. My
step-mom suggested Winterthur, which I’d never even heard of before, but
decided it was worth a shot. Paul and I somehow managed to find it (my sense of
direction is, at best, terrible) and wandered around until we stumbled upon the
Enchanted Woods. Enchanting it was indeed! I remember skipping hand in hand
over a cute little bridge, walking in circles over the faerie ring, and spying a
cute little thatched building. That afternoon perfectly captured the bittersweet
emotions of drifting away from your first love and leaving home for the unknown
future.</span><br />
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lastly, a deep depression caused by chronic migraine. At the behest of my
parents, I found myself moving back to Delaware. Never in a million years would
I have thought that I’d come back to my hometown, but it turned out to be one
of the best decisions that I’ve made in my adult life. I was leaving St. Louis
behind after 4 long years, and I wasn’t sure of my decision. My brain was
riddled with migraine pain, I was moving in with my parents, and I had no job.
Things weren’t looking super bright at the time. Happily, my dearest and
closest friend in St. Louis, Lizzie, volunteered to make the 17 hour drive with
me and to stay for a few days. It may seem silly, but having my favorite part
of St. Louis with me for the transition made it so much more bearable! Of
course, upon our arrival, I was determined to show my latest guest the unknown
delights of Delaware! And still, I floundered until my step-mom reminded me of
Winterthur for the second time. And so I returned to the Enchanted Woods, faced
yet again with saying goodbye to one of the people closest to my heart while
saying hello to upcoming untold adventures.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">While I don’t think this one small painting can capture the magic of those two days, or the profound sense of nostalgia that it inspires in me, I hope that it conjures up in my viewer their own memories of this place if they have any, or hints at the magic that lays in wait in what surely is an enchanted wood. </span><br />
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Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-40137708760338620092016-04-11T07:49:00.002-07:002022-02-19T12:46:11.339-08:00An Artist’s Observations on How to Prepare for a TV Interview<div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">For the first time ever, I made a TV appearance this past Friday, April 6 from 4-5pm! Linwood Jackson, of The Urban Compass on Comcast Channel 28, interviewed me about my recent coloring book, <i><b><u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/269088110/a-portrait-of-delaware-a-coloring-book?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank"><span>A Portrait of Delaware: A Coloring Book Meet and Greet</span></a></u></b></i>. About the show: it is a great local program that features a host of interesting characters! Musicians and performers, local politicians, artists, varying local businesses – you name ‘em, Linwood has interviewed them! For this week’s show, he had 2 musicians, although I unfortunately only caught the name of one, Skip Boardley Jr. Both were amazing! He also interviewed Kathy McGuiness, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Stacy Shamburger with <span><b><u><a href="http://lilyeliteaffairs.com/" target="_blank">Lily Elite Affairs</a></u>, </b></span>LLC. Here is a pic of us looking quite dapper before the show!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">What’s it like to be interviewed for TV, you ask? Let me tell you. NERVE-RACKING! I was so stressed about it, that the day afterwards, I actually got a migraine from the whole experience. (I still have said migraine, in fact.) Was it REALLY worth it, you ask? YES! I would do it again in a heartbeat!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">I probably should have read a bit more on how to prepare for such an interview, but I did at least read 2 articles about the most important factor – what to wear, of course! Unfortunately, I came to the conclusion that you should wear a ton of makeup (which causes migraines) and solid blue. Black? Bad. White? Also bad. Red? Nope. Stripes, patterns, checks? Obviously not. Seriously. That removed pretty much my entire wardrobe. One of the silliest lines I read was, “Dress in a simple, boring manner, unless you are a fashion designer.” Right-o. Wear blue, be boring. Got it. Instead, I wore black, red, and stripes. Oops. I also had hideously short, bitten, raggedy nail-bits, rather than the suggested beautiful manicure…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">That said, I did straighten my hair AND iron my shirt, so for me, who likes to roll out of bed approximately half an hour before I leave the house, I was looking pretty good! Per my friend Susan’s instructions, I also made sure to hit up the “Power Pose” several times that morning and right before the interview. It’s legit, people! If Wonder Woman does it, that’s enough to convince me. Not only was I prepared to nail this interview, I could have taken on an evil villain at the same time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">In addition to considering my wardrobe and powering up, I prepped by making notes and considering my verbal strategy. While on the phone with Jackson the night before, he asked me a few questions, such as “How long have you been making coloring books” and “What inspired you to do this project?” so at least I had a general idea of what I’d be talking about. I even whipped out some of my notes from grad school, which was the last time I really had to do any public speaking. (They were mostly useless). I practiced a few times in front of the mirror, and then tortured my step-mom the following morning by practicing a few more times with her. Even so, it was hard not to be caught up in the moment during the interview! My natural tendency to wax enthusiastic took over for most of my answers, which means I gestured a lot and was far from concise. One thing I’m certain of, however, is that the viewers will understand my passion for this project and how much I love meeting and talking with people for the sake of art!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">In terms of what the experience was like, it was a blast! I got to sit in the “green room” for a bit – note: it was NOT actually green. I also got to sit on the sidelines while Linwood interviewed some of his other guests. It was interesting watching the interplay between the cameraman and Linwood; a lot of communication was necessary even for just a short segment. Of course, when it was my turn for the interview, I was so wound up that I was mostly oblivious to what was happening around me. There were 3 different cameras – all of which I ignored and tried to copy the guest in front of me and focus on Linwood. Was this the correct strategy? Frankly, I have no idea. At the end of the interview, I was directed to look straight at the camera – which I eventually did, but to be honest, it took me a bit (and a lot of gesturing on the poor cameraman’s part!) for me to finally catch on and fix my attention to the correct camera. Note to self: be more spatially aware!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">All in all, it was an exciting experience! Thanks so much to Linwood for thinking of me, and also my friend Julie for showing him my coloring book! Strangely, the whole thing came about from salsa dancing at Delaware Park, which is how I know both Julie and Linwood. And of course, thanks to everyone who participated in the coloring book and I hope you enjoy the show!</span></div>
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Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-80094574050308043782016-04-10T05:09:00.002-07:002022-02-19T12:46:00.709-08:00Delaware Coloring Book is a Success!<div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;"><i>A Portrait of Delaware, A Coloring Book Meet and Greet </i>has been an official success! Over 100 artists participated in the Delaware Fun-A-Day exhibit, and I am delighted that my coloring book was part of the show. The book was so popular, I have decided to make it available for purchase online! You can buy it at <b><u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/269088110/a-portrait-of-delaware-a-coloring-book?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank"><span>Gallerymaia</span></a></u></b>, or you can find them at <b><u><a href="http://www.thedcca.org/node/22" target="_blank"><span>The Delaware Contemporary</span></a></u></b> gift shop or <b><u><a href="http://oddporium.com/" target="_blank"><span>The Oddporium</span></a></u></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">For the opening event, I set up a table for people to peruse through my book, and also a little "coloring nook" for visitors to color in their own page and hang it up for display. Adults and kids alike were engrossed in the activity, and I was especially pleased that so many of my 'models' for the book came to the exhibit! Below are more of the pages and photos from the actual event. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">One of my favorite aspects of this project was the element of interaction for both the people IN the book, and the people who colored in the book! I loved talking to strangers in some of my favorite stores and getting to learn about them! It was definitely a little nerveracking to go up to random people and convince them that I was a legit artist and that I wanted to draw their portraits. I think most people like the attention - who doesn't like to know that they have been noticed? We all feel good when someone says, "You are interesting and important!" I like to think that this project brought a little bit of joy to my participants :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Admittedly, probably 50% of the people in the book I know through salsa dancing - who knew there was such a strong dance community in northern Delaware?! I also included several family members, and even one of my amazing freshman art students! Now that I'm done, I feel like this could be just the beginning. There are so many interesting people in Delaware - everyone has a story! Will YOU be in it?!?! Feel free to contact me if you'd like to be included! I'm thinking I might add some location drawings and maybe some fun trivia games (coloring book style of course) for the next one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">And lastly, a GIANT thanks to everyone who participated! I couldn't have done it without you! And also a shout-out to all the dedicated volunteers with Delaware Fun-A-Day who organized the event, and The Delaware Contemporary for hosting it! I can't wait for next year :)</span></div>
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<br />Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-29780622609660444552016-04-09T14:10:00.014-07:002022-02-19T12:45:45.716-08:00Bottles in Bangkok, Revisiting an Oil Painting from the Past<div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">I started this work during my first semester of grad school in 2009. I had gotten into the MFA program with a series of fairly realistic paintings about my experiences living in Japan. I knew I was interested in the stories behind my experiences, but I couldn't quite verbalize or justify why I wanted to paint this at the time. Because of that, despite what I now see as plenty of potential in many of the works I started, I abandoned the project. That said, by moving forward to new projects, I discovered digital art and I've never looked backwards!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Meanwhile, this painting had been sitting around gathering dust for over 5 years, and I decided it was finally time to finish it! The painting is based off of an encounter with a bottle vendor in Bangkok. I was visiting Bangkok with my roommate while I lived in Japan. We took a lot of tours while we were there - but they were all unfortunately in Japanese so I have no idea what they were telling us!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">After leaving a gorgeous temple on a dreary rainy day, I saw a woman slouched on the side of the road on top of her water cart. I fell in love with the image! There was something so melancholy about her semi-reposed figure in contrast with the blue bottles that she was selling - I knew it had to be painted!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;">Before I started reworking it, I wanted to check it's accuracy - I usually use Photoshop to help with this. I took a pic of the painting, then opened a file with my painting on the bottom layer, the reference photo on top, and then I used my drawing tablet to make an accurate trace of the figure based on the photo. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">I then turned the photo "off" so that I could see my line work on top of my painting. I assessed where my painting was off and using Photoshop to guide me, I set about correcting my errors and deepening my values. Though I have to say, I didn't have a whole lot to fix in terms of placement!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Here is my initial "repaint." The water bottles definitely still needed some work, and I also wanted to emphasis the rainy quality, so next I focused mainly on those two areas. After adding more detail and deeper blues to the bottles, it seemed like I needed to add a tint of blue in other areas of the painting to tie it in. To finish it off, I added some radiating circles to imply the raindrops hitting the ground and added a touch of blue to unify the painting.</span></div>
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Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510162323924905316.post-38594780542452254852016-04-09T07:24:00.001-07:002022-01-03T14:07:18.157-08:00Welcome!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica;">Welcome to my new blog on all things artsy! I'll be sharing my own personal adventures in art making as well as my successes and failures in the art classroom. I find that my own art-making is closely linked to my work as an art teacher. I am so frequently inspired by my students work and I hope that you are too! Please enjoy, and feel free to comment every now and again.</span>Maia Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148149398450421780noreply@blogger.com0