Michele Gage, Pound Ridge NY.
I mostly paint watercolors. Also have an instagram account, crayon64, where I post “Daily Geometry” photos (but not daily), which began as an homage to On Kawara and has just continued over the years.
I mostly paint watercolors. Also have an instagram account, crayon64, where I post “Daily Geometry” photos (but not daily), which began as an homage to On Kawara and has just continued over the years.
Is your studio at home or outside, and if at home, is it a dedicated room or are you having to share it with other family members?
My studio is about 200 feet from my house, one large room, which I feel very lucky to have. It’s hard to get to when there is a big snow storm and I need snow shoes, but other than that, it’s a very short walk.
My studio is about 200 feet from my house, one large room, which I feel very lucky to have. It’s hard to get to when there is a big snow storm and I need snow shoes, but other than that, it’s a very short walk.
Are you finding it difficult to work now? Or has this become a time of great creativity?
I feel like I’ve been in training for extended isolation my whole life, and any single day is no different in the studio. However, the prospect of no life outside the studio for an extended amount of time is daunting and so I just try to focus on the day. (Easy to say, right?)
I feel like I’ve been in training for extended isolation my whole life, and any single day is no different in the studio. However, the prospect of no life outside the studio for an extended amount of time is daunting and so I just try to focus on the day. (Easy to say, right?)
What is it you are working on now? Does it relate in any way to current events, or are you letting this be a time of releasing all that while the ideas flow?
I have been working on a series called Birthday Garden, which began with photos of my garden one beautiful day in June. I’ve extended it to other gardens, and other days, but I work slowly and on 4 or five pieces at a time, so I have a “wait list” ready. I’m definitely a “project” person. I like having a structure and a plan and then I can improvise freely.
I have been working on a series called Birthday Garden, which began with photos of my garden one beautiful day in June. I’ve extended it to other gardens, and other days, but I work slowly and on 4 or five pieces at a time, so I have a “wait list” ready. I’m definitely a “project” person. I like having a structure and a plan and then I can improvise freely.
Do you think this experience will permanently alter the way you create, or do you think you will go back to your way of creating art before, and if it will change you, in what way and why?
I usually work on past experiences, not current events, but eventually today becomes the past, and perhaps it will become part of my work. The question of a permanent change — I really don’t know what the future will bring. My practice evolves, I look to the work to tell me what to do. Thanks for the chance to share and to see what other people are doing.
I usually work on past experiences, not current events, but eventually today becomes the past, and perhaps it will become part of my work. The question of a permanent change — I really don’t know what the future will bring. My practice evolves, I look to the work to tell me what to do. Thanks for the chance to share and to see what other people are doing.