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we make it art interview!

Rachel Sitkin interviewed me for her new blog featuring studio visits and interviews with Baltimore artists. Check it out!

Photo by Rachel Sitkin

Respond Opening Pictures

Baltimore art-blog superstar Cara Ober came to the Respond Opening. Not only did she take so red hot glamour shots and give my wood-grain skirt the media attention it deserves- she also wrote up a pretty cute description of the piece.

photo by Cara Ober.


Alex over at There Were Ten Tigers posted some opening reception pictures too!

Laser Tag Wars!

One of the many things I liked about the Art and Industry project and show with York Arts was the opportunity to bring my work to a community broader than the kind of people who go see and write about contemporary art. I believe contemporary art is fundamentally democratic and should be accessible for and by everyone. I really liked the opportunity to work on site at Graham Engineering, meet the people who work there, and ultimately make work on site.

I knew once the show was up that it would be their "Writer's Eye" show- meaning local schools would come to York Arts for a writing workshop based on the work in the gallery. In this case the Art and Industry show. Donna just mailed me the resulting booklet containing "Laser Tag Wars" a short story by a 6th grade student about the ultimate laser tag battle between rival groups of 7 and 10 year olds in a big factory! It's awesome. It's great to see my work in a completely different light.

Respond at Goucher College

RESPOND: Heidi Neff, John Shipman, Stuart Stein, Christine Buckton Tillman
February 2 - March 8, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m.

Painters John Shipman and Heidi Neff and mixed-media artists Christine Buckton Tillman and Stuart Stein respond to the architecture of Rosenberg Gallery, creating site-specific paintings and mixed-media installations directly on the walls and ceiling of the gallery.

Curated by Laura Amussen.
Hope to see you there!