Interview with Meghan Widger, textile and fiber artist In the past 6 months I had the pleasure of working on a collaboration with another artist. While I work with other people consistently in my visual marketing career, I never thought to work with others in my personal artwork. I’ve been in a collaborative mood lately,…
Transitioning from a full-time job back to a freelancer schedule has been difficult. But I’ve been using the time to slow down, take some much needed time off and work on some personal work that has been put on the back-burner due to overtime at Yankee Candle. I spent the last week playing catch-up and…
Well, I know it’s been awhile since I posted here. And a good reason for that. End of March I took up a seasonal position at Yankee Candle and the month of April flew by. I had a blast working at Yankee Candle and meeting everyone in the department that I worked in. I never…
1. MDI Biological Laboratory “Art Meets Science: A Fresh Field of Life: Artists, Naturalists and the Vision for Acadia“, Bar Harbor, ME – June 20 – September 30, 2016 2. Larkin Gallery and Post Office Gallery “Angels – Rise and Shine“, Provincetown, MA and North Truro, MA – May 27 – June 14, 2016 3. Wellesley…
Excited to announce that I received a scholarship through the Massachusetts Cultural Council ($500 value) to Americans for the Arts convention in Boston this June!! #AFTACON
Tomorrow, I’ll be starting a new chapter in my life. I accepted a seasonal job offer at Yankee Candle in South Deerfield, MA. I’ll also be rooming with an artist friend of mine in Northampton which I am super excited about. I’ve been wanting to explore Northampton more since I found out about it when…
Last summer I participated in the Hyarts Artist Shanty program in Hyannis, MA. Since then I have maximized my experience by writing down inspiration, tidbits and things people have said to me, that came to my mind and random things. I usually do this with action-packed experiences because if I have a lot on my…
Project: Mandala Quilts Year: 2016 A project done with textile artist Meghan Widger in exercising a collaboration of both our skills as traditional artists (textiles/quilting and black and white photography). Printed fabric was the medium that could combine both skills.
Ever wanted to make it over to Iceland but never got around to it? Iceland has promoted themselves as a ‘stop-over’ destination and an inexpensive international getaway. I only made it through the airport terminal on the way to London last spring but reading all about the facts and trivia along the way on Icelandic…
This past weekend, I went to the Boston Globe Travel Trade Show and got to experience and sample numerous destinations, learned more about travel writing, and lifestyle demonstrations. It was a great time, and an eye-opener, possibly life-changing event for me. It definitely open some doors and it could lead into some lucrative collaborations. One…
So you just won an award as an artist? Congratulations! First of all, winning any award as an artist is huge and can be validating. I know that when I won my first award it was hugely validating as I never considered myself to be an artist previously, but the fact that my work was…
The annual Boston Globe Travel Trade Show opened this weekend on Friday, February 19th at the Seaport World Trade Center. The weekend began with roundtable; ‘speed-dating’ style discussion groups with representatives of top travel destinations around the world. The morning and afternoon was broken up into different groups of destinations, “Wedding, Honeymoon and Group Travel”,…
