Leaving My Day Job Last Thursday, I said goodbye to my teaching career after 41 years. Many years ago I learned to be a teacher at summer camp. I was a camp counselor for six years from 1972 to 1976 (and a camper for at least seven years before that). It is where I […]
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Asheville Made • Higby
Asheville Made • Higby Writing by Lauren Stepp • Photography by Karen Strickland I’m pleased to be included in the April 2018 issue of Asheville Made; a bi-monthly magazine that features fifteen local makers. Asheville Made • Higby Growing up in the 1950s, Kristy Higby witnessed Brown v. Board of Education overturn Plessy v. Ferguson. […]
Mountain Tea Studios Exhibits Art Mansfield Art Center Ohio
Mountain Tea Studios Exhibits Art Mansfield Art Center Ohio September 30 – October 29 We just returned from the opening where we learned that the art spirit is alive and well in Mansfield, Ohio! . The talented and capable hands of George Whitten along with Timothy Gorka guide the Mansfield Art Center. We […]
Upcoming Art Exhibitions Fall 2017 from Ohio to five venues in the Southeast
Upcoming Art Exhibitions Fall 2017 from Ohio to five venues in the Southeast 2017 is proving to be the busiest Fall I have ever had. My work is involved in six exhibitions! I have gone from art-maker to logistics manager. The biggest show is at the Mansfield Art Center in Mansfield, Ohio […]
Acrylic Artist Magazine Article
Acrylic Artist Magazine Article Mark Flowers Artwork Spring 2017 issue. . A sincere thank you to the artist, Phil Garrett, for recommending my work to Acrylic Artist Magazine, the Managing Editor, Jennifer Smith, for extending the opportunity, and the writer, Zach Hatfield, for knowing which of my ramblings to leave out while making the rest […]
New Art on Gift List?
New Art on Gift List? Standing Still and Changing + Art . You can’t step twice into the same river because of constant change in you and the river, but if you stand in one spot you can see some changes happen over time. Here is a one-minute compilation of images taken from the same […]
Flowers Exhibits New Work
Artist/Gallery Relationships Flowers Exhibits New Work if ART Gallery Washing the Dust – Preview the Work October 28 – November 19, 2016, • Columbia, SC . . “Successful artist/gallery relationships are built on trust, knowledge, cooperation and understanding.” A recent visit from Wim Roefs, Gallery Owner, if ART Gallery, was a day to put […]
Golden Foundation Residency Pt. 2
Golden Foundation Residency Pt. 2 Sharing a Golden Opportunity Part 2 of 2 (see the previous post for Part 1) . I recently returned from the 4-week residency at Golden Artist Colors in New Berlin, NY. It was truly an immersive opportunity. . . The dedicated organization around the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation and […]
Golden Foundation Residency
Anticipating a Golden Opportunity Part 1 of 2 (see previous post for information about the Golden Foundation for the Arts.) With the trip north being days away, I have been inventorying panels and selecting tools. It is hard to predict what I will need, so in my usual fashion, I am packing too much. […]
Creative Couples Exhibition
Creative Couples Exhibition Columbia College, Columbia, SC Mark and I are honored to be part of this unique exhibition. We will join 11 other creative couples. Columbia College’s O’Keeffe Centennial Exhibition “Creative Couples of South Carolina” Goodall Gallery | February 14 – March 27, 2016 Reception: Friday, February 26th, 5:30-7:00 pm Article in The State […]