True to the name of this site, I consider myself to be a true studio-omnivore, devouring all angles of artmaking: from process to product; from concepts in the studio to the outreach of a fully-realized exhibition; from material to conceptual; from writing to doing; from technique to trial and error; from introspection and the introversion…
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Happy New Year from the house studio at Casa Corteza! We here at studiOmnivorous have been doing the usual New Year-style revelries: travel (and I’m excited to share those soon), friends, family, and a lot of sleeping.
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There’s a little-known treasure tucked away on Vanderbilt’s campus: Sarratt Art Studios.
Continue Reading →Megan and I have decided to swap blogs . . . We were sitting at Dose trying to figure out how we could feature each other on our blogs, and we decided being guest bloggers would be the way to do it. Megan and I have been talking and collaborating since meeting each other in…
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As process-oriented makers eager to talk shop with other artists (see also: nosy!), we over here at studiOmnivorous are thrilled to discover that Chestnut Square Studios will be holding another Open Studio round tomorrow, from 3-8 (that’s Nashville time, y’all) on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. I’ve talked before about how valuable the experience of an…
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Typically when I think about autumn, I can’t help but think about school: as an incurable bookworm, I spent many a fall afternoon kicking up leaves while carrying a ton of books in cautious mittens. Heading into October this year found me headed back to school – books and all – but this time on…
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Graduating from college and being off-campus – not to mention moving to a new city entirely – can create a sense of disorientation that feels fatal to making work. A few weeks ago, we talked about how creating a Creative Accountability Relationship can drive you to make work. Fundamentally, it’s a good idea…but especially in…
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For my normal readership, I want to apologize for the late posts this weekend. On top of our already full show schedule, the house studio at Casa Corteza experienced two great losses this past week: the death of artist and family member, Ed Zerne, and the passing of teacher and mentor Kim Chalmers. Both of…
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We’ve been busy as bees here at the house studio at Casa Corteza, with a full roster of events hitting us hard this past weekend, in a variety of ways.
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When I was a kid, my sister and I would play a game.
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