by Nanci Hersh | Jan 18, 2018 | Art in situ, Home/Studio, sculpture
In situ. Recently hung Pool, a recent mixed media painting in my foyer and caught some lovely morning light as it dwelled among some of my sculptures and plants. Whether you are coming, or going, living with art creates peace, and a sense of...
by Nanci Hersh | Nov 29, 2016 | Inspiration, sculpture
Once again, I seem to be channeling my Inner Hunter and Gatherer. This time, the work is a potpourri of sculpture- my beloved and often enigmatic Nets as sanctuary spaces holding treasures found in backyard gardens and neighborhood walks with my dogs. I have made...
by Nanci Hersh | Nov 16, 2016 | Inspiration, Installation art, sculpture, Works of Art
As with most of my work, the Net sculptures are an intuitive or visceral response to an emotional state or experience. The first of the small sculptures made of wire, paper pulp and encaustic came into being after we moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania several years...
by Nanci Hersh | Oct 19, 2016 | Collaboration, sculpture, Teaching, Workshops
This post was originally written almost 6 years ago when I received my first Leeway Foundation Art & Change Grant to work with a newly formed group of Young Moms at the Garage in Kennett Square, PA. Since that time my relationship with the YoungMoms Community has...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 2, 2016 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, Installation art, Paintings, sculpture, Works of Art
“As the years passed the layers of netting multiplied and she began to rely on a different kind of memory. The memory of things she knew but no longer saw.” Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Spent the day yesterday installing my exhibition Ebb & Flow at...
by Nanci Hersh | Feb 23, 2016 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Paintings, sculpture
“It’s Like Christmas-Only its Trash!” While this was the excitement expressed by students at Heritage Elementary School when they noticed the art room counter with bins of recycled materials for their sculptural mask making workshops, it’s...