by Nanci Hersh | Dec 10, 2015 | Art Events, Encaustic, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Italy travels, What's in My Drawers
Time passing seems to be a thread that has run through my work. Marking time, cherishing moments. Time Flies is from a series I did when my sons were infants and toddlers. Clothing they quickly outgrew, became a vehicle to share stories of childhood, memory, and...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 9, 2015 | artists, Inspiration, sculpture, welding, What's in My Drawers
Drawing is the most direct line connecting my heart and my hand. It is a visceral response to a place, or situation. (leaving the) Nest series was created from the shadows cast from a sculpture I welded this summer at the Marshall Bridge Workshop with Stan Smokler....
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 8, 2015 | Inspiration, Italy travels, Paintings, Uncategorized, What's in My Drawers
“Beauty opens the soul to Act.” Dante Alighieri This festive mug was found in a shop in Florence when I was studying in Italy many years ago. I fell in love with the set of 6 immediately and lovingly packed them in my suitcase with my clothing, art...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 7, 2015 | Inspiration, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” Carl Gustave Jung One in Eight is an exploration of the opportunity following a breast cancer diagnosis and surgery, to become stronger, more resilient and to celebrate the journey- wherever it...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 7, 2015 | Prints, What's in My Drawers
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” Carl Gustave Jung One in Eight is an exploration of the opportunity following a breast cancer diagnosis and surgery, to become stronger, more resilient and to celebrate the journey- wherever it...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 6, 2015 | Inspiration, Prints, What's in My Drawers
Crows are intelligent, and resourceful. They are cooperative breeders which means they also stay close to the place they were born and help raise the young. They build their nests high above the ground with twigs, branches, cloth, hair- or whatever they can find. This...