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 | Nov 24, 2015 | Hawaii, Inspiration, Painting, Travel
Earlier this month, Scott and I spent some wonderful time back in Hawaii where I was a part of the Art of Peace to benefit Domestic Violence Action Center. It turns out that as we were enjoying a lovely evening in Waikiki with our dear friend Pegge Hopper on our last...
by Nanci Hersh | Sep 18, 2015 | artists, Inspiration, Paintings, Prints, sculpture, welding, Works of Art
Two hearts that played on distant shores Content though they were, they wanted more These two lines are from a poem that my husband Scott wrote to celebrate our marriage. Titled Pure Love, it tells the story of our long distant love affair that began 22 years ago as a...
by Nanci Hersh | Aug 28, 2015 | Inspiration, Paintings, sculpture, welding, Works of Art, Workshops
This past week has been one of milestones. We took our son Griffin to college last week, said good-bye to Garbiñe our Basque “daughter”, had a send off iced tea in Kennett Square with my dear friend and former intern Ivana as she goes off to college,...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 16, 2015 | Art Events, artists, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Summer painting workshop, Teaching, Works of Art, Workshops
Writer, artist and student, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. In David Hockney: A Bigger Picture a film by Bruno Wollheim, Hockney returns to paint his native Yorkshire. At the onset of the film we see Hockney driving the English countryside as he reflects that...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 29, 2015 | Art Exhibitions and Events, Inspiration, Painting
Site specific sculpture? Random acts of color? Arbor ardor? These castaways were spotted on the way back from our compost run at work today. Had to hop out of our floral department golf cart to capture the beauty in the unexpected. That’s what we see, and...
