by Nanci Hersh | Oct 16, 2015 | 798 ICAF, Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, Inspiration, Travel
The opportunity to be a part of 798 ICAF the international children’s art festival in Beijing came up quickly. In July, I was contacted by someone involved in the festival who found me through Instagram. Two months later, my cousin Ellen McVicker and I were on...
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 23, 2015 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, artists, sculpture, Teaching, Welding, welding, Workshops
As our week at the Marshall Bridge Welding Workshop with Stan Smokler moves to its final day tomorrow, our t-shirts with Think Sculpture printed on the back, rings true. There are sculptures in various stages all over the rustic Kennett Square outdoor studio,...
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 21, 2015 | Inspiration, Workshops
Funny how where we came from stays with us where ever we go in one form or another. My father, Herb Hersh retired last year after being a milliner for over 50 years. He loved what he did, and encouraged us to believe in ourselves and find what we love. Little did I...
by Nanci Hersh | May 20, 2015 | Collaboration, Teaching, Workshops
without the rocks. Welcome to Chinese I, II and World Exploratory Studies at Newark Charter School in Newark, DE where I am collaborating with teacher Kate Dougherty making Pop Up Books with her students. During this 6 day residency through the Delaware Institute of...
