There has never been anything Eleanor Arbor enjoys more than making. It is not about prestige or outcome, but about the act itself. She describes art not as a special talent set apart from the rest of life, but as a way certain people are wired. In her words, if you are truly an artist […]
Terry Szpieg grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and from as far back as he can remember, drawing was simply something he did. It required no special materials and no permission, only curiosity and a pencil. When he visits his parents today, his mother sometimes pulls out his old sketchbooks from elementary school, filled with birds,
From the beginning, Eva Dixon’s relationship to making things was tied to the rhythms of labor and construction. She grew up watching their dad build the houses they lived in, convinced as a child that they were helping just as much as he was. The garage became their first studio, a place where she felt
Marc Sparfel’s story begins with an act of discovery, the kind that happens quietly, without expectation. Born in Brittany, France, he grew up surrounded by nature, with animals and trees forming the backdrop of his earliest memories. He speaks of this time as one filled with observation, a sensitivity to the natural world that would
Amélie Caussade‘s journey as an artist began unexpectedly, born from a moment of sudden disruption. In 2009, an injury brought her theater career to an abrupt halt, confining her to her Paris apartment and isolating her from the physical world of performance she had known. It was during this period of stillness that she turned
When Holly Lampen looks back on her younger self, she remembers a girl who sometimes hesitated to share her work. “I don’t know, when I was younger I felt timid about sharing my work or thinking about what my friends were doing, what they were studying,” she says. “My advice to my younger self would
Meeting Zuriel Waters, you notice first his peace. An understanding of who he is and his works within the world. That same quiet focus runs through his art. Waters works across fabric sculpture, building forms that seem simple at first but reveal layers of rhythm, balance, and curiosity the longer you stay with them. Waters
Lydia Nobles has always needed to make art. Growing up in Bangor, Maine, she was creating from an early age. But it wasn’t until college that she realized art could be conceptual, something that could carry stories and experiences beyond representation. “I started working with my body and doing a lot of photography, video, like
Dean Millien sits with an energy that feels both grounded and electric. His hands move across foil and scrap metal the way a painter might move a brush, pulling life out of materials most people overlook. Entering into his space was a welcoming force of passion. Aluminum, tin, and copper line the walls and build
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ari Brochin, a multifaceted artist whose work spans painting, woodcutting, and video content. We met her in her Brooklyn studio to learn more about her unique creative process and the journey that led her to this point. In a world where the traditional art market can
