by admin | Nov 4, 2023 | Democracy Art
The Circuitous Path from Family Letter to Artwork People often ask me how I come up with the ideas for my artwork. The path is never a straight line. My piece We didn’t recognize the danger is a good example. It has its origins in a letter I uncovered in some family...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Democracy Art
Guarding the House, (detail), yarn, rigid foam, wire, canvas, mulberry paper, map, screws, acrylic paint, wood box, 13 x 21 x 5 inches, © 2022 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan Why my series of chicken sculptures ends with an unconstrained fox I once heard artmaking described as a...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Democracy Art
Making the Voters Chicken: Line Time, yarn, felt, wire, wood, watch face, map, iron spiral, mulberry paper, acrylic paint, foam board, 9 x 11.5 x 9 inches, © 2021 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan Remaking an Unsuccessful Fiberart Sculpture I consider my artwork successful...
by admin | Dec 16, 2021 | Democracy Art
Gerrymandering the Marsh, (detail), installation, each bird sculpture roughly 18 x 20 x 18 inches, photo by Paul Rogers, Stowe, VT © 2021 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan How an installation grew out of a single bird sculpture Gerrymandering the Marsh started as a nature-based...
by admin | Oct 13, 2021 | Democracy Art, Knitted Art
Knit Democracy Together, yarn, felt, knitting needles, enamel, foam board, rigid foam, metal tin, dowels, 41 x 68 x 33 inches, photo by Paul Rogers, Stowe, VT © 2021 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan Art Knitting Moves Domestic Handcraft into the Public Sphere Until 1997, I thought...
by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Democracy Art
Artists using maps to tell stories Maps provide great source material for artists. Their visual imagery, full of lines, shapes, and colors is a great jumping off point. The geographic details of maps tell stories. Even the physical properties of maps can become the...
