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About the Art
My current work is inspired by the fragility, movement and entanglement of layered twining forms. I love the experience of searching for the image in the layers of the work itself, and creating contradictory impulses - approaching and withdrawing -overlapping and pulling apart - density and ethereality - beauty and menace. All images are copyright the artist. No reproduction or use without permission.About the Artist
Nanci received a BFA from the University of Oregon, and an MA/MFA from University of Iowa,, and has taught at colleges in Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, and Colorado. When not painting or messing with other art materials, she might be gardening, or volunteering with the local hospice organization.-
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Category Archives: About the Artist
I did it my way.
During the recent week winding down after holiday festivities we got it together to drive up to Wyoming for a little xc skiing. I don’t think I even made it up last year – maybe my knee was still a … Continue reading
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Tagged back in the studio, cross country skiing, New year's resolutions
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300 square feet of space…
= how big my 91 yr. old mom’s new life is- a cozy studio apartment in an assisted living building. Just spent the last four days moving her in, unpacking, sorting, hanging pictures, making it wheelchair accessible and making sure … Continue reading
the art of putting together an art show
I’ve hung other shows before, even did a majority of the work hanging this one….. but it is daunting to have a specific space, and way more work than optimal to fill it. Such is the nature of fundraising/silent auction-type … Continue reading
try this at home…
in my odd moments, I think of odd things to throw in the compost bin. After a visit to Larkburger to use one of our Groupons, I brought home the cup made from corn, by a Boulder, CO company. It … Continue reading
working in/up a storm
we are having the first thunderstorm of the season… (usually afternoon/evening storms are common in the late spring around here) and we really need the rain… I’m working on things that need taking care of, and there’s no way round … Continue reading
Seeing while blind
Denver is the nearest large city to me, and has a great arts scene. . . though I don’t get in as often as I would like- compared to ten years ago, the drive seems more stress-inducing. A couple weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged artists' challenges, Denver galleries, photography exhibits
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on track….
in the midst of moving a studio home, thinking about personal reinvention and all the shuffling around, one can get very inwardly focused. . .been trying to look ahead, and am excited to install track lighting in the basement- how … Continue reading
I was discussing the notion of “re-invention” with some friends… and it seems that’s what going on here. At one point in the not so distant past, I was in more of a funk… well, you put out a thought, … Continue reading
