Archive For The “Interviews” Category
By Raina Belleau Kate Roberts is a Memphis-based artist who uses porcelain and other materials traditionally associated with craft to create haunting works of art ranging from prints to installations. Her work draws from architecture and relationships to build landscapes of decay and romance. Roberts is a professor at the University of…
By Melinda Baker When Nashville-based fiber artist and curator, Pam Marlene Taylor, was studying art at Tusculum University in 2013, a painting professor told the female students that they weren’t allowed to include images of cats or the color pink in their work. When Taylor turned in her senior project – an…
Facilitated by Brooke Garcia The mission of the Metal Museum is to preserve, promote, and advance the art and craft of fine metalwork, and one of the many ways we fulfill this mission is through our Metals Studio, which includes the Blacksmith’s Shop (or Smithy), the Foundry, and the Repairs…
By Jon Crawford Jon Crawford: For someone who hasn’t seen your joint exhibition at Marshall Arts, Capas, in Memphis, Tennessee, can you describe your individual styles? Lilia Hernandez Galusha: I have a need to seek home and familiarity, but I also require distance. In the show there is a…
By Billy Renkl Billy Renkl: Describe your education as a ceramicist in Korea. Was that inflected by your school’s identity as a school of science and technology? Wansoo Kim: In my undergraduate school I mostly learned about ceramics. I think administrative people named the school in that way to highlight their…
By Chase Martin I met Natalie Baxter and her infant daughter Petra at her studio in Bushwick, just before the coronavirus crisis shut down New York City. When I visited, she was fresh off the Spring Break art fair, where her fabric sculptures of drooping firearms were featured in a solo booth…
By Madison Balushi Madison Balushi: Can you tell us about you and your work? Sofia Gonzalez: I usually describe myself as a textile artist. In my practice, I use natural materials, like plants and vegetable waste, to dye fabric and create my own pigment as a way to respond…
By Rachel Davis Rachel Davis: I know a lot of times certain mediums can be seen as ‘craft mediums’, and I think that clay has been seen that way for a while just because it is so connected to the home and to utilitarian uses. Brin Baucum: I’ve learned that from…
By Kathleen Stevens I sat down with Melissa Dunn to discuss her artistic process on multiple occasions and in multiple locations; the following interview is the latest in a series of discussions we had over the past few years about art, life, living, being a woman, being Gen X, tea, pets,…
By Jessica Borusky Rick, thank you so much for participating in this interview. This issue of Number: focuses on differing aspects within larger cultural ecologies, with insight from established artists and professionals toward navigating the industry. While Number: has an online platform, its printed matter situates itself within the American South,…