Author Archives: Melissa Stern

About Melissa Stern

Born to mammalian parents, Melissa learned to run with the gazelles and throw a javelin like a pro while still a wee babe. She began to make arty things at a young age which eventually made her virtually unemployable. The world is often too much with her, but she steadfastly drinks only one cup of coffee a day. For more fun facts please visit her web site- www.melissa-stern.com

A Visit To the City: States of Matt Nolen

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Melissa Stern

Nolen’s figures wander through their own private urban landscapes. They seem a bit lost, but full of thought. The comic strip-like thought balloons hold one or two enigmatic words, like “More.” Continue reading →

Posted in Sundays in the Part with Art | Tagged ceramic decals, ceramics, digital printmaking, Matt Nolen, NYU, overglaze, porcelain, Pratt Institute, storytelling, urban artist | Leave a comment

A Life Aquatic: The Glass Sculptures of Kait Rhoads

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Melissa Stern

“The animal in the sea that I feel the closest affinity to is coral,” says Kait Rhoads. “There are so many different kinds, both ridged and soft; their basic building block a hexagonal tube made of calcium carbonate. Like bees constructing wax cells to fit any negative space, coral colonies exist in endless variation.” Continue reading →

Posted in Sundays in the Part with Art, The Arts | Tagged blown glass, coral, Kait Rhoads, mixed media sculpture, Murrine, oceanograhy, Seattle, Venetian glass techniques | Leave a comment

The Elegant and Beautiful Work of Greely Myatt

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Melissa Stern

“As a native of the rural south, I have a tremendous respect for work that is made by the hand and guided by the heart and eye,” the artist says. “But I also understand the importance of the mind in this process. To state my approach to the making of art in the simplest and most direct manner, I have used these – the hand, the eye, the heart and the mind.” Continue reading →

Posted in Sundays in the Part with Art | Tagged Art in America, David Lusk Gallery, Greely Myatt, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis City Hall, Memphis TN., National Museum of Ornamental Metals, quilts, recycled materials, Rhodes College, Southern artists, steel, University of Memphis | 1 Comment

The Haunting and Lovely World of Benjamin Jones

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Melissa Stern

Jones makes exquisite drawings that are both physically small and psychologically huge, Melissa Stern writes. Deceptively simple in line and color, they reveal themselves to be deeply complex and personal views of the world he sees. Continue reading →

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Sunday In Bushwick. A Walk Through the 1980’s with Meryl Meisler

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Melissa Stern

Jumping rope, graffiti, fields of debris and trash – photographer (and public school teacher) Meryl Meiser turns them into a ravishing picture of humanity. Continue reading →

Posted in Sundays in the Part with Art | Tagged 1980's, art teacher, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Meryl Meisler, photography, street photography | Leave a comment

Josette Urso: Making the Complex, Simple

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Melissa Stern

“For me, painting parallels the act of seeing and is the most direct link to private time with the physical world,” says Josette Urso. “Working from life, I strive to discover and engage the known as well as the unknown in unforeseen ways.” Continue reading →

Posted in Sundays in the Part with Art | Tagged collage, Josette Urso, oil painting, plein air painting. Abstract Expressionim | 2 Comments

Sunday in the Park with Tim Tate

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Melissa Stern

“In many cultures and religions, relics are believed to have healing powers. My relics are temporal, sounds and moving images formally enshrined, encapsulating experiences like cultural specimens,” says Tim Tate. “And perhaps, to the contemporary soul, they are no less reliquaries than those containing the bones of a saint.” Continue reading →

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