I visited Mark at his home in Dayton’s South Park neighborhood. There was no answer when I knocked on his front door so I went around behind. I walked towards a small frame building at the back of the lot that I thought that might be Mark’s studio.
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I photographed Shawna at The Betty, a gallery at Front Street in Dayton, where she’s had an exhibition for the last two months. .
“I put a group of my larger works in this exhibition” she told me. “They’re from several time periods.”
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I visited Tracy McElfresh of https://www.tracyssewingstudio.com/ recently. I know Tracy spends a lot of time teaching people to sew. I asked her how she learned.
“My grandmother came from Puerto Rico to New York City and sewed in the garment district there. She would bring fabric remnants from work and use them to make all of my mother’s clothes. So as I was growing up my mother didn’t want to just go to a store and buy my clothes. She taught me how to make clothes by deconstructing old clothes. I would go to thrift stores and buy things that were very inexpensive, take them apart, and reassemble them into clothes that I loved.”
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In September of 1859 Abraham Lincoln delivered an anti-slavery speech at Dayton’s courthouse. This September, artist Mike Major will unveil his eleven foot bronze sculpture of Lincoln. It was commissioned by the Lincoln Society of Dayton, and will be permanently placed on display outside the old courthouse. Continue reading
An artist friend said I had to meet Mychaelyn Michalec, a painter who was creating fabulous work in her basement in the dark. My friend knew I would be intrigued and would want to arrange a photo shoot, which I did.
When I arrived, Mychaelyn offered me a cup of coffee and showed me some of the art she has collected, all by Dayton artists. Continue reading
Katherine Kadish is one of the Dayton area’s best known artists. She’s had solo shows from New York to London, Seoul, and Nanjing. She’s been in group shows in many great museums, including the Philadelphia Art Museum, The Whitney in New York, and National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
I visited artist Amy Deal in her Front Street studio. This large building and two adjacent buildings are filled with artists.
Walking into Amy’s studio you find yourself in a small entranceway. It has window openings showing the studio and a very short doorway with steps leading down into the studio. Continue reading
I visited painter Betsie Molinsky in her studio in the K12 Gallery building on South Jefferson. Continue reading
The photo above shows Jon Barlow Hudson in the sculpture garden next to his studio. Jon creates public sculptures. His work can be found around the Dayton area, around the country, and in 25 countries around the world. Continue reading
I have made two visits to Glass by James Michael & Company. First I went to see them begin their new season with a tradition that goes back to the early days of glass blowing – the “witch ball.” Continue reading
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