tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73987198919571472692024-03-14T09:52:11.508-04:00CONVERSATIONS with Donna MiskendJoin me for interesting conversations with people in the arts.Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-40869313626623279852018-10-04T07:00:00.000-04:002018-10-04T07:00:01.572-04:00ART - Maria Giuliani <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">EYE ON NATURE, artists explore the world of plants and animals</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maria and I met at a class at the New York Botanical Gardens. I love the bold, graphic quality of her work, and invited her to be part of this exhibit. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 12.000000953674316px;">LOSING (Polar Bear,<br /><i>Ursus maritimes</i>©Maria Giuliani 2018, digital</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Donna Miskend: </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Do you have a favorite subject?</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Maria Giuliani:</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></b>Right now I am having a great time drawing birds. I also like creating posters with social content and exploring the relationship of message and image. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">MG:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> </b>I work either totally digital or mixed media. I usually sketch by hand. Once I bring my sketch into the computer, then I work with illustrator. Sometimes I use color pencils or acrylic paints over Epson prints on art paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Dermochelys coriacea</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: xx-small; font-style: italic;">and Coccoloba uvifera)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">MG:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394;"> </b><span style="color: #134f5c;">The leatherback </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">turtle.</span> I wanted to create a poster-like image and a strong sense of symmetry which restricted the composition. Incorporating elements like textures and letters can be challenging. Once you add type, legibility becomes an issue. It took me awhile to get the work <i>Tinglar</i> (as they are called in my native Puerto Rico) the way I wanted it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">MG:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> </b>I started having an interest in this discipline a while back. First with photography, then with drawings and graphics. Nature is perfect, and it offers beautiful colors and playful shapes and patterns. Eventually I found a style I was comfortable with, and I wanted to create more and more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">MG:</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lorenzo Homar was a Puerto Rican artist and printmaker. I was always fascinated by his style and the way he incorporated images with calligraphy or lettering on his silkscreened posters. I am currently following the work of Martina Flor who is a lettering artist. I also like the work of illustrator Owen Davey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">MG:</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love what I do. I have lots of fun doing it. I hope that that comes across in my style and my work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You are invited to read my thoughts and interviews with participants of the exhibit (click links):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=7398719891957147269#editor/target=post;postID=7554313383792759201;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=3;src=postname" target="_blank">Jennifer Deutscher</a> </span> <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=7398719891957147269#editor/target=post;postID=3586776412584068448;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname" target="_blank">Stephen Paul DeVillo</a> </span> more <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=5606714173933578459#editor/target=post;postID=8006091416868845616;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname" target="_blank">work on exhibit</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>BIO: </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12px;">Maria Giuliani, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico is a designer, artist and educator. Her work is very graphic and illustrative in nature and uses multiple mediums. </span></b></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Her artwork has been exhibited at the Baltimore Gallery (Detroit, Michigan) the National Arts League, the Huntington Arts Council, and the National Association of Women Artists. Her design work has been exhibited at the 13<sup>th</sup> International Poster Biennial in Mexico and the AIGA; her book designs have received awards at the New York Book Show and the AAUP.</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-align: center;">Maria Giuliani. </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">http://mariagiuliani.com </span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-align: center;">Donna Miskend www.donnamiskend.com and </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">https://donnamiskend.blogspot.com</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Saturday, Sept. 8th at 12:45 </b></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opening Reception</b></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">panel discussion with the artists followed by </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Guest Speaker: Stephen Paul DeVillo</b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stephen was my guide for a short canoe jaunt on the Bronx River. Seeing it from the water offered a new perspective, not only for the stunning views, but I could see firsthand the invasive species that have taken hold there. His book is a portrait of the river, touching on diverse subjects: </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the relationships of its inhabitants from the Native Americans and European </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">settlers through today, legends, cultural history, use of the river in times of war, </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the exploitation of the river from commerce and industry, and environmental issues</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>Where does the Bronx River begin and end?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>SPDV:</b> The original sources of the Bronx River lie beneath the Kensico Reservoir. The</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">present-day designated source of the river is at the end of Davis Brook in </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Valhalla. The river ends in the East River/Long Island Sound between Clason </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Point and Hunts Point in The Bronx.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What is your favorite spot along the river why?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Bronx River Gorge in the New York Botanical Garden. Surrounded by a</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">restored native forest, it is the most scenic and geologically interesting reach of </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the river.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>Researching your book, what topic interested you the most?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a special interest in 18 th century American History, so the Bronx River’s</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">role in the American Revolution I found fascinating, especially the Battle of White </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plains in 1776, where the river quite literally rose to the occasion and helped to </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">preserve the Revolution.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What did you discover that surprised you?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pursuing my research for the book, I was surprised to learn just how rich the river</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is in both history and folklore, as well as its environmental diversity, quite </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">remarkable for a river that is only 23 miles long.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What are some of the major attractions along the river?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The major attractions are the nearly completed Bronx River Greenway in The</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bronx, and the Bronx River Parkway Reservation in Westchester, both of which </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">provide a multi-use recreational trail following the river. Apart from the Bronx </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">River Gorge and the Bronx Zoo, there are a series of new or revitalized riverside </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">parks in The Bronx – Muskrat Cove, Shoelace Park, Starlight Park, Concrete </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plant Park, Soundview Park, and Hunts Point Riverside Park. In Westchester </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">there are the Garth Woods in Scarsdale, and the Kensico Dam.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What would you like people to take away from reading your book?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An understanding of the Bronx River as a unique community resource that is worth preserving and caring for.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What are the key environmental issues facing the river today?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Storm water runoff and combined sewer outflows, and consequent </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bacterial contamination.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Streambank erosion and water turbidity</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Nitrate fertilizer runoff and algae blooms</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Invasive/non-native plants, vines, and shrubs</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Floatable litter and debris</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What 3 things can people do in their everyday life to help protect the river?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Recycle</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Reduce use of plastics</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Do not dump wastewater or liquids in storm sewers</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>How can people get involved in the protection and restoration of the river?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Participate in river organizations such as the Bronx River Alliance, the Bronx </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">River Parkway Reservation Conservancy, Rocking the Boat, Youth Ministries for </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peace and Justice, the Garth Woods Conservancy, etc., and take part in </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">volunteer restoration activities.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>You lead “rambles” along the river both on land and on the water. How can</span><br />
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<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV:</b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check out the Calendar of Events at the Bronx River Alliance web site</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.bronxriver.org</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>Any upcoming events?</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 7 th Bronx River Ramble exploring the Tuckahoe Marble quarrying</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">industry along the river and its social history. Meet at 11am at the Metro North</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crestwood Station.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>What else would like people to know </span><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">about you or your work?</span><br />
<b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPDV: </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have an interest in the “micro-history” of particular places, integrating local </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">folklore and the environment with social, political, and industrial history to </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">develop a picture of what makes each place unique. Apart from my recent book </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on The Bowery, upcoming projects include the history of Chelsea and Hell’s </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kitchen, the Old West Farms Soldiers’ Cemetery, and a collection of New York </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">City ghost stories that reflect the city’s unique history and character.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-align: center;">Maria Giuliani. </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">http://mariagiuliani.com </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-align: center;">Donna Miskend www.donnamiskend.com and </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">https://donnamiskend.blogspot.com</span></span></div>
Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-75543133837927592012018-07-17T07:00:00.000-04:002018-07-17T07:00:01.600-04:00ART- JENNIFER DEUTSCHER, natural science illustrator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I interviewed Jenn for an article that appeared in the <i>Botanical Artist Journal </i>(<a href="https://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/2018/07/asba-article.html" target="_blank">click to read</a>) in 2016. Her work will be on view in the exhibit I've curated, <i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>EYE ON NATURE</b>, ARTISTS EXPLORE THE WORLD OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS</span></i>, on view September 1 - October 27, 2018. She will be on the artist panel discussion at the opening reception Saturday, September 8th.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> What have you been doing since you completed your certificate in botanical illustration?</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>JD:</b> I'm working as a freelancer, mostly for private clients. Recently I've completed an annelid illustration for a research paper and botanical labels for a line of herbal products. I've also taken on the role of Social Media Coordinator for the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). On the personal side, I've gotten into printmaking - it has been a while since I have gotten to explore a new medium, especially one that lends itself to detail work. It has been a lot of fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b style="background-color: transparent; caret-color: rgb(116, 27, 71); color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DM: </b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you still want to join a scientific expedition as the illustrator?</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JD:</b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Absolutely! It will always be a little dream of mine. In the meantime I'm enjoying sketching on my own trips.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: transparent; caret-color: rgb(116, 27, 71); color: #741b47;">DM: </b><span style="color: #741b47;">Tell me about your illustration process. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Jennifer (Jenn) Deutscher is a scientific illustrator from Phoenix, AZ. She spent much of her childhood outdoors and became fascinated with the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Part scientist and part artist, Jenn uses art as a way of documenting her observations. Her works encourages viewers to appreciate and rethink the world around them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Jenn now resides in Brooklyn, NY with her ever-growing plant collection. After graduating from New York University in 2015, she completed a Botanical Art & Illustration certificate at the New York Botanical Garden. She is now a full-time freelance scientific illustrator and fine artist., and acts as the Social Media Coordinator for the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). </span></span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-4722960359371357002017-08-31T09:39:00.001-04:002017-08-31T09:39:25.859-04:00Noteworthy UpdatesFred Kaplan has a new book, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">“<i>Lincoln & the Abolitionists: John Quincy Adams, Slavery, and the Civil War". </i>Fred will be speaking in Kansas City on 9/13/17. About Fred Kaplan <a href="http://www.fredkaplanbiographer.com/about-the-author.html" target="_blank">website</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">He was my guest for the exhibit, <i>Dickens, A Celebration In Pictures</i>. <a href="http://conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2012/08/author.html" target="_blank">Read his Interview</a> from the exhibit.</span>Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-64669315409943310672017-07-12T07:00:00.000-04:002018-07-20T18:51:55.859-04:00ART - DAVE KOPKA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR6NeD8CLOu-DNBZSevdz_x2s25w4vFFhroX8wMol7VLkx7XcsJBur9fqUfDAEY3nIs_DdqiOtplczUnN2M5NUd-MrcibJ9Cq9AlXlpg54UKaYFU7t4SZGm3VhH84npq-Siy-ixYKCIgG/s1600/MSPoeReceptDavew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR6NeD8CLOu-DNBZSevdz_x2s25w4vFFhroX8wMol7VLkx7XcsJBur9fqUfDAEY3nIs_DdqiOtplczUnN2M5NUd-MrcibJ9Cq9AlXlpg54UKaYFU7t4SZGm3VhH84npq-Siy-ixYKCIgG/s1600/MSPoeReceptDavew.jpg" /></a><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Dave Kopka</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">engages in books, story boarding, comics, and pre-production work, but is fascinated with exploring a wide spectrum of illustration and being a creative force in visual narrative.</span><br />
<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">site and contact:</span><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://davekopka.com/" target="_blank">http://davekopka.com/</a> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "cambria";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">illustration@davekopka.com</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"> interpreted by contemporary illustrators </span><b style="text-align: left;">Dave Kopka, Nancy
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Michael Patrick Hearn</span></b><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">author of the forthcoming <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">An Annotated Edgar Allan Poe</i>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">James Armstrong</span></b><span style="color: black;">,</span><span style="color: black;"> playwright, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Charlie Vazquez</span></b><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">author
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">DM: Talk to me about your interest in, and influence of fantasy art on your work.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">DK: My work currently revolves around
representational elements mainly, so I'm always looking to find ways to create
the kind of imagery that a camera might have a very difficult time in
replicating, visually or viscerally. I always look forward to the challenge of
doing so, to create these worlds and scenarios that might not otherwise exist
the same exact way in someone else's mind, and a prevalent effect is that the
work has elements of the fantastic in it. I've always been a nerd about old and
new school fantasy though (trading cards, scifi/fantasy novels, comics, table
top games, etc), so I'd be remiss if that didn't have a strong influence on the
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to as many, if not more artists working outside fantasy themes. Artists include
(but certainly aren't limited to) Diego Velázquez, Alberto Breccia, Degas,
Mikhail Vrubel, Donato Giancola, Frazetta, Victor Vasnetsov, William Heath
Robinson, Bernie Wrightson, Scott M Fischer, Goya, William Renner, Greg
Manchess, Van Gogh, Ivan Bilibin, Jeffrey Allan Love, Edmund Du Lac, Harry
Clarke, Kay Nielson, and most particularly Käthe Kollwitz. I am always looking
for a good combination of current artists and ones from past-eras, and finding
out who took or had influence in both groups. The list grows everyday. Indeed,
we stand on the shoulders of giants! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;">DM: Some of your illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated has a distinct fantasy style element. What was it about his writing
that moved you in that direction, or did something just click like an image
that popped into your head?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;">DK: The way that Poe writes conjures up shadowy and
spooky imagery. There's something elemental and passionate woven within the
writing, utilizing a powerful sense of commonality (to me at least), and that
was important to try and capture visually. Aiming to retain that energy guided
most of the decisions made throughout the entire process. From this, some of
the stories or poems lent themselves to be more interpretive than
others, and allowed me to introduce an otherworldliness that I felt suited
the written piece(s). It was a challenge I had so much fun being engaged with,
so hopefully that shows through as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;">DM: Tell me
about your illustration process. </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(A</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">ll artwork,©Dave Kopka 2016/17)</span></b></div>
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currently have a traditional studio set-up, so I have been cultivating my
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scaled up slightly more, printed, and transferred to drawing
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.2pt;">DM: Did you discover something new or interesting while doing your
research for this exhibit?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Pit And The Pendulum, </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 19.2pt;">©Dave Kopka 2016/17</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt;">DK: There was
a lot of new territory to explore while looking through Poe's written works.
Something that struck me while reading was that many of the stories present
themselves for so much interpretation; the poems even more so. For
instance, throughout the cast of his characters, we don't necessarily always
have a solid grasp on who they are/what they look like specifically. Much
of their image is made up of what we project onto them (another reason why
I think Poe's writing was so good, it tricks the reader into doing a
lot of the work in creating a visual image). This is fantastic, because it
allows me as an artist to conjure up something that might look different than
someone else's vision of the same story, and opens up a dialogue - visually or
otherwise - to learn from folks with different perspectives. There's a lot of
potential space to explore creative freedom too. Whether or not it was
intended, Poe really lets illustrators take the writing and make it their
own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.2pt;">DK: Some story pitches and a small line up of
paintings are underway. A few smaller personal projects are on the docket
as well, not to mention my continued exploration in sequential art.
There's always something in the works! Feel free to follow me on Instagram
(@drawkop), Tumblr (@davekopka), or Twitter (@DaveKopka) for updates and
developments on current projects. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>MORE ON OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT DAVE'S WORK IN THE EXHIBIT</b></a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For more about: the exhibit </span><a href="http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/2017/05/exhibit-news.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/2017/06/edgar-allan-poe-illustrated-exhibit.html" target="_blank">James Armstrong</a> <b style="background-color: transparent;">more to come</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For more information call the visitor center 718.365.5516 or visit their website calendar under Poe Park Visitor Center.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">Nancy Doniger, artist</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.nancydoniger.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: none;">www.nancydoniger.com</span></b></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Carol (Klio) Burrell, artist <b>http://spqrblues.com/IV/</b></span></div>
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Center <a href="http://bronxarts.org/">bronxarts.org</a> </span></span></div>
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<!--StartFragment-->James Armstrong, playwright<span style="color: #141414; font-weight: bold;"> </span><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><a href="http://www.armstrongplays.com/">www.armstrongplays.com</a></span></b></span><!--EndFragment-->
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Donna Miskend, curator, artist <a href="http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">news</a></span></span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-8079716541794002642017-07-11T11:00:00.001-04:002017-07-11T11:00:35.432-04:00HelloDue to family issues, this blog has been on hiatus. I am pleased to return with interesting interviews and some catch up posts here and on my general personal <a href="http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>. A new post appears July 12th. Thanks for your patience.Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-47084769320497074872015-06-10T07:00:00.000-04:002015-06-17T16:59:38.675-04:00ART- The Artists of FAIRY TALES EXHIBIT<div style="line-height: 30px; text-align: center;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;">FAIRY TALES</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;">Illustrations by the Children's Book Illustrators Group </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;">On view in the Youth Wing at </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bklynlibrary.org/events/exhibitions/" target="_blank"><b>Brooklyn Central Library</b></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;">10 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn tel: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">718.230.2100</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;"><b>June 11 - September 25, 2015</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">exhibiting members:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angelique Anderson, Lisa Cinelli, Deborah Cuneo, Maria Madonna Davidoff, Diana Ting Delosh, Nancy Doniger, Laura Goetz, Amalia Hoffman, Melissa Iwai, Yuko Katakawa, Kitty Leech, Marie McCann, Virginia Law Manning, Jennifer Merz, Donna Miskend, Christine Mix, Annie Raulerson, Roberta Rivera, Karen Romagna, Vicky Rubin, Wallace West</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>guest speaker:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Patrick_Hearn" target="_blank">Michael Patrick Hearn</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>ALL ARTWORK COPYRIGHT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> Why did you choose this fairy tale to illustrate?</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like both stories: The Blue Bird and The Ugly Duckling were telling
us, “ Be true to yourself, Look no further, an answer is right there with
you.”<b> -Yuko Katakawa</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tale of Snow White is gruesome
but sweet, heartbreaking but hopeful. And who hasn't felt like a wicked
stepmother is out to get him or her? It's cathartic. I wanted to capture that
sorrowful moment where Snow White feels that all is lost, right before seven
little saviors prove her wrong.<b>- Wallace West </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a devout animal lover and in
reading through potential fairytales to illustrate, I found a story about
animals that were "cast away" by their owners, because they were old.
Since all my pets have always been shelter "castaways" themselves, I
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regular visits to Bali, I became fascinated and inspired when I discovered
that there was a Balinese version of the Hansel and Gretel fairytale. <b>- Maria Madonna Davidoff </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">I chose to illustrate a tender love scene of Beauty embracing the fallen beast, because her compassion for birds and animals also resonates within my heart. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>- Laura Goetz</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to do The Spider’s Thread because it was one of my favorite stories to translate when I was a student of Japanese in college.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the first story I ever translated and it stuck with me. <b>- Melissa Iwai </b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have loved this fairy tale since I was a child. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">The animals who, being too old to be useful to their owners anymore,
leave home in search of peace and happiness as musicians in Bremen. - Jennifer Merz</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Princess and the Goblin. Christine Mix</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><i>The
Princess and the Goblin,</i> by George
McDonald was one of my favorite fairy tales growing up. As a young girl, I read
the story over and over, captured by it's magic. -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Christine Mix</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm partial
to anything with a little gore and a lot of outsmarting of adversaries. <i>Hansel
and Gretel</i> was always my favorite (an affinity made stronger when Joan
Collins played both the witch and the stepmother in Shelley Duvall's <i>Faerie
Tale Theatre</i>). <b> - Wallace West</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Cinderella was my favorite. I had two different Cinderella books. The most beautiful I saved well into my adult life. The illustrations were exquisite. <b>- Marie McCann</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> Do you still read fairy tales? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Yes, I like the re-imagined or
fractured fairy tales based on the original stories. I’ve also written a few that I’m hoping will find a publishing home. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b>- Donna Miskend</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">Absolutely and I collect fairytales from different countries.<b>- Maria Madonna Davidoff</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Yes. I recently was reading some of Hans Christian Anderson’s tales and fell in love with the story of the The Beetle Who Went On His Travels — another extremely rude character, a dung beetle! He has many adventures, thinks everyone else is disrespectful, when in fact he’s very self-centered. The end of the story made me laugh out loud! <b>-</b> <b>Marie McCann</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #b45f06; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may not always read them but I am perpetually referencing their archetypes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- </span>Wallace West</b></span></span></div>
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DM:</b> Tell me about your illustration process. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">It depends on the
medium, but I make rough sketches to choose a composition. I also take thousands of photos of nature and animals for reference. I might make a color story to keep me on target
for consistency and flow, especially If I’m working on a full dummy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> If I need to adjust the size I'll</span> scan my drawings into Photoshop for the layout. I work traditionally in watercolor: redrawing on paper, laying
on a foundation color like burnt sienna to enhance the colors layered over it,
a process called glazing. This technique adds depth to the colors. <b>- Donna Miskend</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually create 3D environments but have decided to experiment with 2D imagery.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>- </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>Angelique Anderson</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I first do a lot of preliminary sketches and think about the color I will use. Sometimes I make a "mood board" of the color swatches and inspirational images. I make thumbnail sketches of my composition, then blow them up and refine and do color studies in Photoshop. Then I paint pieces of my illustration in ink and paint and scan those in and then assemble in Photoshop. For more on my process:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>- Melissa Iwai </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">I read the text with an open mind, jot down character attributes and begin sketches based on those notes. I do a very rough sketch of the page layout and fine tune bit by bit with gestures and expression. I am bananas for texture and patterns so am always on the lookout for textiles, carvings, tile and woodwork that I can inject into my work.<b>- Wallace West</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">I start my illustrations
as rough pencil sketches. Then I draw a few sketches for the same
image, developing character and composition. Once I get a strong drawing, I scan it, ink it and paint it with watercolor. - Christine Mix</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #194c5d;"><b>DM:</b> What else would you like people to know about you or your work?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think of my work as a reflection of my experiences living and producing art in Asia, Europe, and the United States. My hope is to expose children to a global, multi-cultural view of life through my illustrations and my books.<b> - Maria Madonna Davidoff</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also
passionate about Fashion Illustration. I draw in a completely different style, but I enjoy to explore
different subjects and medium.<b> - Yuko Katakawa</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am developing children’s book apps and virtual environments for mobile devices coming soon to an iPad near you. <b>- Angelique Anderson</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look for me Sundays this
summer at the Morgan Library and Museum where I will be reading to kids from
<i>Alice 150 Years in Wonderland</i> during their celebration exhibit of this classic tale. Days/time will be posted on my blog:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.donnamiskend.blogspot.com/">www.donnamiskend.blogspot.com</a> </span><b>- Donna Miskend</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://cbig-nyc.com/author/angelique-anderson/?post_type=work" target="_blank">Angelique Anderson</a> <a href="http://deborahcuneoillustration.com/home.html" target="_blank">Deborah Cuneo</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://madonnaart.com/" target="_blank">Maria Madonna Davidoff </a> <a href="http://lauragoetzillustration.com/home.html" target="_blank">Laura Goetz</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> <a href="http://www.melissaiwai.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Iwai</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><a href="http://www.yukokatakawa.com/" target="_blank">Yuko Katakawa</a> <a href="http://www.mccann-art-design.com/" target="_blank">Marie McCann</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><a href="http://www.jennifermerz.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Merz</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><a href="http://www.donnamiskend.com/" target="_blank">Donna Miskend</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> <a href="http://www.christinemixart.com/" target="_blank">Christine Mix</a> <a href="http://wallacewest.com/home.html" target="_blank">Wallace West</a> </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;">Thank you to the Brooklyn Public Library for hosting us. And a special thank you to Barbara Wing, Mgr. of Exhibitions! </span></b></div>
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This exhibit is underwritten by the Brooklyn Public Library</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-2827884261320519412015-05-31T12:33:00.000-04:002015-05-31T12:35:39.277-04:00UPDATE re guests June 2015<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>MASTER STORYTELLERS EXHIBIT</b> has been extended through June 27, 2015.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">read the interview with the artists here on this blog click <a href="http://www.conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Michael Patrick Hearn, </span>guest speaker for the show is scheduled to speak at the Brooklyn Central Library for the show I curated on<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Fairy Tales</span></b>, Sept. 19. Fairy Tales, a CBIG group show will be on view June 11- Sept. 25, 2015 in the Youth Wing.<br />
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Elizabeth Sayles, children's book author/illustrator co-curated an exhibit that included her father's artwork for the WWII Ghost Army. The exhibit <i>The Ghost Army of WWII</i>, will be on view at Salmagundi Club in June click<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://salmagundi.org/content.cfm/salmagundi/The-Ghost-Army-of-World-War-II/id/188" target="_blank">here</a> </span>and read my interview with Liz on this blog <a href="http://www.conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2013/05/art-elizabeth-sayles-authorillustrator.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-25741844621698722662015-04-05T07:30:00.000-04:002015-05-31T12:17:15.300-04:00ART - Artists from the Master Storytellers Exhbit<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">MASTER</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">STORYTELLERS</span></b></div>
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illustrations inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Kenneth Graham, Shakespeare and more master storytellers. Curated by Donna Miskend.</div>
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<b>Poe Park Visitor Center</b></div>
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2540 Grand Concourse, Bronx </div>
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through May 30, 2015<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 27, 2015</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.donnamiskend.blogspot.com/2015/03/master-storytellers-exhibit.html" target="_blank">CLICK here</a> for a schedule of events or call the gallery 718. 365.5516</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #161616;">Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">I thought it might be
fun to show this popular story in a different cultural context (Japanese).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">- Yuko Katakawa</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">Humpty Dumpty. I grew up with Mother Goose rhymes and this one was fun to add a twist to. Humpty is an egg who had a great fall, so he should be covered in yolk! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">- Clare Pernice</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I chose Red Riding Hood because there is just so much drama and
tension happening throughout the story. As a child reading this story, it's
impossible to forget the moment when you realize this little girl in red is about to be eaten by a wolf. The color red is also so intense and iconic (Good
marketing strategy on whoever chose the colors) that it just becomes extremely
memorable. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">- Hyo Taek Kim</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The story I did my illustration for is <i>The
Nose</i> by Nikolai Gogol, because it's such a strange, memorable, and
inspiring story. It's sad, but it's so funny, too. For this, I was thinking back to
graphic artists who did satire, such as England's William Hogarth, who lived in
the 18th century, and New York's Thomas Nast, who lived in the early 20th
century. The story of the nose pokes fun at corrupt bureaucrats and shows great
sympathy for the poor.Those artists did the same thing. Artists and writers
have been doing that throughout history, and continue to. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">- Vicky Rubin</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">I chose The Dead Wife from </span><span style="color: #161616;"><i>The
Yellow Book</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> by Andrew Lang. Despite the clearly morbid title, I really
enjoyed that it was about a man and woman who worked together and existed as
irreplaceable partners for each other that they could each rely on. I always
felt that small stories such as the ones from Lang's fairytale books had a hint
of something quietly magical about them, where strange things happened in a
world not unlike our own. The Dead Wife had something poignantly
sad that reminded me of a Greek tragedy, and it was this simplicity that I
wanted to convey. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">- Candace Lee</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I illustrated </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Reluctant Dragon, By Kenneth Grahame. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the story the little boy was able to communicate and understand the dragon. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I chose this because I used my imagination to create my own pictures. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Robin Meeks</span></span><br />
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Dark Lady Sonnet 147</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by Shakespeare. I felt that this particular sonnet
of the series would present an interesting and engaging challenge if I
were to reinterpret the words. The man who is writing the sonnet is no longer
the victim of this woman's taunting allure, but rather the victim of his own
poorly-chosen actions.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial;">Dave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Kopka</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">DM: Did you read the story as a child, in school or as an adult?</span></b></span> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a child growing up in Brazil, then as an adult here in the states. In fact, I always thought it was a Brazilian story up until a few years ago, but I guess not.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">I read (or was read to) the story as
a child. I remember being puzzled by the tale of not so friendly animals, with
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I read Jack and the Beanstalk as a child, over and
over again - the giant's world always fascinated me. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">- Candace Lee</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #161616;">I actually hadn't heard of either
story </span><span style="color: #161616;">until my second year in college. There was a History of Illustration
course that had exposed me to a good number of fantastic old school
illustrators. With that came some of the stories that they had illustrated for,
and that's how I happened across </span><span style="color: #161616;">Wind in the
Willows. The Shakespeare sonnet was apart of another assignment, but the
imagery for both stories became sharp enough for me to want to try and make my
own pictures for them. <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Dave </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Kopka</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>DM: Who are the artists that influence your work?</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Donna Miskend 2015<br />How The Leopard Got Its Spots</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #161616;">There are many, but Matisse is one of the most influential. His work is about line, pattern and most of all color. I haven't done collage in many years, but after seeing Matisse's cut paper collage show at MOMA I was inspired to return to it. This series is simpler with a more graphic quality to it versus my earlier collages which were layered with symbolism. - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Donna Miskend</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #161616;">Growing up in France I was most
influenced by caricaturists like Honore Daumier, and comic book artists like
Claire Bretecher or Herge (the author of Tintin). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- Delphine Hennault</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">I have been influenced by the artwork
of Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Ezra Jack Keats, and Eric
Carle, among many others.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">- Nancy Doniger</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #161616;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #161616;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are so many artists I find
inspirational, but to name some: Arthur Rackham, Harry Clarke, Kay Nielson, Amy
Reeder, Winsor McCay, Greg Manchess, and Diane & Leo Dillon. Though a few
approaches are similar to each other in appearance, in all the work the
differences are very noticeable and I find each artist's work moving for its
particular reasons<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13pt;">.</span></span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Dave<i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Kopka</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">I currently am enamored with Emily Carroll's style of
work: she can convey genuinely haunting tales from her comics, and they all
seem to have this rich history she creates with her words. Also, in the more
traditional vein, Stuart Immonen is an amazing Marvel artist whose characters
are so expressive and well-rendered that I hope to absorb some of that in my
own work. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">- Candace Lee</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">DM: What else would you like people to know about you or your work?</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Nancy Doniger 2015, The Peacock and the Crane</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sometimes I work with pieces of cut paper, but in this
case I chose to work digitally so that I could focus of the relationship of the
birds, tweaking the expressions and positions to make their relationship it
clear. I was able to create and change shapes and positions easily while
still having 'cut out' type shapes. Next I plan to make a version of the image
in paper collage, and also one as an etching with mono print. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">- Nancy Doniger </span><a href="http://www.donigerillustration.com/">www.donigerillustration.com</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I make prints, pillows and other
things on my spare time, they can be found at <a href="http://www.society6.com/hyos">www.society6.com/hyos</a> . . . and my website is <a href="http://hyotk.com/">hyotk.com</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- Hyo Taek Kim</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first book I
illustrated, <i>Write Out of the Oven!</i> by Josephine Waltzis a collection of letters
and recipes from more than 50 well-known and award-winning children's authors.
I also have one non-fiction short true story, <i>Standing Up</i>, that
has been published, in <i>Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul, Character-Building
Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5-8</i>, May<i> </i>2007<i>. </i>When I not illustrating or
writing, I am
a teaching artist with the Vermont Arts Council and the New England
Foundation of the Arts<b>. </b> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Visit <span style="color: #003cc6;"><a href="http://www.christinemixart.com/">www.christinemixart.com</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">- Christine Mix</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My first book, <i>Circus Girl</i> was released recently in 2014. It is a story of make-believe and childhood dress up. Currently I'm working on a companion book, Adventure Boy. My second book of fractured rhymes in the same style as Humpty Dumpty is <i>The Real Mother Goose</i> and will be published soon. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">- Clare Pernice</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #161616;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been working on a rhyming
picture book written by my uncle, Steve Kopka, a writer currently working on
his own YA series </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">(</span><a href="http://www.cometjack.com/" style="color: #161616;"><span style="color: #003cc6;">http://www.cometjack.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #161616;">).
I am also involved in private commissions ranging from poster art to portrait
paintings, but my main focus has been on building up my portfolio. There
are many projects I am excited about enveloping myself in and even more I am
itching to start. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">- Dave Kopka</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next show I am curating, <i>Fairytales</i>, will be at the Brooklyn Public Library and run throughout the summer. News will be on my blog along with more exhibit and illustration info. In addition to writing and illustrating, I am also a teaching artist on the rosters of Arts Westchester and recently accepted to Lifetime Arts. I work with children, adults and seniors through these programs and in independent workshops. Thank you to all the artists who participated in Master Storytellers, and sharing their thoughts about their work here. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;">Join several of the artists from the show for an artist panel on April 11 at noon, followed by a conversation with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-weight: bold;">Michael</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Patrick</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Hearn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;">, children's literary historian about the stories illustrated in the exhibit and our opening reception.</span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- Donna Miskend, curator</span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-54611484478833003312014-11-21T17:37:00.000-05:002014-11-23T13:50:50.406-05:00ART - AUTHOR: Clare Pernice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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CLARE PERNICE is a children's Book author/illustrator and we share a passion for children's books. Clare's book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Circus-Girl-Clare-Pernice/dp/1927018366" target="_blank">Circus Girl</a></i> (published by Simply Read Books) just out this year is a must have for little one's who dream big.<br />
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my children have inspired me to create picture books. I love books with unique
characters and expressive words. I collect picture books of every shape, size
and genre. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: 13pt;">CP: There are three that come to mind. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firstly, Babar, it was my father’s tattered copy from his childhood which he read it to me when I was very, very young. Many of the B&W spot illustrations inside were colored in by him when he was little and then more coloring was added by me, we both had an exuberant scribbly style. I loved this story of the little orphan elephant who was taken in by the rich, old lady. When she took him to be fitted for clothes it was so enchanting because he anthropomorphically transforms and he has all sorts of adventures thereafter.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Necklace of Raindrops was a book that I discovered by myself at the library, I was about 7. I just loved the stories and especially the Necklace of Raindrops. I dreamed of having such a necklace. The illustrations were also intriguing. Alice in Wonderland is the classic that I’ve never grown tired of. Others worthy of a mention would be Wind in the Willows and Pooh Bear stories as well as Everything written by Enid Blyton.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">P: I think that both come together. First the idea germinates, I write it down and begin doodling characters. Then I write some words and more images spring to mind, back and forth. It is definitely a partnership of words and pictures.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">CP: Yes, I think that working on a film
from it’s original concept through research, production design, directing,
editing and the final result have a parallel pace to making a picture book. My
enjoyment and satisfaction comes from being involved in the book’s creation
from start to finish.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">DM: What are you working on next?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CP: Currently I’m finishing up artwork
for my Mother Goose book which will be published next year and I’m working on
Adventure Boy, the companion book to Circus Girl. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CP: Our dog Milo is famous in Weston,
he is the mascot for my son Oliver's sports teams. My daughter Mia is
musically gifted and is at a school for the arts. <a href="https://elmstreetbooks.mybooksandmore.com/web1/actions/searchHandler.do?key=BTKEY0012932039&nextPage=booksDetails&parentNum=13094&itemNum=ITEM:3" target="_blank">Circus Girl</a> was
published by Simply Read Books this year and it has been a wonderful experience
to do book signings and read my book to children. I am thrilled to have
the opportunity to converse with Donna about being a picture book author and
illustrator. Thank you for interviewing me. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">ABOUT CIRCUS GIRL:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">When a little girl plays dress up in her leotard and socks she becomes Circus Girl star of the show. read more <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=155&image_num=1&page=summary" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You can learn more about Clare by visiting her web site at <a href="http://www.clarepernice.com/">www.clarepernice.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">If you're in the Charleston, SC area she will be signing books at <a href="http://bluebicyclebooks.com/" target="_blank">Blue Bicycle Books</a> Dec. 6th.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Clare will be speaking on the artist panel Saturday, February 7th in an interview with the artists for the exhibit <i>Dickens: A Celebration In Pictures</i>. Both our work is included in a selection of work from the bicentennial celebration exhibit of Charles Dickens' classic books on view at the Poe Visitor Center February 3 through 21, 2015. Bring your kids and enjoy a Dickens Character Paper Puppet workshop with us too, see schedule for date info. For schedule information <a href="http://www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>. </span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-19134257205568865352014-05-27T08:00:00.000-04:002014-10-19T10:07:39.317-04:00Theater - Robert Greer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robert Greer is Artistic Director of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.strindberg.org/" target="_blank">August Strindberg Repertory Theatre</a></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in New York. He and I met many moons ago at a NYC Ballet production. We were standing next to each other in the standing room only tickets section. Happily, today we sit! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>RG:</b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strindberg is simply the most important writer since Shakespeare and not merely for his plays. He would be still more famous as a novelist had he never written any drama, a fact that is not true of any of his more famous contemporaries.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> Strindberg’s work was written in the 19<span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Cambria;">th </span>century Sweden and takes place in that era as well. Your production of <i>Playing with Fire </i>was set in 1920s Martha’s Vineyard in an affluent African American community and played with an all African-American cast. Talk about why you decided to go in that direction. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RG:</b> Absolutely! There is no reason to set productions of his plays in a foreign land – Sweden – nor necessarily in the time at which they were written. When they were originally performed the action took place in the present. That doesn’t mean they have to be played in the New York of 2014, rather that thought must be given to the when and where. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> I’d like to touch on another interest of yours. How does ballet figure into your life?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RG:</b> Until the Strindberg Rep began taking all my waking hours, I wrote about New York City Ballet – and some other – on Wikipedia. I’d been keeping programs and my personal notations and decided to keep them in public instead of in private. Very few people write about ballet on Wikipedia and City Ballet has an enormous repertory, so there was a lot to do. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You used the Pink Pig Ballet company in your production of Strindberg’s <i>Casper’s Fat Tuesday</i>. What was the thinking behind this and is this a direction you’d like to explore again? </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Damascus will be performed in 3 parts, beginning with <i>To Damascus Part One </i>this season. Why are you telling it in 3 parts?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>RG:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>To Damascus </i>is a trilogy which has not been performed complete in 99 years and never done without major cuts in English. Each part is a full-length play and deserves to be rehearsed and presented as such, not turned into a club-sandwich. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your next production? </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RG:</b> <i>Miss Julie</i>, set in Louisiana in the year it was written, with a mixed-race cast. We will have ballet dancers again as the farmhands who drunkenly storm the mansion’s kitchen, something Strindberg wrote in the original manuscript and which has never been done. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">What else would you like audiences to know about your production?</span> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RG:</b> With the sole exception of <i>Miss Julie</i>, it is our intent to perform the plays of Strindberg that have not been done – or done recently – in English. Some – <i>Casper’s Fat Tuesday </i>and <i>Mr. Bengt’s Wife </i>– have never before been translated.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">As Artistic Director of the company, what is your vision for the future for The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre?</span> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RG: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strindberg wrote sixty plays, almost all of which would be of interest to an American audience if brought into its context. We should choose the major works and those unjustly neglected first and see how far we get. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit their web site for a schedule of performances at <a href="http://www.strindberg.org/">www.strindberg.org</a></span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-14880650623707184272013-06-30T23:55:00.001-04:002013-07-05T18:46:07.553-04:00ART- ARVIND GARG PART II<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b><i>Arvind Garg</i></b> is a photographer living in New York. This is part II of a two part interview. Do read Part I first - <a href="http://conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2013/04/art-arvind-garg-part-i-of-ii.html" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">You have chosen to go the self published route with your photography books. Why?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>AG:</b> There have
always been photographers and other visual artists who had to self-publish
their books, for it is almost impossible for anyone without a celebrity name to
find a commercial publisher who will risk money on a book by a relatively
unknown artist.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">But to publish a
book yourself you needed lots of money, and then there was the problem of
distribution.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">I never thought
of self-publishing books of my work until the digital revolution came out with
the technology that made it possible to do it without spending much money. My
friend Dennis who did a few books and was thrilled by the experience encouraged
me to do the same. I did my first in 2008, a small format (7x7) book of my
black and white images taken in Japan in 2002. Since then I have published
fifteen books in different formats and sizes and on subjects ranging from focus
on places (Egypt, India, Tunisia, Syria and Jordan, New York, Turkey) to fine
art images (The Eucalyptus Way, Gallery Light), to memoir and biography
(Marina) and portraits (Facing the Creator). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM:</b> Your book on Marina is a lovely tribute to your wife who died of cancer. It is a celebration of her life with you, her craft as a writer with the inclusion of pages of her manuscripts with handwritten notes on them, and an indication of her struggle with her illness. It's a very personal book. Would you say that this is an example of a project that you thought might not be embraced by traditional publishing, but one that as an artist yourself you had to share? Or do you simply prefer the creative freedom of self publishing?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>AG: </b>I met Marina in 1986 in New York
and we started living together right away. Officially we married in 1994, just
four years before she passed away. She was a person of incredible personal
beauty and moral integrity and she had a vision of an active and meaningful
life as a poet and an arts enthusiast. Despite her uncertain health throughout
our life together, she was unstoppable in doing things she wanted to do, for
realizing one’s potential to her was a moral obligation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Her pre-mature death left me not
only with folders and boxes full of her writings and journals, but with an
experience and indelible memory of having shared part of my life with a woman
of extraordinary beauty and depth and passion. For more than a decade I knew no
way to mourn her or to memorialize her and her life the way I wanted to. I did
not have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>funds to create an arts
organization in her name or to sponsor a poetry scholarship named after her or
to fund a corner of Central Park’s Observatory Garden that was one of her
favorite spots in the city, or any of the other ideas that would preserve her
name and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be her legacy. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">I always knew I would do a book
on her. I had photographed her from the first day we met and until the end. She
was my wife and companion but she, with her irrepressible nature and changing
moods, was also a mystery to me. She was always searching for something, mostly
looking for ways to give expression to her own inner nature and vision, for
there was no peace<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for her without
it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Finally doing a book on her became my way to mourn her. Once I started working on it, it took me six months to finish, because it was like re-living our whole life together. I read every piece of her writings and kept finding more and more of her photographs in my files and folders and boxes. The layers of memory became deeper and deeper with each new find, helping me to feel her presence in my life once again.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">I never even considered that a commercial publisher might do the Marina
book. It is a very personal thing, and had to be done by myself in every
detail. In a way it made itself,
as it grew and flowered organically watered by Marina’s own words. The
photographs are mere foundation for the project. I also think of the book as a
fountain, like the <i>Arethusa</i>, which
was the name Marina gave to the organization about Italian art, history and
life that she founded.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b>DM: </b>There are two photos in particular from that group that I like. One is the photo of the men on a motorcycle against the ancient ruins. It seem symbolic of an ancient culture thriving against the surge of the modern world.<b> </b>The other one is the photograph of Assad attached to a post in an alleyway. It feels as if it is a reminder that Assad must be revered and present even as one walks through an otherwise nondescript, out of the way route. What do these photos say to you and what other photograph stands out for you from that group?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>AG:</b> The photo of two Bedouin men on a motorbike in the dusty and dusky landscape of Palmyra ruins evokes for me the surreal reality of the past and the present seen and felt at the same moment. The other photo with Assad's image on a pole in a dark alley in the Old Town in Damascus is also surreal in its own way. In most countries under the rule of a dictator or an autocrat, you will always see the propaganda portraits of the leader in every imaginable place, whether in markets or billboards along the roads or train and bus stations, even temples and mosques, but this felt like an odd choice for a venue for the leader's image, right in the middle of a narrow alley in an isolated corner of the old town. I guess I like images with a little surreal element to them. But I also like, while traveling in a foreign country, to find a moment of everyday ordinary life that says something about the culture. From that angle I like the double spread in the book on Jordan and Syria of men smoking sheesha (Hookah) in a tea house in Damascus, which, despite its ordinariness, is fascinating to me as a glimpse into a foreign culture.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Among my work in color, a constant favorite is the image of a traditionally dressed and veiled woman walking down a dusty trail in Rajasthan with a tree at the bottom left corner. It is just the color and composition that makes the image but for me it evokes the landscape and the rhythm of life in this part of India.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM: </b><i>Black Thorns</i> is a photo with a graphic design sensibility in black and white, and the photos you did on eucalyptus trees with the abstract patterns in color highlight your interest in pattern and design. Is this the type of work that in particular made you want to explore painting?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>AG:</b> I have thought of trying my hand at painting several times in my life, but somehow never got to do it. Unless now, partly encouraged by my artist friend Beverly Brown whose watercolors of fashion figures I truly admire. But my photographic series on eucalyptus tree bark also is a catalyst in my finally picking up a painting brush, for images in that series are mostly about color and abstract and organic design. They appear to be asking to be painted, so how could I not start painting?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM: </b>You are using your photographs as reference for your paintings. What difference does the choice of medium, photography or watercolor make to the image, or does it make a difference?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>AG: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Well, photography is a very precise medium where
sharpness traditionally is valued, whereas painting, especially
watercolor, is a medium that
allows more freedom of execution.
But trained as I am as a photographer, I am finding it a challenge
to be loose in painting and let the brush and paint guide the
imagery. I still find myself
trying to make my painting look like a photograph, which defeats the whole
purpose. I recently went to see Sargent’s watercolors in a big show at the
Brooklyn Museum. His work took my breath away. I could see that he is
precise in some places and totally free at other spots in the same
painting. The way he paints light and shadows and water reflections, even
architecture, combining both
realistic and abstract elements, is fascinating. I felt very inspired and
moved.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">What else would you like people to know about your work?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>AG: </b>I have been mostly lucky in that whenever I have made the effort to show my work to editors and curators I have found them attentive and appreciative. WIthout much effort I have had my photographs acquired at major institutions like the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Museum as well as academic institutions like the Herbert Johnson Museum at Cornell University in Ithica, NY. I hope that my books will find an audience one day that will lead to more of my artwork seen. But I am just enjoying the process of making books as well as paintings and drawings. And the joy of doing it seems to be enough reward for now.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">What is your next project?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><b>AG:</b> I have a long way to go with my drawing and painting, so the next few years I hope to devote to this utterly fascinating medium.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;"><i><b>DM: </b>Thank you for joining me. </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">To view more of the photographs we discussed and to purchase Arvind's books click <a href="http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?filter=all&page=1&search=arvind+garg" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">To purchase art prints click <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/arvind-garg.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">To view/license images click <a href="http://www.corbisimages.com/photographer/arvind-garg" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">All artwork Elizabeth Sayles 1998-2013 work may not be used without permission from the artist.</span> </div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM:</b></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Hi Liz! Thank you for joining me. Talk a little
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ES: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
always drew, on my walls, sheets, occasionally paper. I went to art
school to be an illustrator, but didn't like the program and wound up dropping
out after 3 years. Eventually, through a series of fortunate events, I
became a designer, and then an art director, and then the stock market crashed,
photoshop was invented, and all hell broke loose. So I finally decided it
was time to dip my toes back in the illustration world. And I was again
met with a series of fortunate events that led to many wonderful books to
illustrate, as well as other projects.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Elizabeth Sayles</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM:</b> Your work is
ethereal. Who are the artists that have inspired or influenced your work?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br />
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artists have influenced me. Garth Williams in particular, Degas, Gaguin,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>DM:</b> </span></span></span>Why did you
choose pastel as your primary medium?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>ES: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was
in art school (college) and a girl next to me had a box of Rembrandt pastels,
and I asked to borrow one. It was love! I ran to the art store after
class and bought my own box!</span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b>What type of pastels do you use, i.e. soft, pencils?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>ES: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use
all types of pastels for different effects, but I use the pencils to get detail and also they are a lot less messy.</span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>DM:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I started
with a toothy paper but now I like the sanded Senelier paper for my pastel
work. Many pastelists I know use Wallace. What paper do you use? </span></span>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>ES:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use
Stonehenge paper mainly, but lately I've been priming paper or board with
Golden Pumice gel (fine) and it gives it a nice sandy surface. I like to
use it on top of an acrylic underpainting.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Some
pastellists use a watercolor underpainting, others none at all. Why do you use
acrylic?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>ES:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use watercolor
or acrylics mixed with acrylic medium. I really use whatever is at hand.
I use the acrylics like watercolor, not opaque.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Do you use
the computer at all?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>ES: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I size up my art, piece together
sketches in Photoshop. Sometimes I scan in a work in progress, fix it up, print
it out and work on top of that. I also send all art to the client
digitally.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Elizabeth Sayles</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #4c1130;">DM: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">There are too
many to mention but I particularly love Fairy’s Bridge, the one with the fairy
and the butterflies, the boy in the ship with the clock, Little Red Riding
Hood, the moon images in Moon Child, the new one you highlight on your web site
that is based in Persia. What are some of your favorite images and why?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well
those are my favorites as well. Probably because I tried something new
and it worked, or they are pictures that worked despite having to fit a
storyline.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #4c1130;">DM: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">You work in
the general illustration market with a concentration in the children's book
market. I’ve heard many illustrators say that the illustration market has
shrunk considerably. What are your thoughts?</span><br />
<b style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ES:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think
it has shrunk in certain areas: books, magazines, for instance.
Other areas have disappeared (record jackets, etc). And other areas
maybe have grown, such as licensed products, animation, games.
Illustration is in flux, as is nearly everything right now due to
technology.</span></span>
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<b style="color: #4c1130;">DM: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">What advice
can you give to illustraors who want to further their career or who are just
starting out?</span><br />
<b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Draw a
lot, and look around you. Don't stay cooped up in your room, and quit
staring at what someone else did last week and posted on line. Go out in
the world, explore, open your eyes, be inspired by what you see, and also go to
museums and study artists who have come before.</span><br />
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</span><b style="color: #4c1130;">DM: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Your father
is also an artist. How has that influenced you?</span><br />
<b style="color: #073763;">ES:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew
up with a father who was an artist (an illustrator and a designer) and a mother
who was a writer/ editor, and then they produced books together. Besides
the obvious influence of learning how to use some materials, I grew up having
no idea about holding down a 9-5 job! Seriously! I thought that was
normal. My parents worked all the time, and were around a lot… that is
what I wound up doing as well.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b>You have
curated an exhibit about the ghost army of artists in WWII, currently on view
at the Hopper House Art Center. Who are they? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes its
an exhibition of original works by soldiers in the 23rd HQ Special Troops aka
"The Ghost Army" of WWII. They were a camouflage and deception
unit that happened to be loaded with artists. This top-secret group of
GI’s helped win the war with inflatable tanks, sound effects and illusions.
But that's only half the story. As they travelled across the
battlefields of Europe they documented everything with watercolors, ink, and
pastel, creating a vast array of artwork. Artists in the unit included
fashion designer Bill Blass, painter/sculptor Ellsworth Kelly, and wildlife artist
Arthur Singer.</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Your father
was one of these artists. What does it mean to you to be able to celebrate his
participation in such an important program and honor his and his colleagues’
service to the country?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's
such a great story of the melding of two things that don't seem to belong
together: Art and War. And a heck of a lot of imagination.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">What did your father tell you
about his involvement? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He told
crazy stories about inflatable tanks and dummy artillery, and how they would
drive in circles around villages to make it seem like there were thousands of
them when there were just a few hundred. And how Bill Blass, the future
fashion designer, re-sewed his uniform so it fit better. They were just
crazy stories. There were a couple of pictures on the wall that he did
then, but I didn't realize it till later. Then my brother searched
through his studio and found a lot of sketches.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">You are a
member of <b><a href="http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/" target="_blank">Illustrators Partnership of America.</a> </b>Tell me what they do and why
it’s an organization artists should know about.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is
an organization whose main purpose is to advocate for illustrators' rights.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Elizabeth Sayles</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Does teaching
have any influence on your work? <b> </b></span><br />
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<!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes,
everything I know I've learned from teaching. I have to stay on my toes,
stay up to date with what's going on, and I also have to figure out what I do
so I can explain it. This semester I'm teaching Color & Design at
Queens College. To prepare I had to research color theory, and I realized
how much I hated color theory in college, it had no relevance, so I taught the
class so it would have relevance. I think they got a lot from the class. I know I did.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I took
your illustration portfolio class years ago at SVA and it was great. Everyone
should take it and more than once (I plan on taking it again sometime).
Where can people take a class or workshop with you?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I try
to keep my website updated with the classes I'm teaching. I still teach
Illustration Portfolio at SVA. I also teach at other colleges in the
area, SUNY Rockland, Queens College, Mercy College, and Rockland Center for the
Arts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">What are you
working on now?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am
writing a novel (of course), and clearing out my studio so I can begin some big
paintings. I think I've been working too small lately. Mostly to
hit deadlines. I would like to start showing my work in galleries.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Do you have
any books coming out this year?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #073763;">ES: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, In
September: "Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree" will be published by
Random House. It is a Step-into-Reading book, fully illustrated in
color.</span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;">Click on the following links</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">View/purchase</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/elizabethsayl-20" target="_blank">Liz's books</a> </span></b></span><br />
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</span><b><a href="http://elizabethsayles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">Web site </span></a></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.theispot.com/esayles" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">see more of her work</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ghostarmy.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">About the Ghost Army</span></a><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-weight: bold;">Artists of Deception: The Ghost Army of WWII</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><a href="http://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/currently-on-view.html" target="_blank">Exhibit</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- click on Exhibit to view info at Edward Hopper House in Nyack, NY through June 9th. Curators: Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer. Check your local PBS station for the schedule for the documentary - airing in NY on May 21st at 8pm channel 13. NEW: the exhibit travels to Salmagundi Club, NY in June 2015. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Next up - Part II of my interview with Arvind Garg, photographer. Click <a href="http://conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2013/04/art-arvind-garg-part-i-of-ii.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read Part I</span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-54071894521242741322013-04-29T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-05T18:48:03.451-04:00ART- ARVIND GARG, PART I of II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Arvind Garg</i></b> is a photographer living in New York. This is part I of a two part interview.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">all images Arvind Garg and may not be reproduced without permission.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>It was one of those strange chance meetings that left us fast friends. Some years ago Arvind wandered into the reception for a photography show I was participating in. We launched into a conversation about photography, literature, art, and travel and have continued these themes to this day, albeit over good wine and food. I'd like to thank him for allowing me to interview him. - DM </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> Tell me about your background, what drew you to photography and what in your background influences your photographic work.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG:</b> My uncle,
Balwant Gargi, who was a writer, was the first photographer I ever knew. He
lived in New Delhi and when I was a small boy in the 1950s he visited us in the
small town of Bathinda in Punjab, India, he would take our pictures. He had a
twin lens Rollieflex camera. He would mostly take portraits of family members,
close ups of faces in natural light for which we sometimes had to go to the
house roof, or sometimes he would light the face with the pedestal lamp in the
house. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He would take the pictures and go
back to Delhi. Weeks, sometimes months later, there would be a package in the
mail carrying just a few of the photos but all in large 8x10 size, that he had
gotten developed and printed by the best<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>known lab in the capital, the Mahattas. These photos left a deep
impression on me and over the years they formed the family album. All my
siblings and I still have these portraits in our family albums; in fact they
form the backbone of old family memories from the 1950s and 1960s. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You and I share a love of street photography. To me it's the sense of discovery of the unexpected and the challenge to create a photograph that is both journalistic in its storytelling, but also evocative. What does this genre mean to you? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">AG:</span></b><b style="color: #4c1130;"> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever since then I have carried my camera with me everywhere I go, and I rarely return home without a new image taken in the street or other public places. Street photography suited me perfectly as I was already a good walker by nature. This kind of photography helped me really “see” the world and then try to select an image in it that would not only reflect life but also hopefully be an aesthetic object in itself. After I moved to New York City in 1985, street photography became an all-consuming activity, for like Paris and Rome, New York City seemed to be built for street photographers. I discovered and found my New York (for every Newyorker has his or her own New York) through street photography.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I became aware of the genre
called “street photography” only when I came to America in the mid1970s. I was a
student at University of Wisconsin in Madison and there in 1976 I bought my
first SLR camera (Pentex K1000). Cartier-Bresson was everyone’s favorite
photographer at that time. His images, along with those by my other favorite,
Kertesz, intoxicated me and my photographer friends like Dennis Church and
Lewis Koch. His candid photographs of people not only of Paris and France but
from all over Europe and Asia seemed to capture the rhythm and poetry of
everyday life of ordinary people in different cultures. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who are the photographers that have influenced you?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">AG:</span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Except
for the early influence of Cartier-Bresson and Kertesz as mentioned above (Oh,
I almost forgot Eugene Atget whose images I was in love with in my early years
as a photographer), I am not aware of anyone else’s direct influence on me. But
there are photographers whose work I have consistently admired since the very
beginning and I am sure their imagery has influenced me indirectly and
unconsciously. Among them I would name
Stieglitz and Steichen (somehow I always think of these two together), Walker Evans, Clarence
White, Brassai, Minor White, Manuel A. Bravo, Paul Strand, Bill Brandt, Josef
Sudek and Josef Koudelka, Mark
Ribout, Margaret Bourke-White, Helen Levitt, Robert Frank, Harry Callahan and a
few others whose names are not coming to my mind right now. As you can see this
list is dominated by French and American names. Among Indian photographers
Raghubir Singh was an influence in color photography of exotic Indian places,
and later Raghu Rai’s photojournalistic work in India also interested me
greatly. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>Your photogravure work is so beautiful. First, can you explain what this process is?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Photogravure is an intaglio
process by which an image from a photographic negative is first transferred to
a polished copper plate which is then etched in fine and continuous gradation
that produce the original tonal values in the image when the etched plate is
inked and printed like any other etching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a popular printing method during the early years of the twentieth
century. If you look at some famous images of Stieglitz or Steichen,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you will find that they were printed as
photogravures. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I was lucky to get my initial
training in photogravure process in a class at </span><a href="http://www.manhattangraphicscenter.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Manhattan </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Graphics Center</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> taught
by</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"> <a href="http://www.lotharosterburgphotogravure.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Lothar Osterburg</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> , known in the photogravure world as a master. He taught
with humor and had a lightness of touch as he gave demos and answered your
questions. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I loved the look and feel of
photogravures, the use of etching paper and ink and their soft tonality
fascinated me. It was perhaps the first time I actually enjoyed getting my
hands dirty rubbing the ink into the etched copper plate, and yes, the smell of
ink. And how magical it felt to pull a printed image out of the etching press,
especially when it came out good. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don't do much work in this method anymore, why?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG:</b> I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t is a
labor-intensive process, and it involves so many delicate steps any one of
which can go wrong and you would have to start all over again. It is not cheap
either, and for some reason it is not as valued as it should be, in the
photography market. I guess I got tired after a few years of doing it, although
the process still fascinates me. I also moved on to other things like
self-publishing books of my photographs and now to painting and drawing. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM:</b> You and I are both old enough to have started with manual cameras. How has the digital revolution influenced and/or effected the way you work?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">AG:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like most serious photographers I
hesitated to buy my first digital SLR. It felt like giving in to technology at
the cost of authenticity in your work. But once I started using my Nikon D200
which I bought in 2006, there was no looking back. If one is a part of the
photography universe, there is no choice about the technology you will use
these days. Digital photography has obviously made enough progress to compete
with the film process in quality, but in addition it offers new opportunities
not only to create imagery but also to share it with others, the latter being
equally essential to the experience of being an artist. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it's fascinating to see the process. What was great about the contact sheets was that you could see the thought process of the photographer. I take one or maybe three photos of a subject and I tend to compose in the camera rather than cropping on the contact sheet beyond some extraneous edges. Do you tend to take a lot of photos to get what you want, and what is your composition process?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">AG:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One certainly shoots more frames
using digital camera as opposed to film camera, but the framing and composing
habits remain the same, I think. I have always tried to compose my pictures in
the viewfinder. Still, with the availability of photoshop software it is
impossible to always remain true to the original composition and not to crop
the original image here and there a bit and give it a new form. I don’t see
anything wrong with that. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>I love <i>Village Women In Alberca</i> as an example not only of portraiture, but also a photo that speaks to the culture of your subjects. Do you have something specific in mind when you do portraiture?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG: </b>That
particular image of the Alberca women in a Spanish village outside Salamanca is
definitely one of my very favorites in all my life’s work. I was In Salamanca
during some random travels in Spain. Salamanca has one of world’s most
beautiful main squares, I think. There in a bar I met two young and eager
photographers who then offered to take me to this village on the outskirts of
the city. What a look at the rural Spain it turned out to be. Cows and sheep
roamed the street as in India. The elderly, dressed in fine clothing, sat
around chatting and laughing. This group of women, with ancient faces and
curious expressions, happily accepted to be photographed by this foreign
visitor. They seemed to be as amused by the experience as I was. That moment
was one of the highlights of all my travels anywhere in the world. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>DM: </b><i>Brooklyn Children.</i> Wow, this is quintissential street photography. It's a moment, it's attitude, it's atmosphere. Were you talking with the kids, or did you happen on the scene? What were the circumstances that led to the image? </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG:</b> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While shooting the boys playing with the water, one of them asked me for money I think. I don't remember if I gave him this dollar bill or he showed me what he wanted, but I thought this turned out to be an eloquent image about the preoccupation with money in America (even about the preoccupation with dollar bill in the whole world), so I used the image in my America book. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>DM: </b>I would think that doing stock photography is good training ground for producing spot-on composition and effective storytelling. How do you think the commercial aspect of doing stock photos has influenced your work? </span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AG:</b> Professional
stock photographers take their work very seriously and shoot from the angle of
what sells out in the commercial market. They have editors working with
them, they hire professional models, they “create” imagery for stock sales that
their agencies demand. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even
though I have sold my images for decades for editorial and commercial use on my
own and through photo agencies like Getty and Corbis, the two big ones, I
almost never take a photo with stock sale in my mind. I tend to walk around and
take photographs of what I like visually. I have therefore been lucky that many
of these images have been used in publications such as the New York Times and
many travel and other magazines and text books, as well as sold for commercial
use by my photo agencies.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">DM: I'd like to continue to explore more of your work, talk about the books you produce and what you are working on now. (Interview to be continued in Part II)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b>Part II of my interview with Arvind Garg will appear at the end of next month. Meanwhile view/buy his books <a href="http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=arvind+garg" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b>TO READ PART II OF MY INTERVIEW WITH ARVIND GARD CLICK <a href="http://conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2013/06/art-arvind-garg-part-ii.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">My interview with <b>Elizabeth Sayles</b>, author/illustrator will be pushed up due to the timing of her exhibit. She is co-curator of the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.ghostarmy.org/index.php?page=blog" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">exhibit <i>Ghost Army</i></span></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">on view at the Hopper House Museum Gallery, through June 9. A film by the exhibit's co-curator Rick Beyer about these WWII artists will air on PBS in May, locally May 21. Check your local listings. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Tatyana Starikova - </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">I was inspired to illustrate “Jack and Jill” by my two mischievous pets: my dog and cat. They are very good friends and love to play together, especially chasing each other around the house. Occasionally they tumble too! I thought that they would be great models for my next illustration. That is how the dog became Jack and the cat became Jill. <b> </b><b> </b></span></span></div>
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The surreal quality of Mother Goose poems, along with their social commentary, really hit me when I read the less familiar poems for the first time. They are mysterious, at once nonsensical-seeming and profound. Trying to figure them out has been rewarding. I think it has helped me grow as an illustrator. Mother Goose poems work on many levels, making them wonderful reading for people of all ages.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b><i>Lisa Lavoie - </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"> As a child, I liked books by Bill Pete, Richard Scarry, Shel Silverstein, and Quentin Blake. I enjoyed their humor, line work, and expressive gestures. In college, I was influence by painters such as Edward Hopper, Paul Klee, Richard Diebenkorn, and Wayne Thiebaud, with their strong senses of light, color, and composition.<b><i> </i></b> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Deborah Cuneo </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>- </i></b>I have always enjoyed art for children and I think that has been my focus my whole life. I find that I am attracted to the simplicity and purity of life through a child’s eyes and love to recreate special childlike moments that children and adults can both relate to.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b><i>Wallace West - </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">What would you like people to know about you or your work? I'm also a writer and I love picture books with minimal text. I think it's great fun to say one thing and illustrate the unexpected. Anyone can write "Grandma has a pet cat name Tiny." and draw grandmother with a darling little kitten. But I like to be the one to draw an enormous lion lounging on the divan next to granny and scaring the visitors.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Donna Miskend - </b>I love color and the decorative arts. Some of my work is influenced by my textile designs, not just in the use of patterns but also in the different styles I use. The variety of styles in children's books is what makes it fun and interesting. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Brian Yanish - </i></b>In addition to design and illustration, I spend a good deal of time building toys and art projects out of recycled materials. A love of monsters and playing around in my father's workshop growing up led to the creation of the ScrapKins, a family of monsters who live in a recycling center and build their world out of the things we throw away. The characters are based on drawings I created when I was five years old that my mother saved. I teach school workshops and exhibit at large festivals, showing children the secrets of the ScrapKins building techniques to turn milk cartons into pirate ships and towel tubes into dinosaurs. <a href="http://www.scrapkins.com/">www.scrapkins.com</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://deborahcuneoillustration.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Deborah Cuneo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"> </span><a href="http://dianadelosh.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Diana Ting Delosh</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lisalavoie.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lisa Lavoie</span></a> <a href="http://cbig-nyc.com/author/kitty-leech/?post_type=work"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kitty Leech</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.donnamiskend.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Donna Miskend</span></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://cbig-nyc.com/author/marilyn-papas/?post_type=work"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Marilyn Papas</span></a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR GROUP </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">ARTIST PROCESS </span></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Century Gothic";">For most artists it is a long
process from beginning to end when creating an illustration. From conception to
research, to drafts and the final artwork. These artists use a range of medium:
graphite, digital, watercolor, gouache, pastel, pen and ink and cut paper
collage. What are the similarities in how they work and what are the
differences? Read on to find out… </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Century Gothic";"><b>Donna Miskend</b></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">When I’m working from a text,
I read through it a few times and make quick sketches of things that catch my
interest. For the promising ideas, I seek out photo reference. Although my
illustrations are stylized, starting with photo reference helps guide the
stylization process. I start with small thumbnail sketches of several concepts
and compositions and eventually choose three or four to refine into more
detailed drawings. I scan these, clean up the line work, and then do a
grayscale study to work out the lighting. Next I do a color study, either
digitally or in paint, and use this as a guide for the final illustration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";"> - <i><b>Lisa Lavoie</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">For
these pieces, I combine two very distinct techniques: paper-cutting and
painting. My paper-cuts are very clean, graphic, and intricate, while my
paintings are more whimsical, textured and inviting. Combining those techniques
creates juxtapositions and contrasts that I think are really interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I do all my sketching by hand working
out the character shapes and layout on paper. Then I scan the sketches and save
them digitally, letting the original raw look of the sketch lines show through.
Then I add color digitally to create a graphic style to my illustrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Brian Yanish</b></i></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">When I use watercolor for my
illustrations, I work in layers, that is why it takes a long, long time to
paint them. I let each layer dry, then carefully put on the next layer, it is
important to put the second or third color on with just one wash of color,
otherwise it will dissolve the previous layers and it will be a big muddy puddle
of color.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">When I read the words are translated to
images in my head like a movie. The style of the piece comes to me at this
point as well. I sketch out the visions; these are very rough – only another
artist could read the sketch! Then I start to refine the ideas with thumbnail
sketches to work out the composition. I may look for reference for the elements
that will be in the illustration such as a pose, or an animal.
Sometimes I need to research costumes or something else from a particular era.
I keep a clip file for reference and I have tons of my own reference photos. I
use Photoshop and Illustrator mainly to lay out my compositions and to resize
sketches. I’ll clean up the drawings on tracing paper or make further
adjustments and then transfer it to watercolor paper. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">I may decide on a color palette in advance, but I rarely do full color sketches. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">If I use watercolor, I
lay an under-painting color to add depth and build it up from there. If I use
gouache, which is an opaque medium, then I’m thinking of layering to add
texture or pattern. Sometimes I use Photoshop to play with lettering if I want
to add text. I love to work in different styles and try new things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The technique I use most often is a
fusion of traditional media collaged digitally into a final image. Acrylics,
watercolor, pencil, ink, rubbing, block prints and paper all play a role when I
create textures and line-art. My impatience is satisfied during the collage
stages, by using Adobe Photoshop to layer everything together. It gives me more
control and gives my art more versatility. I also work with Serigraphy and
graphite pencil on Arches paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">My process is three-fold. First, I
design the scene and make the costumes or have them made. I then pose the
dolls, and finally photograph them. These illustrations are digital copies of
photographs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">My illustration process varies upon the
project. I generally start out with a few ideas in my head. Then draw two, maybe
three rough sketches. If it is a freelance job, an art director will approve
one, and then I work it up on tracing paper. Drawing on tracing paper
allows me to easily make changes to the composition. At this point I know if I
need to do any additional research, to draw the finishing details accurately.
Then, when I'm happy with the finished drawing, I transfer it to a good quality
paper for painting. (I don't skimp on art supplies, and buy the best I can
afford.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The medium I used for Little Miss Muffit
was Rembrandt soft pastel. I am able to work more quickly with pastels,
because they are more forgiving then watercolor paints. After I have planned
the composition, I sketch a loose drawing on Canson paper. Then I apply and
blend the colors with my fingers. It’s fun and messy, so I spray a workable
fixative to help prevent smudging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">I scan my basic thumbnail sketch to
use as a template. and then use Photoshop to manipulate and collage them. I
research images and manipulate them in Photoshop to collage into the image. To
create the 3D model of Humpty, I used a modeling program called MAYA. To finish
off I use various other 3D effect techniques in Photoshop along with lighting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">My illustration process is different
for different kinds of work. For some, I'll use graphite and
shade the entire piece in light to dark gray gradations. Other times, I
will use ink and watercolor. Sometimes, I'll combine pencil, Illustrator
and Photoshop.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The drawing process, however, stays
same no matter what. I spend hours getting the drawings right.
I put an enormous emphasis on character expressions, personality - face
and body - until I feel that the drawing conveys the feeling, I
think what the character must be going through for that moment in
the scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The next thing I spend a great deal
of time on is composition. Coming from a comics background, I realize how
important perspective and composition are to a drawing or conveying a visual
story. Composition - where I put the camera is crucial in how I'm going to
convey that emotion of the character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">To me, I try to capture the crucial
moment in a scene, a snap shot. It's a visual story I'm trying to tell.
Drawing and illustrating is just one way of storytelling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">My process starts with sketches. I love
to draw characters and I usually have a pretty clear idea of how I want them to
look. Once the sketches are to my liking I transfer to board or paper and
color.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">These illustrations are purposely half
colored to give the feel of a school black board and I used color pencils. For
other illustrations I might use inks and watercolors. Gouache is really nice
for lettering as it is smooth and opaque. There are so many art materials to
enjoy and try. The art shop is like a sweet shop to me, I want everything!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Clare Pernice</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">I usually rough out an idea on a
scrap paper, napkin, the back of a bag, a post-it note… whatever I have
on hand to get the idea down before I forget it, then I get serious! I research
and sketch out the different elements of my illustrations separately, scan
them into my computer so I can manipulate the sizes and placement of the
characters or objects. Once I’m happy with my composition, I print out the
final “sketch” onto the appropriate size sheet of Bristol and a couple of
smaller ones onto copy paper. I do a quick shadow and color study (or two or
three….) on the smaller ones and when I am happy with what I’ve come up with, I
paint the final piece.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">If
there is text, I’ll read the text first to conjure up images in my head.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Then I’ll draw thumbnail sketches.
Sometimes, if a piece requires research, such as a building or a costume, I’ll
go take photos and write notes. I love going on mini-field trips for my
projects. Then I’ll do a color sketch. I’ll play around with color, tone and
shadows, working up quick little color sketches.</span></div>
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I’ll start working on my final illustration(s). I love working in inks,
watercolors, gouache and acrylics. Lately, I’ve been inking in quills and
various nibs sizes. The nib hitting the paper is such a wonderful texture to
feel. I love other forms of media, but right now these materials give me the
desired effects I want. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Roberta Rivera</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">I illustrate using pen, ink and
watercolor. After making a sketch in pencil, I use a light box to transfer the
drawing in ink to watercolor paper. I then watercolor over that drawing,
sometimes adding colored pencil or collage.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It all begins with a doodle, a very
rough sketch, sometimes thumbnail size, usually done in pen or marker. I may
make several rough doodles before I go to a more formal full size sketch in
pencil on tracing paper. Once the sketch looks right, it's transferred via
light-box to 140 lb watercolor paper. I may continue to tweak the sketch before
inking with a Rapidiograph pen and then watercolor right on top of the ink
lines. I actually use water soluable colored ink as I prefer the intensity of
the pigments. Sometimes there are touches of gouache. As it is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water soluable it may also be referred
to as watercolors. While I have experimented with a few other mediums this is
my default style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">I get
an idea for an illustration, in a variety of ways, for example, when I walk
down the street. “The Real Mother Goose” and “Baba Blacksheep” were done in
rough sketches to get the idea down on paper, then they were sketched with a
soft lead pencil and a kneaded eraser on Strathmore series 500 Bristol paper
with a vellum finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used
watercolors, and Winsor Newton gouache, adding lines with fine markers for
accentuation, and colored pencils to add to the details where needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used sable and sable-like watercolor
brushes to paint with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> For </span>“Pease
Porridge Hot” I did the rough sketch, then I sketched out the illustration
carefully for the final art and painted it in gouache in several coats, where needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Marilyn Papas</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">I like to make a sketch, ink it out and then paint in watercolor. For the "Sing a song of sixpence"
illustration, I used matte photo paper. The water color sticks to it real well
making for vibrant colors, but it is not very forgiving and doesn't have the
same mixing and beading effect as on watercolor paper, just the same it's
different and fun to experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">In acrylics, I enjoy the vibrant colors
and opaque/translucent nature of the various colors. I like the mushiness of
the acrylic paint and the way it smears and mixes on the canvas as well as the pallete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Cheryl Taborsky</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I draw a bunch of small sketches called
thumbnails, to try out different compositions. Then I pick one and
enlarge it on the computer. Using a digital tablet, I make another layer and
redraw it with more detail. If I don't have the tablet handy, I go through the
same process using tracing paper. After I have a more detailed sketch I print
it out. If it's larger than a regular piece of paper, I print it onto several
pages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Then I put the printout onto a light-box,
place my watercolor paper over it, and draw lightly onto the watercolor paper
using a pencil with hard lead, so it won't smudge. I don't make an exact copy
or try to get every detail. If I'm using old-fashioned pen and ink, I draw the
ink drawing at this stage. I then paint light washes of color, building up
layers. I sometimes use a hair dryer to speed drying. I then erase the pencil
lines using a kneaded eraser, which doesn't leave eraser crumbs. At the end I
put in fine details, maybe some water-soluble crayon, and in some cases the
lines of the drawing at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Vicky Rubin</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">I imagine an illustration in
my mind first. At this step, I decide what the subject of the future
illustration will be, what is the most important message I want to bring to
the viewer, the mood, the color scheme, and how my character might look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">Then I search for visual
reference. It could be photographs or models that help me illustrate
accurately. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">The next step is to create
several thumbnails (very small loose sketches) to find the best composition,
perspective, and point of view. After that, I make bigger sketches for value
study (in black and white), and color study sketches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">After all the preparation, I move
to working on an actual size illustration by developing a strong, detailed
drawing before I apply color. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Century Gothic";">I use the same principles when
I work with either traditional or digital media.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> - </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>Tatyana Starikova</b></span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>Mother Goose Re-Imagined</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><i>Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Public Library </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">on view <strong style="font-weight: bold;">December. 6, 2012 – January. 16, 2013</strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Event day Sunday Jan. 6 begins 1:30pm:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">artist panel discussion moderated by Donna Miskend with:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">Roberta Rivera, Clare Pernice, Marilyn Papas, H. R. Karpes, Lisa Lavoie</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">artist demo by Roberta Rivera</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">picture book readings</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>exhibiting ARTISTS:</b> Angelique Anderson, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. R. Karpes, Anna Kim, Ann Koffsky, Sarah Lisa Lavoie, Kitty Leech, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Barbara Mason Rast, Roberta M. Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Tatyanna Starikova, Cheryl Taborsky, T.T. Tyler, Wallace West, Brian Yanish</span></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">CHILDREN’S
BOOK ILLUSTRATOR GROUP </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">ARTIST MEMORIES OF MOTHER GOOSE</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I chose to highlight this particular question as it ties into the
importance of being read to as a child, the lasting impression that experience
has on adults, and the enduring quality of mother goose stories. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>– </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">D</span><i>onna </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">M</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">iskend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">DM</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: bold;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Do you have any memories you wish to share of reading Mother
Goose or being read to as a child?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">My fondest memories are my parents reading Mother Goose rhymes
to my brothers, sisters and me at bedtime. It was comforting being read to, and
those short rhymes were delightfully silly.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">–
Roberta Rivera</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">I first learned about Mother Goose nursery rhymes when I was
about three years old. They were read to me by my mother in Ukraine. It was a
beautiful translation by Russian children’s book writer Korney Chukovskiy. My
favorite rhymes that I knew by heart were “Humpty Dumpty”, “There Was an Old
Woman Who Lived In a Shoe”, “There Was a Crooked Man”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">After my daughter was born, Mother Goose again gave me many
warm, cozy moments of reading with her. This special time I will treasure all
my life.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">- Tatyana
Starikova</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I remember being thrilled that I could actually read something
aloud that sounded so silly and also something that was recognizable by
everyone</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">- Wallace
West</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">My mom has a picture of me as a toddler reading, “The Three
Little Kittens,” it may have been my favorite. I remember playing a
record of rhythms and songs that my younger brother and I would dance and sing
to.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">– Laura Goetz</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I have fond memories of being read books by my father. It was
fun to follow along and look for new things in the pictures. When I was older,
my mother would read to me as I drew. To this day, I listen to audio books as I
work.</span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">– Lisa Lavoie</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">My parents had one of the collections of Mother Goose stories
and I remember hearing about Jack and Jill and Humpty and all the rest,
imagining what would cause both kids to tumble down the hill and who in their
right mind would be a cradle on a tree top? I was also fascinated by the
concept of living in a giant shoe. I still am.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">– Brian Yanish</span></i></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Yes, I had a wonderful edition of the Mother Goose rhymes when I
was a child. The illustrations were superbly rich in color and content. I hope
to come across it again in a vintage book store some day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">–
Barbara Mason Rast</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I must have heard the mother goose stories millions of times
when I was little, but I don't think it was until this exhibit that I thought
much about what really happens in them. They're so strange!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">–Mike
Herrod</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Hearing, singing and reading nursery rhymes were a huge part of
my early childhood. Classics like Little Robin Redbreast, Humpty Dumpty, Sing A
Song of Sixpence, Hot Cross Buns and Wee Willie Winkie were some of my
favorites and they still are today.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">– </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Leeza Hernandez</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">The Mother Goose rhymes featured prominently in my early
childhood. My mother read them out loud to me from the classic Volland edition,
which had been in my family for a long time.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">–
Kitty Leech</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">As a very young child my parents read Mother Goose to me.
The lilt of the rhyme was very comforting despite a lot of the rhymes
being scary. The enjoyment was truly in the blend of sing song rhyme with the
not so nice cautionary tale being told. I liked chanting them out loud at
nursery school too. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">-
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Clare Pernice</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I grew up in Korea. There were other stories based on
Asian traditional folktales. I first learned of Mother Goose nursery
rhymes from reading books, singing songs for my nieces.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b> - Anna Kim</b></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I remember a very special Aunt was always reciting different
Mother Goose rhymes to me in almost a sing-songy way during my early childhood
and how happy and secure it always made me feel. But… the most wonderful memory
was watching her reciting those very same rhymes in that same sing-songy way to
my own children and seeing the same feelings of joy and love in their eyes that
I felt with her as a child. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">- <b>Deborah Cuneo</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">When I was very young, my mother read Mother Goose rhymes to me
from a gift I had received. I can
recall unbound pages of rhymes that had black and white illustrations in
between them. They were contained
in a black portfolio with laces that needed to be tied into a bow to close
it. “Jack and Jill”, “Baa Baa
Black Sheep”, and “There was an old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” stand out in
that introduction, but there were many others in it. The loose pages would get
out of order, and it didn’t matter.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: 21px; line-height: 29px;">a conversation with<b> FRED KAPLAN</b></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800;">as part of the exhibition:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DICKENS, A CELEBRATION IN PICTURES</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GROUP</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">August 25 – October 31, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Yonkers Riverfront Library<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">One Larkin Center, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yonkers NY 10701<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DAY OF DICKENS events: </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">September 13 and October 13<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Including </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dickens Discussion Panel, moderated by <b>Donna Miskend</b>, CBIG exhibit curator with guests: </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Elizabeth Bird</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, Youth Materials Specialist NYPL and children’s book review blog creator A Fuse #8 Production, <b>Fred Kaplan</b>, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">(in absentia, Q&A selections read from interview. Full transcript posted here )</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Queens College and the Graduate CUNY, biographer (<i>Dickens, A Biography</i>)<b>Mike J. Quinn</b>, founder Friends of Dickens NY chapter, actor and writer, <b>Catherine Robson</b>, Associate Professor of English NYU specializing in 19c British literature and culture, faculty member of the Dickens Project.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial;"><b>___________________________________</b></span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small; font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Fred Kaplan, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">biographer and literary scholar. His latest book <i>Visionary American, A Biography of John Quincy Adams</i> is scheduled to be published in 2014 by Harper Colllins.</span></b></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">The
family Dickens was born into was a fertile source for many of his fictional
characters. Like many writers, Dickens transformed some of the characteristics
of both his parents & some of his siblings into memorable fictional
representations. That's hardly surprising. After all, most of us are formed
irreversibly from the start by the people who bring us into the world &
raise us. Most Dickens biographers have highlighted the resemblances between
Dickens father & various father figures in the novels, including Micawber
in David Copperfield, & Dickens' mother makes many partial appearances.
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factory incident, that John Dickens' imprisonment for debt & Elizabeth
Dickens' desire that young Charles continue at menial labor had an immense
long-term influence on Dickens' life & novels. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Dickens edited a few
different publications. Was this significant to his writing or overall career
and, in what way?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Dickens had a career as a journalist & editor
simultaneous with his career as a novelist. In the case of the two weekly
magazines he edited, Household Words & All the Year Round, he solicited
contributions, made the editorial decisions, & had a financial interest in
their success. The success of the magazines & the money he earned was
important to him. Numbers of his novels were published in weekly installments
in these magazines, including Great Expectations &<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Tale of Two Cities. The demands &
the structure of weekly magazine publication were considerably different from
those of monthly serial publication. Consequently, Great Expectations & A
Tale of Two Cities are much shorter than novels like Pickwick Papers & Our
Mutual Friend & they have different ways of organizing narrative energy.</span>
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to perform even with his success as a writer. Do you think his understanding
about acting affected his writing and how?</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Dickens had a fatal attraction to performance from any
early age. Well, not "fatal" in the negative but in the determinative
sense. As he wrote, he performed his characters, as if he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were simultaneously the writer, the
director, & the actor. He was not shy about public performance, from
childhood on, in every aspect of his life. No wonder, then, that this
performance personality found the actual stage attractive. His writing &
his acting were facets of a single personality. His public stage performances,
all for charity, & his public readings, mostly for private profit, were the
overflow of his life as a writer & inseparably connected to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">What influence did the visits
Dickens made to morgues, public social institutions: hospitals, prisons, etc.,
even a hanging have on his writing, the characters and settings? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">It's difficult & unrealistic to separate Dickens'
social consciousness & fascination with such institutions from his life as
a writer. Prisons, morgues, schools, etc. appear over & over again in his
novels. Part of his interest was in improvement & reform; much of it was
psychological & thematic; some of it had its roots in his own experience,
such as his father's imprisonment in the Marshalsea. And Dickens, like all of
us, could not but sometimes be obsessive about the power of the many forms of
dying & the mystery of death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Did his fascination with the
ills and underbelly of society play a part in the success of his novels or
cause controversy?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Yes, to some minor extent. But such matters were not
central to the success of his novels at the time of initial publication. And
they took on greater importance to later generations than to their initial
readers</span>. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Many of Dickens’ protagonists are children at a time when
children were not viewed the same way as they are today. How did his writing help
to change society’s attitude toward children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Hardly at all, except to the extent that they were another
of many fictional, poetic, philosophical, & intellectual depictions &
discussions of childhood on the Continent, in Great Britain, & in America
from Rousseau & the Romantics through the 19th-century. Over time the
culture changed the way in which childhood & children were defined. This
was a long term transformation & had many sources. It would have occurred
if Dickens had never existed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">How did he contribute to social welfare?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Not in any meaningful or sustained way. Novelists rarely
do. It's accurate to say, I think, that none of the social reforms in
19th-century Great Britain were influenced significantly by Dickens' novels.
The social & institutional ills that Dickens highlighted in his novels were
widely discussed in the society as a whole. Dickens is one small current in the
social zeitgeist, part of an ongoing larger stream which would have flowed as
fully as it did if he had never published a novel. And Dickens' novels often
highlight social & institutional miseries that were at their height in his
childhood. For example, the poor laws that Oliver Twist<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>highlights had been substantially
reformed by the time Dickens wrote the novel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">How was Dickens influential in his own time?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Influence is a variable & complicated process. In his
own time, Dickens was most influential as an entertainer & as a cultural
icon. He was immensely influential in creating respect for & popularizing
the novel as a literary form & giving heft to literature as a profession.
He had eminent predecessors, like Scott. But he gave the novel a great lift
into respectability & contributed to the emphasis on literacy & reading
that grew during the Victorian period. But what readers went to Dickens' novels
for was entertainment: emotion, suspense, drama, fascinating characters, &
themes that resonated in their own lives.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Were his trips to America important to his career, and what was
the Boz Ball in 1842?</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Yes, they were important, but not in overwhelming ways. He
first visited America in 1842 out of curiosity & in a search for subjects.
He was disappointed in America, politically & socially. In practice it was
not the republic that he had imagined & had come to believe it was. And it
was crass & materialistic. Hence the criticism in Notes from America &
the satire in Martin Chuzzlewit, both products of this first visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also abhorred slavery. He did,
though, enjoy the adulation, including the Boz Ball, a grand dinner in New York
in his honor. His second visit to the United States was undertaken for profit,
a series of public readings.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Why do you think his work has endured and is relevant after more
than 100 years?</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Because he had a genius for language, for description, for
character portrayal; because his words are alive with an electric vitality;
because he loved & was fascinated by the concreteness of this world, its
people & things; because he has a distinctive style & personality;
because he deals with universal themes that still interest us: human nature
& society in all its peculiar manifestations -- money, greed, love,
benevolence, ambition, hate, power, justice, family, death.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Dickens wrote several Christmas novels. Why did he return to
this theme in particular? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Christmas sold well. But also, like his fellow Victorians,
he contributed to the invention of Christmas as a major holiday, a semi-sacred
but mostly secular celebration of human fellowship.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">A Christmas Carol is the most familiar from this group.
Were the other Christmas stories as successful in his day and what was it about
this one work that appears to have become the public favorite?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Almost all his Christmas tales & stories were
successful, published either as separate small volumes, like A Christmas Carol,
or as short stories in Household Words & All the Year Round. The long-term
greater success of A Christmas Carol results, I think, from its combination of
a more memorable cast of characters, like Scrooge & Tiny Tim, with a more
powerful plot than the other tales & stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">As an author, why do you focus on biographies?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">I've discovered that it's what I do best, in the sense
that the genre draws the best out of me as a writer & scholar, & that
of all the possibilities for me it provides the largest potential audience. It
gives me the chance to have readers & to contribute to the on-going
cultural dialogue about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who we
are.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">You open your book with an anecdote of Dickens burning his
letters so he would be known by his work rather than his personal history. How
did you approach writing his biography, i.e. sources, research, angle or theme?</span>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">This is a huge question. The short answer is that I
immerse myself in everything written by & about my subject. I look for
patterns & themes in the writings & the life. And I emphasize those
that seem to me most significant & that most interest me. I try to write a
biography (do I have an alternative?) that embodies the interaction between who
I am & who my subject is & the interaction between the culture that
produced my subject & our culture now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">What did you enjoy most writing about Dickens?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed living along with him. I enjoy writing &
enjoyed making a book. And this process & his life contributed to my life,
gave it life & meaning.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Tell me something you discovered about Dickens that
surprised you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing comes to mind as a surprise. I was not even surprised
when my eyes swelled with tears & my throat with sobs when I wrote his
death. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Who is your favorite Dickens character</span> <span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">or book?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably Our Mutual Friend, though at another moment I might
claim another one is my favorite. I suppose I really don't have a favorite.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">DM</span></b><span style="color: #7d68b7; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3971ba; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">What would you like people to take away from reading your
biography of Dickens?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f1437; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;">Fred K</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A desire to read Dickens; a heightened sense of our common
humanity; a restrained hope that we & our society can do better; an
appreciation for how inseparable are the comic & the tragic, happiness
& unhappiness; & a better understanding of the relationship between
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Full Bio: </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial;">Fred Kaplan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Lincoln, the Biography of a Writer (2008), The Singular Mark Twain, A Biography (2003);Gore Vidal, A Biography (1999); Henry James, The Imagination of Genius, A Biography (1992); and Charles Dickens, A Biography (1988). His Thomas Carlyle, A Biography (1983), was a finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award and was a jury-nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Lincoln, the Biography of a Writer was a Lincoln Prize book. His Sacred Tears: Sentimentality in Victorian Literature (1987), Dickens and Mesmerism: the Hidden Springs of Fiction (1975), and Miracles of Rare Device: The Poet’s Sense of Self in Nineteenth--</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode';">‐</span><span style="color: #102951; font-family: Arial;">Century Poetry (1972) are contributions to the study of Romantic and Victorian British literature and culture. He has edited Dickens’ Book of Memoranda (1981), the Norton Critical Editions of Dickens’ Oliver Twist (1993) and Hard Times (2001), and Traveling in Italy with Henry James (1994). He has held Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, and been a Fellow of the National Humanities Center, the Huntington Library, and the Rockefeller Study Center at Bellagio. His latest book Visionary American, A Biography of John Quincy Adams is scheduled to be published in 2014 by Harper Collins. He lives in Boothbay, Maine. UPDATE: CSPAN Interview with Fred Kaplan on John Quincy Adams book. <a href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?319830-1/book-discussion-john-quincy-adams" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Including </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Craft session with <b>Doreen Mulryan Marts</b>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Dickens Read and Craft session with <b>T. T. Tyler, </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">2 sessions: Drawing Dickens’ characters, demo/instruction and his Illustration Process, demo with <b>Wallace West</b>,<b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">BOOK SALE AND SIGNINGS WITH EXHIBITING CBIG ARTISTS</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;">Why did you choose this scene/character/story
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">ARTIST:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I love words
and no one dishes up a better serving of words than the master himself, Charles
Dickens. I have taken a famous scene from the two books that are his most
known and loved by children (Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol). I chose
these moments to illustrate from each book as they are a dramatic snapshot of
character study. Dickens was famous for his never-ending plethora of
characters. My third art piece is Charles Dickens.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Like many fans of Oliver Twist, I remember the famous request, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">"Please Sir, I want some more." </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Oliver an orphan, who is in
a workhouse with desperately hungry boys, asks Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose to illustrate the poor and less fortunate children in this scene, because unfortunately, hunger is still a reality in today’s society.</span></div>
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House because it has a great cast of Dickensian characters and a complex plot -
everything seems tied together and every character is out to get the other.
I also liked that it's one of Dickens’ lesser-known stories, and hasn't been
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px;">ARTIST: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;">Yes. He liked animals. He
had a favorite cat named Bob after his character, Bob Cratchit from "A
Christmas Carol". Bob the Cat would sit on his desk and keep him
company while he wrote. Apparently Dickens loved holding Bob's paw so much that
when the cat died, Dickens had the paw stuffed and made into a letter opener -
so he could continue holding his paw. This artifact resides at the NYPL.
Dickens also had a pet canary named Dick that he pampered by feeding a
thimbleful of sherry every morning.</span></div>
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Diana Ting Delosh</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM. </span></span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Copperplate;">Did YOU LEARN TO APPRECIATE DICKENS FROM READING HIS WORK IN SCHOOL OR FROM SEEING A MOVIE OR PLAY?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 14pt;">In 7th grade our English Lit anthology was 2 inches thick and had NO
PICTURES. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;">When we read Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, I doodled pictures of
Madam DeFarge, Lucy Darnay, etc. </span></div>
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visualized the characters. Little did I know that when I grew up I would
do this for a living. Here is a picture I show kids when I do school visits.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2600ff;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;">Tell me
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px;">ARTIST: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I usually come up with
ideas and layouts when I'm walking down the street. I do very rough sketches
from these before researching the era, clothing online and in books
or prints. I like to draw from life, but if I can't, I use photography,
sometimes my own or found photos. Then I carefully sketch in the
lightly finished lines and add in the color in whichever medium I choose
based on the subject.</span></span></div>
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and expression I have in mind before I start. Then I try to create that gesture
and expression by memory or image research and shooting my own photographs. The
eyes are my favorite part. They can make or break a character or emotion.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Copperplate; font-size: 19px;"> - WALLACE WEST</span></div>
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programming is underwritten by the Yonkers Public Library Foundation. <b>Free
and open the public.</b></span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">For further information and a <a href="http://www.cbig-nycexhibits.blogspot.com/2012/08/dickens-event-days-sept-13-oct-13.html">schedule</a> and visit </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com/">www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">for more info on cbig exhibits and events</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">view the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/lhwcqcr6i02q6q3/CBIGexhibitDickensCataloguec.pdf?m" target="_blank">catalogue</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the library’s Facebook page </span></span><span style="font-family: AgencyFB-Reg; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the Yonkers Public Library Riverfront Branch </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755" style="color: #1a1a1a;">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">or call the library at 914-337-1500<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">This exhibition programming is underwritten by the Yonkers Public Library Foundation. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Ages children - adults<b> Free and open the public.</b></span></span></span></div>
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Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-29840684324844768352012-08-19T01:59:00.001-04:002012-09-17T07:08:32.918-04:00Theater<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">a conversation with<b> MIKE J. QUINN OF FRIENDS OF DICKENS, NY CHAPTER</b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DICKENS, A CELEBRATION IN PICTURES</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">ILLUSTRATIONS BY
THE CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GROUP</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">August 25 – October
31, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Yonkers Riverfront Library<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">One Larkin Center, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yonkers NY 10701<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DAY OF DICKENS events: </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">September 13 and October 13<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Mike J. Quinn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">, </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">actor, educator, writer and retired parole officer living in Riverdale, NY, Mike is the founder and former executive director of The Friends of Dickens New York chapter. Along with his colleagues from the Friends of Dickens, Mr. Quinn frequently presents stated dramatic readings of the famed author’s works for libraries and service organizations.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Tell me about Friends Of Dickens, what you do, who your members
are and how you promote Dickens' literature. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">We are more than a
book discussion group. We are </span><i style="color: #073763;">Dickensians</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">,
members of local branch no. 197 of the Worldwide Dickens
Fellowship, founded more than one hundred years ago in London,
England. We share with our members and friends our love for the words and
works of Charles Dickens, </span><i style="color: #073763;">the
Inimitable Boz</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">. Our members mostly hail from the metro New York region but
some live as far away as Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and California. We
promote Dickens by our website, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><b><a href="http://www.thefriendsofdickens.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.thefriendsofdickens.org</span></a></b>,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> by word
of mouth and business cards, by our newsletter, Our Monthly Letter, and by
free public readings from the works of Dickens in libraries and service organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Can anyone
join? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">MJQ.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">We are open to all people and no specialized knowledge is
required.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">What is it about Dickens that inspires you to champion his
writing? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Dickens writes from
the heart and his passion for justice, charity and his love for humanity,
resounds in all his writing. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Dickens wrote about all strata of society, from the very
wealthy to the very poor. Did his readers identify with the characters in their
same social status or did it cause controversy? </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">In the 1800s there
were elements in British society that condemned Dickens for his vivid
descriptions of social institutions and unjust economic conditions
as breeding grounds for crime and social unrest. However, more progressive
elements applauded his efforts. Dickens did, in his own way, strike a powerful
blow for humanity.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Fred Kaplan
wrote in his biography of Dickens that Dickens visited social institutions to
get a first hand look at the characters, both people and settings that would
populate his novels. Do you think these experiences make his characters more
real and appealing to readers in his day and now? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">MJQ.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I'd answer that by
pointing to his novel Bleak House. In preparing for it and in writing it Dickens
regularly accompanied policemen on their rounds; he visited workhouses,
orphanages, slums and jails. He accumulated and published information poverty
rates, disease rates and such.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">DM.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Few writers
achieve fame outside their native country. Dickens was popular here in
America during his lifetime. Why? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Dickens loved
America for its republican form of government and its attempts to forge a
democracy. He was disappointed in many things he saw here but he also saw hope
for the future. Americans loved to read his books and flocked to his readings
in record numbers on his 1867-68 reading tour.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Words and
phrases from Dickens' work have found their way into the English language. What
are they and how are they used? </span></span><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">• <b>Scrooge</b>, a miser, taskmaster and
reformed misanthrope • <b>Fagin</b> - a
thief and trainer of youngsters as pickpockets • <b>Pickwickian</b> - a retired gentleman in search of adventures and
learning • <b>Micawber</b> - an inveterate
optimist unable to balance his budget but loyal, loving and courageous.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">DM.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">What is
your favorite book and why? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">MJQ.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Generally I say
that whatever Dickens book I happen to be reading at the moment is my favorite.
Beyond that I say <i>Bleak House</i> is my
favorite for in it I believe Dickens created his most lasting master work. I
believe its cast of characters is the greatest Dickens ever achieved and its
dual narrative broke new ground for the 19th century novel.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Who is your
favorite character? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">MJQ.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Hard to say. Esther
Summerson (Bleak House), Pip (Great Expectations).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">What did
you discover about Dickens that you didn't know before you became involved with
Friends of Dickens? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">MJQ.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I discovered that
Dickens, the human being, was a complex person beset with many fears, foibles
and contradictions. I discovered a man passionate about living. I discovered
someone always learning and trying to do his best. Ultimately he may have
failed in his quest but if he did fail it was a magnificent failure.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">DM.</span></span></b><span style="color: #660066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Tell my why
it is important to read Dickens and/or what do you want people to know about
Dickens' work. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">MJQ.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">I want people to
know that Dickens, like Shakespeare and all great writers, contributes a vision
to us. His vision is based in reality, filled with humor and pathos, simple yet
profound. His analysis of human nature may seem simplified at times but taken
as a whole his vision is true. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">For further information and a
<a href="http://www.cbig-nycexhibits.blogspot.com/2012/08/dickens-event-days-sept-13-oct-13.html">schedule</a> and visit </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com/">www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">for more info on cbig exhibits and events</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the
library’s Facebook page </span></span><span style="font-family: AgencyFB-Reg; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the Yonkers
Public Library Riverfront Branch </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755" style="color: #1a1a1a;">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">or call the
library at 914-337-1500<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">This exhibition
programming is underwritten by the Yonkers Public Library Foundation.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">ages: children - adults<b> Free and open the
public.</b></span></div>
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<br />Donna Miskendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978654927485579173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398719891957147269.post-698291772004080572012-08-13T02:05:00.000-04:002012-08-19T12:11:00.765-04:00COMING SOON<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">a conversation with</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> ARTISTS of the CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR GROUP (CBIG) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">posted</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">a conversation with</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> MIKE J. QUINN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">posted</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">a conversation with<b> FRED KAPLAN</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800;">as part of the exhibition:</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DICKENS, A CELEBRATION IN PICTURES</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GROUP</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">August 25 – October 31, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Yonkers Riverfront Library<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">One Larkin Center, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yonkers NY 10701<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">DAY OF DICKENS events: </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">September 13 and October 13<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">For further information and a schedule visit </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com/">www.cbig-nycExhibits.blogspot.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the library’s Facebook page </span></span><span style="font-family: AgencyFB-Reg; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">the Yonkers Public Library Riverfront Branch </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755" style="color: #1a1a1a;">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yonkers-Public-Library/73400644755</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">or call the library at 914-337-1500<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">This exhibition programming is underwritten by the Yonkers Public Library Foundation.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Free and open the public.</span></span></b></div>
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