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In the Studio with Jules Campbell (a virtual interview)

In the Studio with Jules Campbell

Equilibrium Jules Campbell & Linda Ellinwood + Inner Room guest: Lori Murphy’s Canaday Redacted The Gearbox Gallery – January 29 through March 13. 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 pm So I have to tell you I have no desire to do any art during COVID.  Isn’t that weird? No, there have been times […]

In the Studio with Linda Ellinwood (a virtual interview)

Equilibrium Linda Ellinwood & Jules Campbell + Inner Room guest: Lori Murphy’s Canaday Redacted The Gearbox Gallery – January 29 through March 13. 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 pm Well, Wednesday was just insane (referring to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021; a brief discussion of the anxiety we […]

In the Studio with Stone Soup

Ordinary Matter Deborah Benioff Friedman, Phyllis Lasché, and Gina Telcocci The Gearbox Gallery November 20, 2020 through January 2, 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. “Stone Soup is a European folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order […]

In the Studio with Marsha Balian

Walking in the Dark Marsha Balian and Patricia Sonnino at the Gearbox Gallery October 16 through November 14, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. I never know quite where to begin these interviews but I think we’ll just begin with your statement from your website [link below].  One thing I picked out is […]

In the Studio with Patricia Sonnino

Walking in the Dark Patricia Sonnino and Marsha Balian at the Gearbox Gallery October 16 through November 14, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. So I think I’ll begin by quoting from your website statement, in part, “[Sonnino]…explores how shapes build a painting, how color moves it, and how pattern and marks create […]

In the Studio with Harry Clewans

Omens and Observations Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez at the Gearbox Gallery September 11 through October 10, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. Harry Clewans is an artist and member of the Gearbox Gallery and works in his studio not far distant from the gallery.  I met with him there to conduct a […]

In the Studio with Arthur Gonzalez

Omens and Observations Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez at the Gearbox Gallery September 11 through October 10, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. I have been conducting interviews with artists in their studios, now virtually, and have learned just how different we are but also in what ways we are similar.  My interview […]

Studio Visit with Lori Murphy

Studio Visit with Lori Murphy

Gearbox Gallery’s First Choice in Sanctuary Exhibit We began our virtual interview on Zoom, and I had Lori’s website up on my computer so we could talk about her work in lieu of being physically in her studio. My first impression was that Lori is a very intuitive artist. She works with an astonishing variety […]