The creative process takes innumerable twists and turns, but in our conversations with artists, we sometimes ask them to describe an unexpected turn in their own personal story. Here, we ask artists from a range of disciplines: Share a surprise twist in your story. Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, writer I feel like the surprise twists keep coming! But let's go with my mother's … [Read more...]
What Decision Most Impacted Your Career?
Artists' careers can take many trajectories. In our conversations with working artists, we've asked: Can you point to any one decision you've made as an artist that has had the most impact on your career? Joan Leegant, writer Probably the smartest thing I did was to enroll in a master's program in writing, a low-residency MFA at Vermont College, now the Vermont College of … [Read more...]
How Do You Balance Art with Other Aspects of Your Life?
An artist's creative practice shares time and energy with family, financial, and other necessities of life. In our conversations with working artists, we've asked: How do you balance the unconventional challenges of an artist's work with other aspects of your life? Huckleberry Delsignore, crochet artist My daughters are ages 3, 5 and 7. Balancing life as a single mother is … [Read more...]
Huckleberry Delsignore’s Magic Hook
Are you in the mood to be intrigued, amused, possibly a bit frightened? Specifically, by colorful animal masks made through an ingenious process using yarn crochet? Well, good, because thanks to Huckleberry Delsignore and her yarn innovations, such masks exist. And in part due to the masks' popularity, her career is on a roll. The trailblazing Pittsfield artist is selling … [Read more...]