In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Ben Berman will read from his debut poetry collection, Strange Borderlands, at Brookline Booksmith on Jan. 5, and here, he maps its path to completion. Inspiration Many of the poems in the book are rooted in my experiences abroad - as a … [Read more...]
Three Stages
Artists shed light on their creative process by focusing on three stages in the development of one work of art.
Three Stages: Lydia Kann Nettler
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Here, Lydia Kann Nettler (Drawing Finalist '00) discusses her installation Embedded Legacies, currently on view at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. Inspiration My current installation at Brandeis Women's Studies … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Here, Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro (Playwriting Fellow '11) traces her play Before I Leave You from its inspiration, to its challenges, to its culmination in this month's premiere (October 14-November 13, 2011) at The Wimberly Theatre in the … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Dawn Lane
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Here, Dawn Lane (Choreography Fellow '10) traces her new dance piece "one potato, two potato" from its inspiration, to its juxtapositions, to the collaborations that have led to its premiere at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, MA, September 2 and … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Betsy Damian
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. In 2010, artist and educator Betsy Damian received a Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Finalist award for her children's book Rèv Abnè a: Abner's Vision. Here, she traces its creative path. Inspiration Over the past twelve years, I have had … [Read more...]