Next up in our Artist Profile series is Holly Lynton, one of the Mass Cultural Council's Photography Fellowship awardees who will be showing her work at the upcoming exhibition at the The New Art Center in Newton, MA. Five years ago, I left New York City for New England farm country to embrace its ethos of sustainability and local farming. Through my photography, I have … [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...]
What Do You Try to Instill in Emerging Artists?
On the blog, we've had the chance to exchange ideas with dozens of Massachusetts artists, exploring their work and the way they make it. A number of these artists, along with creating their own work, also teach. What do they try to instill in emerging artists? Here, we share some of their insights into the creative life. Melinda Lopez, playwright Break your characters. … [Read more...]
In the Hands of Holly Lynton
A few years ago, photographer Holly Lynton left New York City for Massachusetts farm country, a setting that better fits her desired lifestyle and has a closer synergy with her recent explorations in photography. The photographs in her "Bare Handed" series - some taken in Massachusetts - find mystery and spiritual resonance in people's voluntary encounters with natural forces, … [Read more...]