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Process, artwork, and current inspirations from the artists of MAKE STUDIO. We save our faves.
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As our artists and staff have carried on with studio life during this most unusual Make Studio summer, our founders and Board recently finalized our phased plan for both reopening our physical studio and improving virtual services for the long haul. To do that, we surveyed our artists and families, and completed risk-benefit determinations for…
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Make Studio is excited to bring back Cordially Invited, our annual invitational exhibition and a showcase of artists working at progressive art centers (aka art centers for people with disabilities) worldwide! This year’s celebration is bigger and better, as it’s part of our extended 10th anniversary celebration. A couple of the Make Studio program artists…
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The holidays are coming. Have you ever looked for artwork to give as presents? Check out our artwork! You can find artwork on my page and other make studio art pages. After you find something you like, go to make studio’s main webpage and find out how to buy your favorite artwork! We are having…
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by Jill Ni hao, friends! (This is the second post in a 3-part series, sharing highlights of my recent visit to China, on behalf of Make Studio and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR). You can read the first post here.) In my last post, I wrote about why I was in China and what…
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by Jill Make Studio’s staff members don’t often contribute to this blog because it’s primarily a place for our artists to share their faves and reflections, but I’m making an exception (a small series of them). It seemed like the best way to share highlights of my recent visit to China, on behalf of Make…
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Make Studio celebrates our 8th anniversary starting on Saturday, February 24th with a special exhibition, “Go Figure”, in our Showroom Gallery featuring new works by our 30+ program artists, who explore materials and subject matter “eight ways to Sunday”. Recently, artist Dontavious Woody has similarly been a explorer in his own right, doing multiple, varied versions of images that…
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Last week Chuck and Woody discussed their in-progress collage pieces. Chuck: How long did it take you to make your collage so far? Woody: One day. How long are you going to do your piece of artwork? Chuck: I need to paint it first, so, about two days. Do you like collage? Woody: Yes, because it…
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by Jordan Merlino, Summer Intern David Gray’s body of work is filled with unique, imaginative, and stunning creatures. David thinks about and generates elaborate backgrounds and scientific descriptions for his characters, which convey a realistic sense of identity for them. However, where does David receive his inspiration from? What is David’s process from brainstorming to…
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As part of the festivities for Make Studio’s 5th Anniversary, artist Dan Keplinger (possibly better known as “King Gimp” from the 1999 award-winning documentary of the same name) did a live drawing demo. Make Studio artist Tyrone Weedon was particularly excited about meeting Dan and wanted to share his experience of meeting the King. “On…
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Recently, Make Studio artist Garrett Seidman traveled to Chicago from Baltimore on his very first business trip. When he’s not making art at the studio, Garrett finds glitches in video games for a company called Wargaming. When explaining his job, Garrett said, “I smoke out the bugs in the software.” The software company invited its employees…
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