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Veronica Melendez was the CHAW Darkroom Artist in Residence for Spring 2019. For three months this spring, she worked in the darkroom and digital photographic facilities at CHAW, dedicating time to a project about her grandmother’s 8 daughters who almost all migrated to D.C from Guatemala in the 80’s. It has been amazing to watch Veronica in action and to have her... more
Until 2015, I worked exclusively in fused glass. But after too many glass splinters my interest shifted toward more spontaneous and less expensive forms of art. Now I think of myself as a mixed media artist, which allows me to work in a variety of formats including found objects.
GoneGlass casting, mirror, background paper and frame are composed of found objects... moreJust over twenty years ago, following decades of sketching and doodling, I decided to get serious about developing my art skills by taking classes, first at the Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial, the 121-year-old community art school in Philadelphia, followed by continuing education courses at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Philadelphia is known for having a... more
One day, four years ago, a guy named Maurice Cook found us on Twitter. He recognized some similarities in mission between CHAW and the organization he founded called Serve Your City (SYC), and wanted to be friends. We eventually met and... more
This month, we are so excited to welcome photographer Eric Johnson to the blog as our April Mind of the Artist. Thanks so much Eric for sharing your fabulousness with us.
I have been fascinated by the process of photography for as long as I can remember. My parents gave me a Kodak Brownie camera in elementary school; I purchased my first “real” camera, a Canon... more
We are so excited to welcome Hernán Murno to the blog as our March Artist of the Month. Thanks for sharing your art and yourself with us!
“Painting is so damn difficult.....; when you think you’ve got it, you really haven’t” Paul Cezanne Once, at a local art museum, I read this quote from Paul Cezanne who, by then, was... more
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than love. -Vincent Van Gogh.The notion of “art as love” describes perfectly the synergy of CHAW. Nothing animates a community quite like art and vice versa. I like Van Gogh’s musing because it inverts how we typically frame our relationships with art. We talk... more
We welcome Sarah Porter as our February Artist of the Month! Sarah's commitment to experimenting and evolving through education and mastering different art forms and techniques is awe inspiring. Welcome Sarah!
Sarah Porter = Experiment and Evolve
Originally from western Pennsylvania, I have lived in Washington DC (on and off) for almost the last twenty... more
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