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Video: Am I in Virginia?

Stephen Miles — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:09:28 +0000

Stephen Miles explores Art|Everywhere along Granby Street.

Open Letter: The State of the Tide

Philip Shucet — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:09:26 +0000

An update on the status of The Tide from HRT president and CEO Philip Shucet.

Op-ed: Give You Back Your America?

BC Wilson — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:47:28 +0000

I don't think so. Country music versus social progress, today in If You Read the Paper.

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:50:30 +0000

You’ve participated in a number of drawing and sketchbook projects. How do you feel these projects have affected your artwork and how do you think other people could benefit from them, whether they are “artists” or not? I can’t even remember all the drawing projects I’ve done; I am starting a new project on Monday [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:49:24 +0000

You are very active in entering and participating in art shows and exhibitions, such as the Genesis 2011: College Student Juried Art Exhibition, the Tata Gala 2010 exhibition, and the college student exhibition in the 2010 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival, among others. As a young up and coming artist this is no doubt very [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:48:07 +0000

You have a broad range of artistic inspirations from Alphonse Mucha to Frank Frazetta. What and who are some of your other artistic inspirations and how do they affect your artwork? I have always looked at other artists� work for inspiration, however I feel like I�ve gained a lot of knowledge from my minor in [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:45:40 +0000

What types of printmaking interest you the most, and which methods of printmaking do you use the most in your work? During my study of printmaking in college, I�ve explored screen print, lithography and letterpress methods of printmaking. The printmaking method I use the most in my work is screen print because I love the [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:45:14 +0000

Can you give a summary explanation of the basic process and steps that are involved in the methods of printmaking that you use for those that do not understand the process of printmaking? Before printing, I always create a sketch that will help me figure out my composition and color separations. For screen print, I [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:43:34 +0000

A lot of your work features beautiful, sometimes half-naked women; what is it about women and the female body that interests you as subject matter? I have a lot of personal interest in human anatomy because no one is exactly the same. My study of anatomy has been in men and women, but I feel [...]

Friday Featured Artist: Martha Vann

Julie Alvarado — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:42:21 +0000

You graduate this Saturday from O.D.U. with a Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Printmaking, congratulations! So, what’s the next step for you, in both your artwork and career? Thank you. I’m excited about graduating. I actually have a job lined up that I start Monday morning. I’ll be working for a company in [...]