by Nanci Hersh | Jan 15, 2016 | Collaboration, Inspiration, Teaching, Workshops
Stories are the threads that connect us to the past, and to each other. We share our experiences, often overcoming obstacles to find, and become our best selves. This is the motivation behind an exciting project I am honored to be a part of. As a teaching artist with...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 23, 2015 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, artists, sculpture, Teaching, welding, Welding, Workshops
As our week at the Marshall Bridge Welding Workshop with Stan Smokler moves to its final day tomorrow, our t-shirts with Think Sculpture printed on the back, rings true. There are sculptures in various stages all over the rustic Kennett Square outdoor studio,...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 16, 2015 | Art Events, artists, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Summer painting workshop, Teaching, Works of Art, Workshops
Writer, artist and student, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. In David Hockney: A Bigger Picture a film by Bruno Wollheim, Hockney returns to paint his native Yorkshire. At the onset of the film we see Hockney driving the English countryside as he reflects that...
by Nanci Hersh | May 24, 2015 | Art Internship, Home/Studio, Teaching
Writer, artist and intern, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. As the first in my family to pursue a career in the arts, I have heard much about the risk and reasons why not to follow my dreams. For a long time I listened to these comments and questions such as...
by Nanci Hersh | May 20, 2015 | Collaboration, Teaching, Workshops
without the rocks. Welcome to Chinese I, II and World Exploratory Studies at Newark Charter School in Newark, DE where I am collaborating with teacher Kate Dougherty making Pop Up Books with her students. During this 6 day residency through the Delaware Institute of...
by Nanci Hersh | Apr 2, 2015 | Inspiration, sketch journal, Teaching, Workshops
Journaling and sketching is something that has been a part of my life since adolescence. Pages have held my observations, inspirations, joy and tears, and brought insight and clarity, comfort, and healing through the years. It has been a way of recording day to day...
