Manhattan, it's difficult to describe my feelings about you.
I love you. You hold so many of God's children. You hold excitement, wonder, hopes, dreams, and beauty. You hold the new, the innovative, the supported, the dreamer, and the daring.
You also hold the lost, the sorrowful, the trapped, the abused, the crushed, the suffering, the cold, the isolated, and the homeless.
It's amazing how one can feel so surrounded by people, and so isolated at the same time in a city like this.
But my soul soars in this place. Every time the plane touches down, my body gets an electric shock that travels from my feet to my head. "THIS IS IT!!!" It shouts. "You're here!" I wonder if my ancestors - traveling from Germany, France, England, London, etc. - felt the same way. I wonder if their hearts soared, even amidst the trepedation of being somewhere new, with the hope of good to come.
This is it. Last night in my favorite city. Home tomorrow to my babies, and to my studio.
Thank you to Glen Nelson @centerforldsarts and Warren Winegar @warrenwinegar for being my mentors this week.
Thank you to the MoMA @themuseumofmodernart for sharing your treasures.
And thank you to that random guy who threw out a non-threatening cheesey pick up line on 27th yesterday. You made me smile.
Thank you to the beautiful galleries that hosted me this week, I'll be back!!! @gagosian @lehmannmaupin @c24gallery @lyonswiergallery @luhringaugustine @geminigel
And dearest Richard Serra @richard.serra and @teresita.fernandez your art was particularly moving to me. It was exactly the art I needed to see. Thank you both for your vision, blood, sweat, and tears. You made a difference in my life this week.
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Art
Interview with Candy Colored Studio
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Katrina Berg of The Candy Colored Studio (https://katrinaberg.com/), and I’m thrilled to share!
Now, as a word of warning, this is a deep exploration of my background, what brought me to my knees, and eventually to the art world. It goes over background story, and THEN some advice about organization and systems to make your life better and more efficient!
The first hour has to do with my background. The second more on the business end of things.
Thank you Katrina, it was a treat!
Lisa Draper
Podcast episode here:
https://katrinaberg.com/blogs/news/candy-colored-studio-podcast-episode-45-lisa-draper
Art and Literacy
New series alert!
As the name suggests, this series celebrates the gift of the written word and the power it has to shape our perspectives of the world.
Each piece is made while listening to the work that is being celebrated. Created in layers of epoxy (of course) using pages from the actual book to create artwork that celebrates the soul of the work.
Can I Keep it For a Week First?
This week I sold one of my favorite pieces, “Waterfall”, a 24” x 48” mixed media to an incredible couple in Colorado. During the process of the sale I ran into a couple common questions and want to share them and some appropriate responses here.
“We’ve never bought a piece like this! I think it’ll work really well in our space, we’re just not sure. Is there any way we can see it actually in our home before we buy it?”