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Q: How do you organize your studio?

Barbara’s studio A:  Of course, my studio is first and foremost set up as a work space.  The easel is at the back and on either side are two rows of four tables, containing thousands of soft pastels....

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Pearls from artists* # 53

“Art and Beer,” a roadside bar and sculpture garden in Baja del Sur, Mexico * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the...

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Q: Can you speak about what draws you to the Mexican and Guatemalan figures...

Shop in Panajachel, Guatemala, Photo: Donna Tang A:  I search the markets and bazaars of Mexico, Guatemala, and elsewhere for folk art objects – masks, carved wooden animals, papier mache figures,...

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Q: What does your creative process look like when you are ready to begin a...

  Preliminary sketch A:  My working methods have changed dramatically over the years with my current process being a much-simplified version of how I used to work.  In other words as I pared down my...

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Q: How long does it take you to complete a pastel-on-sandpaper painting?

Barbara’s studio A:  Mine is a slow and labor-intensive process.  First, there is foreign travel to find the cultural objects – masks, carved wooden animals, paper mâché figures, and toys – that are my...

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Q: Can you talk a little bit about your process? What happens before you even...

Barbara in Bali (far right) A:  My process is extremely slow and labor-intensive.  First, there is foreign travel – often to Mexico, Guatemala or someplace in Asia – to find the cultural objects –...

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