MAKING HER OWN MARK (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration)
Australian artist Lorna Crane is best known for her handmade brushes from materials harvested from nature. These expressive brushes started off as a correspondence between her and fellow CVP alumni and Academy member Allison B Cooke, and the making of them informed her art in a whole new way. Hear more about that and the many other mediums she explores in this delightful interview with this very prolific and inspired artist.
Some highlights from the interview:
• Everyone has their own unique way of making a mark, and can push this act with a personalized approach
• Lorna immerses herself into a variety of environments and landscapes and her work is a reflection, or a response to a place or experience.
• Working with handmade brushes is extrasensory—selecting the materials, the sound and feel of them, and the unique visual that result
• Working with handmade brushes is extrasensory—selecting the materials, the sound and feel of them, and the unique visual that results
• Much of the materials of her work carry a narrative. A piece of cloth carries memories and can tell stories
• There is an element of surprise with her marks, and risk taking gives her adrenaline