Sandra Brownlee Studio Visit II

Sandra Brownlee Studio; Photo credit © Karen Thiessen, 2012

Last week I shared part one of my studio visit to Sandra Brownlee's studio. Above is a vignette of blue that Sandra intends to show her students. The boro are beautiful. 

Sandra Brownlee Studio; Photo credit © Karen Thiessen, 2012

Looking at artists' inspiration walls is the equivalent of scanning people's bookcases: it's like slipping into their heads. Do you ever check out folks' bookcases when you are visiting them? I'm always curious to see what people read or hope to read.

Sandra Brownlee Studio; Photo credit © Karen Thiessen, 2012

B stands for Brownlee. The woven textile may be from Sandra's Unusual Animals Series. On the right window sill are bundles from an India Flint workshop that Sandra took at Haystack in August 2011. In another post I'll share images of the results of Sandra's workshop with India.

Sandra Brownlee Studio; Photo credit © Karen Thiessen, 2012

Before my August studio visit I'd only seen GRRRHHHH: a study of social patterns, a book collaboration between Sandra Brownlee, Warren Lehrer, and Dennis Bernstein, on the web. It's way beyond my budget. I donned white gloves to look at it. One day I'd like to spend more time looking through it.

Sandra Brownlee Studio; Photo credit © Karen Thiessen, 2012

Here's a close up of a weaving pinned up on her inspiration wall. I'm guessing that it is about 6 inches by 12 inches.