The Chart Essays, Interviews, Studio Visits

Diving into 2016! But first, our top posts from 2015

Timothy Wilson in his studio. Photo by Mette Lützhøft.

We made it! While this wasn’t quite our first whole year, we are excited to have released four issues of The Chart and are working hard on our next one, due out in early February 2016. As we’re looking toward the future, it feels necessary to also honor how far we’ve come in these last four months as a publication (and year plus as a nebulous, ever-developing idea and project). With that in mind, here are the top three posts from 2015.

#3
Maisie Broome: Ingenious Caretaker

The artist, Maisie Maeve Broome, is wrapped up in her work.Annika Earley talks to MYFAWNWY’s Maisie Broome about camouflage, ritual, and creating a body of work completely off the grid.

#2
Studio Visit: Timothy Wilson’s Pentimento

Timothy Wilson in his studio. Portrait by Mette Lützhøft.Jenn Corey visits Timothy Wilson in his studio, discussing life and work between Maine and New York, pay-to-play gallery models, and painting the overwhelming beauty of weather and nature.

#1
Creative Parenting: Supporting Artistic Motherhood

Lenka Clayton, "63 Objects Taken from my Son's Mouth", (2011–2012), materials as described by Clayton: "acorn, bolt, bubblegum, buttons, carbon paper, chalk, Christmas decoration, cigarette butt, coins (GBP, USD, EURO), cotton reel, holly leaf, little wooden man, sharp metal pieces, metro ticket, nuts, plastic “O”, polystyrene, rat poison (missing), seeds, slide, small rocks, specimen vial, sponge animal, sticks, teabag, wire caps, wooden block". Image courtesy lenkaclayton.com.

As the subject of children and parenting becomes more prevalent in global contemporary discourse and in academia, is Maine’s creative economy prepared to encourage and support women artists with families? by Alana Dao

Thanks to all of our writers and readers for a great launch! Here’s to more in this new year.