“12 Dreamers” and “Dancing with the Devils” By Jeff Alu See his work in Vol. IV #8 Jeff Alu is an experimental whose work crosses a line between science and art. He writes, “My style hovers between documentary and a semi-dreamlike state. I’m constantly searching for what I like to call “clues.” These clues generally…
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Site Review: The Art of Poetry Video Repository
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky on Poetry By Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Boston University’s The Art of Poetry Video Repository allows those with a thirst for all things poetry to learn about the masters from Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. An archive of videos recorded for Pinsky’s EdX and Massive Open Online course (MOOC), The Art of Poetry…
WTP Artist: Julia Wright
“Pushing the limits is the only way to challenge complacency in design.” Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Julia Wright is a textile artist and designer currently living in Los Angeles. She received her BFA in Textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design. Jaeger: In “Structural Understanding,” (above) appearing in this month’s issue you explore the…
Exhibition Review: Unfinished Business
At the Parrish Art Museum By Sandra Tyler, Editor-in-Chief Unfinished Business: Paintings from the 1970s and 1980s by Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, and David Salle is a grouping of three artists who were friends for decades, and all who wound up on the east end of Long Island where the Parrish is located. But their similarities are…
Art Spotlight: Alison Ye
Statement See her work in Vol. IV #8 Statement ceramic, underglaze, glaze 10″ x 10” 10” Alison Ye is from China, and earned her BFA in Ceramic from Sichuan Fine Art Institute and her MFA in Sculpture from Academy of Art University. She is inspired by her personal and friend’s love stories. She creates playful…
Jeff Alu: Playing with Scale
Ventures in the Tilt-Shift See his work in October’s Vol IV #8 issue One of my favorite techniques in photography is to play with scale. Or more specifically, making it difficult to tell how big or small something is. I want m viewers to look at a photo, do a double-take, and wonder “Just what the…
Site Review: The Poetry Conversation
Poet Sharon Bryan in the Cyber Arena By Emily Jaeger, Features Editor The first word that comes to mind when thinking of Sharon Bryan’s new website, The Poetry Conversation, is generosity. An award-winning author of four collections of poetry, Sharp Stars, Flying Blind, Objects of Affection, and Salt Air as well as a professor of…
The Benefits of Entering a Writing Contest
Courtesy of The Puritan Senior Editors For every literary magazine, a prize. Our lit culture’s thick with them. Whether you’re an ardent submitter, see them as a necessary evil to keep literary ships afloat, or you love to hate them, writing contests can often feel more common than the periodicals they support. Here at The Puritan,…
Richard Gilbert: Word by Word
Writing’s Values—Intelligence, Sensitivity & Beauty—Challenge Me By Richard Gilbert, Contributing Editor “The ability to forgive oneself … is the key to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness in life.”—Ann Patchett English departments inherently espouse reverence for thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and comely expression. I codified this recently for myself while…
Gross and Wapiennik's Freak Show
Collaborative Calm Behind the Carnival View Cheryl Gross and Marta Wapiennik’s work in Vol. IV #7 Artistic collaborations can often be tenuous arrangements, especially when the traditional expectation or practice of the artist is to create alone. However, as Cheryl Gross and Marta Wapiennek, the artists behind Freak Show have shown, collaboration can spark artistic growth and works…
Art Spotlight: Kathryn Baczeski
Claystack See Baczeski’s work in Vol. IV #7 Claystack is an “object experiment” created by dipping the straw of one entire bale into clay slip, and then firing the resulting mound. Gravity caused ‘Claystack’ to sag and morph during the process. Considering the long history of ceramic objects made by hand, ‘Claystack’ was formed by the…
From Novelist to Poet
On Logophilia and Process By Stephen Mead See his work in Vol IV. #7 Just as some have a natural proclivity for math or sports, I have had one for actual words since an early age. “Chrysalis” was a particular favorite, the name of an old Jethro Tull record – I remember the icon on the…