Category Archives: art

Mary Bachman fills Riverside Arts Center, and your senses with her Retrospective

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Babs

Mary Bachman has been making and exhibiting art for many years. A former art teacher and weaver, her skills as an artist encompass a range of media beyond weaving; including oil painting, watercolor, pastels, casein, colored pencil, graphite, photography, pottery … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month; Art and Feminism

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Babs

Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Barbara Longhi, Fede Galizia, and Artemisia Gentileschi, in a different world these names would be as familiar to us as Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, El Greco, or Caravaggio. These women artists were contemporaries of the male masters … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Babs

The photo above is a unique mixed media sculpture. Drawn from both my connection to home and my heritage. I sculpted the face in porcelain clay and finished it with an iron-rust patina. The driftwood body was washed up with … Continue reading →

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