In Plain View
In Plain View Colleen Kole 2019 32x 42 I have always disliked masks. They make me feel so claustrophobic and despite attempts to join in...
Masks from the 30-Years War
The Veteran’s Administration pays survivor benefits to survivors for veterans who have served during wartime. The list of eligible wars...
Hashtag life
My final piece as a member of Cloth in Common is inspired by the masks we all wear in public and specifically the masks we wear on social...
Into Your Soul
This prompt made me think of Halloween masks. I used to love to dress up in costumes. I remember a few of my favorite homemade costumes...
Seven Masks
There are "Seven Lucky Gods" of good fortune in Japan. They evolved over time from the beliefs of many countries along the Silk Road;...
Same/Different (Homage to Jawlensky)
I wrote in my blog post last week about my inspiration for the mask piece. It goes back to an exhibition I saw a long time ago in Germany...
What's behind the mask?
As I mentioned earlier in my blog about masks, I hate masks. Coming to think of the theme the past few weeks I didn’t change my opinion....
Cloth in Common - Looking back, and looking forward!
Our small international group of eleven artists began working together in the summer of 2017. Every two months, we received a prompt...
Behind Closed Doors
We all wear masks. We wear different ones for different audiences or situations. But one thing is common - we take them off when we go...
Masklike Portraits
As I was reflecting on our theme “Masks” I started to see that a mask is basically a reduction of the human face to a minimalistic set of...