Borderlines

Artists in the Open Sketchbook mentoring program recently explored a beyond-the-sketchbook project called Borderlines as part of our Everything's Related: Boundaries and Borders theme. These works began with an intuitive contour-line mapping of organic shapes (twelve or more) on large sheets of paper. The edges and/or borders of these shapes were then used to frame unique areas formed around a twelve question KB Studio Curios questionnaire. This list of art-focused questions was crafted as a homage to television talk show hosts Stephen Colbert and his Colbert Questionnaire and James Lipton and his Inside the Actor's Studio questionnaire. 

Responses to each of the questions were translated literally, metaphorically and abstractly using a wide range of materials and processes. As these works came together section by section, various compositional devices were used to pull the assorted image segments into a unified whole. This project highlighted not only the technical and conceptual skills of each artist, but offered charming and insightful glimpses into their life experiences, memories, and passions.  

Sue Teller:

Mary Ridley:

Virginia Carstarphen:Katharine Hathaway:Sue Teller:Kaye Buchman: