On The Road

Totally by coincidence that the site has been mentioned in other media twice in one week!

Jordan Clary interviewed me about setting up the ArtStudio here on artist-at-large.com for a story she was writing for W.H.Y., a magazine dedicated to folks who work from home. W.H.Y = Work. Home. You.

Here is a link to the W.H.Y. site. The story is the feature for the September/October online issue.

An interview with me by Liz Lewis just got published over on her blog, My Year of Getting Published in a section she calls Interview with a Travel Writer. She’s already interviewed over twenty-two travel writers, so if you’re interested in travel writers in general, there are some good reads - and good advice.

Liz has been taking the last year to document and blog her efforts to take her writing to the next level, out of her journal and into the public eye.

Emily Wise Miller is a freelance writer and editor currently living in Florence, Italy. She is the author of The Food Lover’s Guide to Florence, a wonderful resource for anyone who is into exploring the culinary culture and finding a few out of the way trattorie and ristoranti of Florence and Tuscany. The guide is full of Emily’s passion for food, and her experience will guide you to some of the best Florence has to offer.

She has written on the subjects of food, culture, and travel for the Berkeley Guides, a student-oriented offshoot of Fodor’s travel guides, Salon.com, the Times of London, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She also has worked as a cookbook editor.

Emily and I both participate on a writers listserv and when she announced the release of the latest edition of The Food Lover’s Guide to Florence, I couldn’t pass up the chance to ask for an interview. We sat down at our computers, one in San Francisco, the other in Florence, and had a chat.

Read the interview with Emily.

Suzanne Kanatsiz is a conceptual and environmental artist who works in the medium of sculpture and installation. She uses diverse materials, often mixing organic and machine made elements. Her work makes references to cycles, memory and human subjectivity and the intention of her work is to create a quiet, contemplative atmosphere. Concentric rings, circles, and spheres are prominent in her work and are often combined with text, transparency and detailed ornamentation.

Jordan Clary knew Suzanne in California where they both taught in state correctional facilities. One moved to Utah and the other to China. Here they reconnect via phone to catch up.

Read the interview with Suzanne.