Author Archives: DCAG Staff
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence III: Time, Place and a Fence Between
This week, I was fortunate enough to speak with Demmitt artist Peter von Tiesenhausen to discuss what he calls his “most profound work”, Lifeline. For those who did not catch my previous article, Lifeline is an ongoing project that began 31 years ago with an eight-foot section of white picket fence that the artist adds […]
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence II: Reading ‘Lifeline’
By Haley Bassett, October 16th 2020 For this article, I will draw on the principles of semiotics as well as my personal experience with Demmitt artist Peter von Tiesenhausen’s artwork Lifeline. For a primer on semiotics, check out part one of this series. Tiesenhausen’s Lifeline is a continuing project that began in 1990. Each […]
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence I: Show Me the Meaning
By Haley Bassett, October 8th 2020 Dear reader, don’t let the title scare you off. This week I decided to share a helpful nugget I learned about in art school that has had a major impact on my artistic process and outlook on life: semiotics. This article will serve as a very brief introduction […]
Reframing Our Relationship to the Land with kit fast
“Winter was well fed this year. She licked the sky dry to store its energy in crystalline layers, like a bear stripping cranberries from branches.”
—kit fast, standing waves: the making of each moment
The Northern Arts Review on Mina Ambrose
Ambrose epitomizes the phrase “Never too late”. She completed her first novel as a great grandmother in her 70s, a project that began over twenty years ago.
Thoughts on the Universe, Mortality and the Bones of Consciousness from Donna Kane
By Haley Bassett, August 26th 2020 “whatever grounds me, draws from a great distance” – Donna Kane, ‘Oh Be a Fine Girl, Kiss Me’ For this week’s edition, I was able to speak with celebrated local writer Donna Kane, author of two poetry collections, Somewhere, a Fire and Erratic, as well as the memoir Summer […]
On Poetry and Art with Donna Kane
By Haley Bassett, August 21st 2020 This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with visual artist turned writer Donna Kane. Our discussion ranged from the inspiration of her latest book to the concepts of art and poetry. Tune in next week for my article on Kane’s upcoming book of poems, Orrery. As a […]
