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I am a Southern artist who works in a broad range of media - ranging from found object sculpture to life drawings
and paintings. Sometimes individual pieces are accompanied by poems I have written. At this point in
my long career, I am more interested in showing my work than in selling it; however, should you see a work that really speaks
to you, let me hear from you. (Note: I am putting this website together as of July 2007.)
I am lucky enough to have come from a long line of artists and therefore grew up in a family culture that valued and
participated in the arts. Best known is my great grandfather William Woodward who founded the School of Architecture
at Tulane and the art department at Sophie Newcomb (which originally was the women's school at Tulane). William is perhaps
best known as the first French Quarter preservationist. Newcomb Pottery is renowned and distinguished by its Southern
motifs and that also has been an influence on my work. His daughter, my grandmother, Eleanor Woodward Blosser, graduated from
Sophie Newcomb with a degree in fine arts. She was talented but married at age 22. As is the story of millions of
women, family responsibilities (7 children and a husband who would die when their youngest was about a year old) prevented
her from producing much art after graduation. However, it is noteworthy that she taught all of her children
to draw and paint and to appreciate art, as have each of her children and her children's children! As I think about it, that
strikes me as a much more significant legacy than painting masterpieces, though I'm sure many would argue with me. So
that brings you to me. (I am building this website as of July 2007.)
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