Category Archives: Artmaking

“Offering”

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Lynne Yamaguchi

During my last show, I sat a lot with the piece called “Offering,” and I want to share some of how I feel about it. The vessel was born of green wood, wet, as we are. My labor was long. … Continue reading →

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Art, beauty, truth, language

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Lynne Yamaguchi

I continually revisit questions about the nature of art and artmaking, and I’ve been pondering them a lot lately. Although I do embrace what Mary Oliver says in her poem “The Swan” (see my post for July 31) and although … Continue reading →

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A rejoinder

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Lynne Yamaguchi

I found a perfect rejoinder to my question of whether beauty is enough. It is a poem by Mary Oliver, from her 2005 collection Why I Wake Early. The Swan Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, July 17

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Lynne Yamaguchi

Today was a fairly quiet, intensive work day. Lesya came in not to dance but to carve waves for Siegfried’s collaborative wave piece. Sadly, there were misunderstandings early on in the communication process for this collaboration, and Sean and Jean-François … Continue reading →

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“ConneXtions”

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Lynne Yamaguchi

“ConneXtions: A Collaboration of Glass and Wood” is an exhibition jointly sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) and the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB). More than 100 woodturners and glass beadmakers are collaborating on pieces, and their … Continue reading →

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