Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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Jerome Harste: Multi-Genre Artist
Upon retiring from Indiana University as a distinguished professor of literacy, culture, and language in 2006, Jerome Harste began studying with renowned artists in…
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Patricia Rhoden: Prolific Artist
After 37 years as an art teacher, Patricia Rhoden retired in 2013 and now spends most days creating oil and acrylic paintings in her…
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Dawn Adams: Water Artist
Dawn Adams specializes in water imagery: fresh, salt, still, rippling, melting, frozen.
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Joe and Bess Lee: Art with a Cause
In 2019, husband-and-wife team Joe and Bess Lee exhibited more than a dozen 2 1/2-by-3-foot acrylic paintings on paper in the style of mid-20th-century…
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Amy Brier: Stone Carver
In the age of digital modeling and 3-D laser printers, working with a hammer and chisel may seem “kind of archaic,” admits stone carver…
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Martina Celerin: Tapestries That Tell a Story
Martina Celerin’s fiber art combines traditional weaving techniques with felting and reclaimed materials like shells, rocks, and old jewelry to create tapestries that tell…
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Wyatt LeGrand: The Pride of Bloomfield
Wyatt LeGrand says he prefers painting “weird, funky things rather than pretty things.” He estimates that he makes more than 1,000 paintings a year.
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Help Our Local Stores! Come Shop the Square
’Tis the season of holiday shopping—please do some of it downtown.
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December 2020/January 2021
Celebrating Our Local Artists (COVER STORY) Bloomington is blessed with a myriad of artists working in a wide variety of mediums. Here, we present…