by Liz Lerman | Dec 31, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Artistic Process
Field Notes from Liz Lerman This post was written on my birthday, December 25th, 2014 while I was visiting my daughter in Cambodia. Today I am 67 years old. Here is an account of some of what I have accumulated. Two parents and I have lost them both. Five...
by Liz Lerman | Apr 7, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Artistic Process, Arts Leadership, Hiking the Horizontal
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Artists know that if categorized in one way, it will be hard to get observers, presenters, critics and curators to see them in any other light. And so the denial begins. It is sad to watch, and sad to be in that circumstance. I’m recalling...
by Liz Lerman | Mar 7, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Artistic Process, Arts Leadership, Philanthropy, Teaching
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Today we got news that the amazing Rebecca Blunk will be stepping down as head of the New England Foundation for the Arts due to health and personal reasons. I entreat everyone to take a moment and just close your eyes and thank Rebecca in...
by Liz Lerman | Feb 12, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Artistic Process, Healing Wars, Teaching
Field Notes from Liz Lerman If I take the time to discover WHY I did what I did I can usually uncover some new tool, or concept or a particular variation that is worthy of note. I have been trying to harvest my own intuition. I think of intuition as our knowledge…just...