Wonderful Collage Workshop in Waterville

by Robin Brooks | Aug 23, 2023 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers, Teaching and Learning

This is the first slide of my slide show for the Waterville Area Art Society. Waterville Area Art Society, a slide talk and collage workshop I was honored to be invited by Irene West from Waterviille Area Art Society to present a slide talk and collage workshop for...

The Foremothers Project: A Video Interview with Robin

by Robin Brooks | May 29, 2023 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers

Keith Spiro Interviews Robin about the Foremothers Project In this interview with Keith Spiro I speak about my inspiration for The Foremothers Project and how I started gathering Foremothers stories from other people in the community. Keith describes himself as a...

Exciting Weekend Celebrating Our Foremothers

by Robin Brooks | May 15, 2023 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized

Robin’s “Our Foremothers” Exhibit Opens on Friday, 4-6 pm On the heels of Mother’s Day weekend, we have planned an exciting weekend to celebrate our Foremothers. I am happy to announce that my Stories of Our Foremothers exhibition opens at the...

Sydney Gurewitz Clemens’ foremother in a photograph

by Robin Brooks | Dec 6, 2022 | Stories of Our Foremothers

Sydney Gurewitz Clemens’ Grandmother Rose Etin Levitov Sydney told me that her grandmother Rose’s portrait hangs in a hallway of her San Fransisco apartment facing her grandfather. Sydney is a dynamic and inspiring early childhood educator and teacher of...

Art and Beauty–Robin’s travels in New Mexico, part 2

by Robin Brooks | May 2, 2022 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized

Art and Beauty Everywhere Throughout our week-long visit to New Mexico, I was impressed with both the natural beauty and the presence of art in unexpected places. For example, on highway overpasses heading north from Santa Fe. What a wonderful place for public art!...

New Mexico, In the Footsteps of My Foremothers, Part 1

by Robin Brooks | Apr 27, 2022 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized

Georgia O’Keeffe, photo courtesy of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico From Santa Fe to Abiquiu to Ghost Ranch On Sunday, April 17, I headed out from Albuquerque toward Santa Fe. I met up with my friend Susan who I’ve known since...