by Robin Brooks | Oct 1, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized
An Interview with the Artist In the interview with Keith Spiro, I speak about my inspiration for the Foremothers Project and how I got started gathering Foremothers stories from other people in the community. I talk about my motivation as an artist and what I hope to...
by Robin Brooks | Jul 23, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers
A Poem about Memory: The Foremothers The Foremothers On the wings of a butterfly, on a feather’s breath of memory, their stories, their spirits resonate. I see these women, my ancestors, with their courage, humor, and tenacity. In my mind I can taste their...
by Robin Brooks | Apr 2, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers
Rebecca in a purple coat, acrylic on gessoed paper, 18 by 22 inches, 2021 Here is the finished painting entitled “Rebecca in a purple coat.” The painting depicts of one of my foremothers, Rebecca Rosenfield, nee Kaplan. She was my maternal grandmother who...
by Robin Brooks | Mar 25, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – (314) by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul- and sings the tune without the words- and never stops- at all- … (to read the entire poem, click on the...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 21, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Uncategorized
How the Foremothers Project got started I have been working on a series of collages called “Foremothers.” I am speaking of both my biological ancestors and other women, artists and change-makers whose lives have informed my own journey. The Foremothers...
