by Robin Brooks | Mar 17, 2022 | News from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers
Grandma Sarah’s Kitchen, mixed media collage on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2021 (from the Foremothers series) Creative Maine Magazine publishes “Honoring our Foremothers” HONORING OUR FOREMOTHERS In the Spring issue of Creative Maine Magazine, I tell the...
by Robin Brooks | Jul 30, 2021 | News from the Studio, Uncategorized
Making collage with tea bags is something I had not done before. But recycling is part of my ethos, and I love the resonance of tea. Working with tea bags evoked a sense of shared experience as I recalled savoring a warm cup of tea with a friend. Tea also relates to...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 21, 2021 | News from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized
What motivated me to launch the Foremothers Project? The Foremothers Project began with the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, noted Supreme Court judge and inspiring activist for women’s rights. It was an arresting moment–a moment for reflection. Her death...
by Robin Brooks | Nov 22, 2020 | News from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers
Tree Song for My Country, mixed media collage, 24 x 24 inches Tree Song for My Country–A Mixed media collage with multiple realities This moment in time has multiple realities. People are divided and hold such different beliefs about what is real and what is...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 12, 2019 | News from the Studio, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
painted paper collage, 15 by 20 inches, 2014 Dear Art Friends, I am participating in “Making Meaning,” a group show that is installed in the gallery at the Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth through March 2nd. Tomorrow, Sunday, from 2 to 4 pm, we...
