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 | Sep 27, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized
Stories of Our Foremothers: New Work by Robin Brooks opens virtually at Curtis Library My exhibit entitled “Foremothers and Others” will open at Curtis Library’s Morrell Meeting Room virtual exhibit space is on display through October, 2021. Almost...
by Robin Brooks | Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mary Becker Weiss tells her Foremothers story Stories of the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of women are embedded in so many of our family lineages. When I put out the call for stories, Mary responded with this deeply affecting remembrance of her foremothers....
by Robin Brooks | Sep 8, 2021 | Stories of Our Foremothers, Uncategorized
Sue West shares a visual story of her foremothers Stories of Our Foremothers continues with this story from Sue West. Sue is a wonderful multi-talented artist who recently retired from teaching art at the Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki....
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...
