Stephanie's Studio

I remember when I was at Tyler (School of Art), the big discussion in painting was still the effects that photography had on art.   That was a long time ago; the era before computers, long before digital art was even a consideration.   Computers have touched so many intimate aspects of our life, most of all the way we use our hands.   Last night I sat down to write out some Christmas cards.   The card writing was the most handwritten letter work that I have done all year.   I send so many emails each day but only a handful of hand written cards each year.   I remember when I made and sold handmade greeting cards in the 90s, they sold like hotcakes because email hadn’t caught on and people were still writing things by hand.   Now in the 2000s the cards languish in the boxes I put them in, waiting to be held or touched. I don’t mind at all though because whether they sell or not I’ve created them and I can use them to share with my friends.   The...