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Polly M. Law, Illustrator/Artist
Thrums End Art Studio
15 Clint Finger Road
Saugerties, NY 12477
845 247 9026
- Born and raised in a hamlet in the northeast corner of Ohio ( "A great place to be from") too many years ago
- Born on the day Libra switches over to Scorpio, not sure which I am
- First artwork displayed at age 8 in village Library-"Three Jesters" (crayon on construction paper)
- First work accepted in juried art show at age 16, "City of the Sun" (tissue paper collage on cardboard), Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
- At age 17, vowed to never "prostitute" myself by being a commercial artist (see,"ate words" below)
- Entered Kent State University, majoring in glassblowing (hey, it was the 70's)
Had bad glassblowing accident(no, I did not inhale) and switched major to weaving (it was still the 70's)
- Moved to NYC in 1977
- Worked at Neal Adams' Continutity Associates, learned how to do storyboards (ate words,) a career I pursued for over 20 years, 15 of them freelance
- Joined the Graphic Artists Guild
- Joined the Society of Illustrators
- Moved out of NYC in 1993
- Founded Thrum's End Art Studio in 1993 in Saugerties, New York
Artist's Statement:
Following the precepts of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle- that one can know the velocity/direction or the location of a particle, but not both at the same time; and that observation changes the experiment- herešs what I can tell you about my work:
My current work is about animation- or the possibility of it, color, texture, and how creativity can flourish within constraints. Animation in the sense of bringing alive inanimate materials or objects, not particularly the art form of cel or computer animation- at least not right now; but how figures articulate. Playing with color and texture for the total joy of giving those rods and cones a real workout. I enjoy the challenge of working within a certain level of constraint, limitations in the form of a restricted palette of materials, size limitations, thematic unity; it forces me to be more creative and makes the process a game-and an enjoyable one at that. I see my work as little theaters, each with its own proscenium, each bristling with potential.
I have been and continue to be influenced by nature, especially leaf forms; the Bloomsbury artists; the Greenman; Eyvind Earle, Charlie Harper, and Edward Bawden. I learned about color and the play of color in close order, from my college study with the fiber artist Janet Taylor.
As for velocity/direction? As my personal motto says: Insolitores Res Contiguerunt (Stranger Things Have Happened) and indeed they have.
Clients include:
Illustration:
- New York Times Book Review
- Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine
- The New Physician Magazine
- Strategic Finance Magazine
- Fine Gardening Magazine
- Woman's Day Magazine
- Cricket Magazine
- Gourmet Magazine
- Parents Magazine
- Target Stores Magazine
- Addison Wesley
- Harcourt Brace
- Sadlier
- Folkmanis
Needlepoint:
Web Design:
Galleries:
Solo Shows:
- "Inspired Eyes;"June, 2007, M Gallery, Catskill, NY
- "The Word Project: Odd & Obscure Words- Illustrated;" 9/9-10/9/2006; Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY
Group Shows:
- "Call & Response: Artists Respond to Young Poets," WAAM; April, 2008
- "Hudson Valley Women Artists Outside of the Box," Barrett Clay Works Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY: March, 2008
- "Watermark '08," North Carolina Community College, Whiteville, NC; March 2008
- "Holiday Show", M Gallery, Catskill, NY; December, 2007
- "The Nude Show", M Gallery, Catskill, NY; October, 2007
- "Woodstock Biennial," Kleinart/James Gallery, Woodstock, NY; August, 2007
- "3rd Biennial Dimensional Salon," Society of Illustrators, NY, NY; Dec 5-29, 2006.
- American Illustration, web portion, 2006
- WAAM, Woodstock, NY; Feb/May/2008
Feb/Mar/May/June/July/Oct/Nov/Dec/2007
Feb/Mar/May/June/July/Aug/Sept/Dec/2006
Feb/Mar/Apr/June/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/2005
Feb/Apr/May/June/Aug/Nov/Dec/2004.
- Arts Upstairs, Phoenicia, NY: monthly salon shows since 2004.
Articles:
- "Collages Make Clear Statements," Enjoy, Poughkeepsie Journal; March 14, 2008
- "Resource Recovery"; Almanac, Ulster Publishing; April 26, 2007
- "Art in the Garden," "Hanging Out"(Spring 2007) the newsletter of laundrylist.org
- "Illuminated Obscure Words"; Writing Magazine; February/March, 2007
- "Polly's law.....;"Woodstock& Saugerties Times; 9/7, 2006
- "Constructed Magic;" Inside Out Magazine; 3/4, 2006
- Saugerties Times; 4/17/03
- "Polly Law Will Doodle All the Day;" Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Magazine; 9/10, 2002
- "Country in the City;" Country Living (U.S.) Magazine; 8/9, 1993
- "The Inspired Landscape: For the Birds;" Catskill Mountain Region Guide; July 2004
Awards:
(50 Meter Freestyle, Borts Pool, Yo. OH; August 4, 1964)
- Sarah Kuniyoshi Award, Woodstock Artists Association; June 2007
- Honorable Mention, Woodstock Artists Association, October 2007
- Honorable Mention, Woodstock Artists Association, September 2007
- American Illustration, web portion, 2006
- Alan Koff Award; Woodstock Artists Association; October 2006
- Lucile Blanch Award; Woodstock Artists Association; May 2006
- Honorable Mention, Woodstock Artists Association, July 2006
- Leo Borkman Award; Woodstock Artists Association; April 2005
- Lucile Blanch Award; Woodstock Artists Association; February 2005
- Honorable Mention, Woodstock Artists Association; July 2005
- Honorable Mention, Woodstock Artists Association, October 2005
- People's Choice Award; Woodstock Artists Association; June 2006
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