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A Walk Around Bok Part 2

By: ornamento.blog November 11, 2021November 7, 2021

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This is a continuation of last week’s post my wanderings around the Bok Building during this year’s POST Open Studio Tours in South Philadelphia.

First I landed at the studio of Lynn Snyder and Scott Woyak.

Lynn is a teacher and Scott is a pupil at the Studio Incamminati for Contemporary Realist Art, which was my final stop for the day.

Studio Incamminati, which is located on the top floor of the Bok Building, offers fine art instruction that includes degreed programs , high school programs, continuing adult education, and open studios.

If you’re interested in seeing what Studio Incamminati has to offer, go to their web site or subscribe to their newsletter, here.

Polymer POST

By: ornamento.blog October 24, 2019October 23, 2019

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I have published several posts about one of my favorite local art programs, the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST). But this year is the first time I have ever encountered polymer artists on the tour. My friends Patty Pickup and Terri Powell (ArtSci designs) joined together in West Philadelphia to showcase their work for this years’ Open Studio Tour West. They were the only polymer artists on the tour this year, but I am hoping this will change as more people start to recognize polymer as a serious art medium.

Patty’s Spruce Hill home was a great place for the display

Patty in her studio

Patty has an incredible, huge studio on the third floor of her home. To see pictures of Terri’s studio, press here.

Patty’s latest work. Her color washed-pendants are very popular.

ArtSci designs yummy carved and backfilled bracelets look good enough to eat. I own a set of these and love wearing them. If you are interested in purchasing any of Terri’s work, you can contact her through her web site here. Patty does not have a web site yet, but I’m sure that’s only temporary.

Ann Roantree, Designer and Weaver

By: ornamento.blog January 3, 2019February 7, 2019

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I met Ann Roantree when I toured the Bok Building back in October. One of the first things Ann told me about herself was that her father was a master quilter. This certainly must have inspired her love of textiles. She showed me a lovely black and white modernist quilt her father made toward the end of his life. She keeps it in her studio as a memento.

With a background in art and graphic design, Ann started weaving about 15 years ago when she took a class and was hooked immediately. But textiles were already in her blood; her father and grandfather were versed in needle arts and made everything for the family. Ann learned how to knit and sew early on.

Today, she designs and weaves one-of-a-kind and limited edition rugs, runners, wall hangings, and textiles. Ann has exhibited at the Philadelphia Craft Show and area galleries. Her spacious and airy studio holds three looms crafted of hardwood maple, supplies, and a showroom area with examples of her work. Like so many of the artists I met during my visit to Bok, Ann jumped at the chance to rent a Bok studio because of Bok’s amenities and management, and because Bok is walking distance from her house. I loved wandering around her colorful studio, Enjoy the pictures.