I
was born in
England
- a long, long time ago! I came to this country (for a year!) forty years
ago, worked as a Nanny, then went back to school (
Marshall
University
), where I received my AB degree in Art and Art Education, and my MA in
painting. I became a U.S. Citizen, married, and had some marvelous (of course!)
children!
I taught Art at the Junior High and Middle School level, for
most of my career, in the Columbus Public Schools. While at
Wedgewood
Middle School, my students and I produced several murals and made scenery for the Eighth
grade musical every year.
On retiring, in 2002, I did Volunteer work for Children’s
Hospital and the Columbus Metropolitan Library, joined a book club, and traveled
to a couple of places I’d always wanted to see (there’s still a lengthy
list!).
I also joined the Canal Winchester Art Guild. A diverse
group of nine of us has a studio in downtown Canal Winchester -"Studio
7.5."
Much of my work is done in Mixed Media. I love the
interplay of the various materials. I use Watercolor Pencils and work a lot in
Acrylics - sometimes in the usual, thick form, but often in a watered -down
version which gives a similar effect to watercolor, but makes possible an almost
unlimited build-up of glazes, which I really enjoy. Some of my painting is
realistic, but often I work in the Abstract. I don’t feel that a line or shape
has to be confined to the character of a recognizable object to have
artistic expression.
Twice a year, I join about a dozen sculptors at a clay pipe
factory in
Logan, Ohio; where we create from the pipes produced in that
facility. I sometimes
supplement the clay with a fiberglass bonding material, then paint it with
acrylics.
I have exhibited throughout Columbus, Canal Winchester, Granville, and
Huntington,
WV; and have work hanging in Arizona,
Texas, England, and Lancaster
!
I really enjoy retirement - how and where was there room in
my life for a career? !
Email: margeriksen@hotmail.com
Web Site: www.artstudio7-5.com
Recent artistic works by Margaret
Eriksen:
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"Small Bite, Big Apple"
9x11" Mixed Media |
"Extraterrestrial Garden"
8x10" Acrylic |
"Multifaceted"
9x11" Mixed Media |
| Price $150. |
Price $200. |
Price $300. |
