Luann Udell
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Luann Udell
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My new blog. (Old blog here.)
My appearance on New Hampshire Chronicle (6 minutes) is here (QuickTime) and here (Windows Media). I'm also profiled in a wonderful short film made for the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. (It's in Windows Media format, Mac users can install this viewer to play it.) |
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"There is a heartfelt spirit to her work that everyone recognizes, and a skill, creativity and attention to detail that thrills the fiber lover." -- Glenn Johnson, Handworks Gallery, NICHE Magazine's 100 Top Retailers of American Craft |
I believe we are all have a place in this world, and a purpose. Mine is to tell my story through my art. By telling that story, I hope to encourage others to tell their own stories, and find their own place in the world.
When I visit a museum, I gaze eagerly upon the exhibits of ancient artifacts--pottery shards, bone tools, textile fragments too tattered and worn to identify. Tenderly mounted under temples of glass, carefully labeled for display, they seem to speak to us in whispers of a time forgotten, of a people lost to us in antiquity.
I create artifacts from such a lost cultures and imagined prehistories. I use these modern artifacts to retell ancient stories, stories I feel have much to teach us today.
I am a nationally exhibited artist. I create wall hangings, sculpture and jewelry inspired by tribal and prehistoric art. My work has appeared in many books, newspapers and magazines across the country. I am also a published writer, with a book, various articles, a magazine column and a blog to my credit.
I have a B.A. in art history and an M.A. in education from the University of Michigan. I credit my art history courses with introducing me to the art of many world cultures that now influence my work.
My studio is a renovated antique barn attached to my home in Keene, NH. I am a double-juried member of the prestigious League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in stitchery and non-metal jewelry.
Luann Udell • 603.352.2270 • luann at luannudell.com