{"product_id":"9781624885679","title":"Art By Two","description":"From the beginning, my mother, Peregrine fed my imagination and senses in\u003cbr\u003eevery possible way with fairy tales, art, beautiful food, music, opera,\u003cbr\u003epoetry and trips into nature, the seaside and the mountains. We lived\u003cbr\u003ea nomadic life moving from apartments in New York City to shared\u003cbr\u003ehouses on Fire Island. By the time I could walk I had the incredible\u003cbr\u003efreedom to explore up and down the beach on my own. My mother’s\u003cbr\u003eartwork was a steady constant and for her it was second only to my\u003cbr\u003ewellbeing.\u003cbr\u003eLike most young children, I drew and painted freely. Around\u003cbr\u003eage eleven, I began to compare my artistic results to my mother’s\u003cbr\u003emasterful art. After years of practice, her drawing and sureness of\u003cbr\u003eline was perfection. Drawing realistically is often a ‘deal breaker’ for\u003cbr\u003emany beginning aritsts. At the time I could not find my way around\u003cbr\u003eit. Even though I was encouraged and praised for my efforts, I\u003cbr\u003eescaped into music for six years until I went to college 2,000 miles\u003cbr\u003eaway in Boulder Colorado. The second term there, I began to study\u003cbr\u003eart. I found the perfect balance away from home to explore and\u003cbr\u003eexperiment with art on my own. On visits home I received unconditional\u003cbr\u003esupport from my mother and stepfather, also an artist. I often\u003cbr\u003ewondered if I would have found my way to the easel had I been\u003cbr\u003eborn into the more conventional family I longed for in middle childhood.\u003cbr\u003eYears later, after a hiatus from making art following the birth\u003cbr\u003eof my son, Peregrine enticed me back by inviting me to the many\u003cbr\u003eopen life drawing sessions in the area that she attended. By then\u003cbr\u003emy mother was teaching part-time and continued to offer guidance\u003cbr\u003ewhen I needed it. Years of collaboration in our art followed\u003cbr\u003ewith positive mutual support and critique. We worked together at\u003cbr\u003etwo endeavors, Fantasy Quilts and Portfolio Rubber Stamps. An\u003cbr\u003eeasy rhythm developed where we would work out ideas and images\u003cbr\u003eseparately, come together for brainstorming and then return\u003cbr\u003eto our studios to complete final designs. We knew each other well,\u003cbr\u003eour strengths, weaknesses and points of reference in art history.\u003cbr\u003eWe shared discoveries of new artists and old. I rarely felt a sense of\u003cbr\u003ecompetition or envy between us over our artwork. I know the camaraderie\u003cbr\u003eand sharing we had was rare and I miss it.\u003cbr\u003eThis is our story.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134781767920,"sku":"9781624885679","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781624885679_p0.jpg?v=1763861895","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781624885679","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}