Open Studio Monday - Shirley Keller - Self Portrait
Description
“The encouragement from this class has taught me that the skills, talent, and ideas that come from me are just fine. They may look primitive, or childlike, in comparison to some other art, but I am trying new things and producing what is mine. It doesn’t have to be compared. I am one of a kind, and so is my art. The online Open Studio made it possible for me to participate with AWE even though I live in a rural area of Central California. Lucky me. And the folks in my class are from all over the country. We feel gratitude toward Arts With Elders for the online Open Studios.”
In addition to her work in the AWE class, Keller creates clay masks, and repurposes items like hubcaps, skill saws, and horseshoes into art pieces with dots of acrylic. Mixing words and art is her latest exploration.
She is the Coordinator for 1st Saturday in Three Rivers, a monthly art event. Keller has been published in two books: But What About The Children? Diversity is Life: A Memoir and Tulare-Kings Writers Present Tales from the Strip Mall, An Anthology of Short Stories. She is currently working on a new book which incorporates her writing and paintings.
