Artist: Ann Harwell | Location: Wendell, NC
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Artist: Ann Harwell | Location: Wendell, NC
Wendell, NC
My Father and Grandfather were vita Methodist Ministers. Growing up in the NC mountains, I sat through hundreds of sermons and looked at the world through a lot of stained glass.The messages in those sermons sometimes altered my thinking in the opposite direction. So, here I am making art that resembles the fractals of stained glass, wanting to preach a sermon and longing to create something with meaning. No art education is in my resume. Having sewn since Santa Claus brought me a sewing machine at age 5, I have worked in or managed the alterations departments for menswear, womenswear, bridal gowns or made clothes and quilts in my home. In 1999 my work was juried into Artspace in Raleigh and i became a full-time artist in an open studio. I moved my studio home in 2012. In 2017 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, however with medication, exercise and deep brain surgery my symptoms are under control. The disease has added an urgency to my work, now I am more driven than before.
Artist Website
annharwell.com