tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52853946654489371012024-03-05T02:46:30.307-05:00CREATIVITY MATTERS by Judith ZausnerTopics that address creativity in the landscape of our lives today and as we age.Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-71369869952307518642018-01-03T14:53:00.001-05:002018-01-03T14:53:24.119-05:00An Interview with SUE SPARGO: The Art of Creative Stitching
Born in Zambia, South Africa, you
grew up in a very different environment than your Ohio life now. What was the
impetus for you to leave South Africa? Hold old were you when you left?
I was thirty when I came to the United States. Due to the
turmoil in South Africa I wanted a more stable environment to bring up my
children.
How did your subsequent travels
impact your life and career? Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-90182168937503347682016-06-29T10:56:00.000-04:002016-06-30T15:14:39.735-04:00An Interview with GERHARDT KNODEL- Explorations in the Art of Textiles
Do you have an early memory of being
creative? That moment that turned your head with excitement?
Early experiences stay
with us in a variety of ways. I’m
thinking about even being a kindergarten student, making paper plates for our
nutrition period or making paper turkeys in anticipation of the Thanksgiving
celebration. Simple things that required the manipulation of materials, I
Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-48305994632847514782016-02-29T23:31:00.004-05:002016-04-28T19:24:03.260-04:00WHEN PRIVATE ART COLLECTIONS Become PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Gus and Judith Leiber inside the Leiber Art Museum in Springs, NY
Art museums are those venerable big buildings that house collections of esteemed art which are carefully selected, protected and made available for the public to view. Although a nonprofit business structure, usually admission is charged to offset its operation and donations are aggressively sought to augment Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-27343504953327008262016-01-31T21:26:00.005-05:002016-02-29T15:38:56.888-05:00An Interview with: GERSON (GUS) LEIBER
In high school, what was your
earliest creative experience(s)?
I can’t recall. There was no instruction.
You don’t remember doing
anything creative prior to high school?
No, I don’t.
Your art career really
found its rudder when you began training at the Royal Academy of Art in 1945.
Can you talk about that time?
Not
really. No, the only art experience I had was the examination Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-80949691198965574392015-12-31T22:54:00.005-05:002016-04-02T12:30:06.721-04:00AMAZING ART EMPOWERED THROUGH DISABILITIES
Disabilities promote challenges to invent new approaches, new methods and new passion to make art. Not easy but the rewards are tremendous for those determined to engage in a creative life.
Adaptation is a process of finding one's artistic voice. Whether born with handicaps or acquiring them during their lifetime, determination and resourcefulness will pave the path for talent to Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-9876462398145304652015-11-30T23:52:00.002-05:002015-11-30T23:52:19.216-05:00BOOK SIGNING: Judith Zausner at The Magic Gardens with artist Isaiah Zagar
When: December 18th from 6:30-8:30
Where: The Magic Gardens in Philadelphia
Judith interviewed the iconic ceramic muralist Isaiah in her book: The Creative Landscape of Aging and she will be ready to autograph your book purchase. Both Judith and Isaiah will talk about creativity and aging.
It's FREE but seating is limited so sign up early!
http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/events/Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-62053569752276588382015-10-31T20:49:00.002-04:002016-07-07T16:01:22.285-04:00The Marvel of 3D Printing in FASHION!
3D printing has become a phenomena in almost every industry but is particularly fascinating in fashion where it must combine visual aesthetics, accommodate movement and ultimately give the user comfort to wear. A triad of a challenge enabled by current technology. The future of fashion has arrived.
As a graduate student of fashion design in Israel, Danit Peleg took that challenge to create her Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-83795955705158390642015-09-07T07:00:00.000-04:002015-09-18T15:20:06.651-04:00My book, THE CREATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AGING, wins Award!
My book, THE CREATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AGING is a winner in the 24th annual National Mature Media
Awards Program http://www.seniorawards.com/2015winners/.
The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national
clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications,
educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-68978702956979238232015-08-31T22:50:00.001-04:002015-09-18T15:13:40.351-04:00An Interview with WARREN SEELIG: Textiles Transformed
You primarily reside in Maine now. Where did you grow up? What is the most important aspect
of your environment?
I fell in love with Maine when first teaching at Haystack. I also (believe
it or not) love and thrive in cold weather but more important, I love the quality of light found
here that comes from diffused light from changing weather here on the coast. My home here
is on a lake Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-34676411231076229462015-06-30T21:18:00.004-04:002015-09-09T10:09:55.710-04:00A CREATIVE REBIRTH: Artists who Emerge Creatively from Another Career
People have many
talents that are seldom realized in their lifetime. Economics is a factor that
often cuts in the explorative personality; when making a living counts, when
tuition investments matter, when security trumps innovative play-all are
reasons to maintain a traditional career stance. But then something happens
that stirs the soul to take risk, adventure and seek a creative lifeJudith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-71536179089532108842015-05-31T23:16:00.001-04:002016-02-27T07:58:24.967-05:00LONG MARRIAGES: ARTISTS MARRIED TO ARTISTS
JUDITH AND GUS LEIBER
Married 70 years as of February 2016
Marriages are often difficult to sustain, long marriages are a triumph and long Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-13745277042401473732015-04-30T23:44:00.002-04:002017-08-07T20:11:44.574-04:00New Innovations for Treating Hearing Loss
HEARING LOSS
FACTS:
About a third of 65 year olds consider
themselves hearing impaired
Seventeen percent of Americans have irreversible
hearing loss to some degree.
Of the 35 million Americans with hearing
impairment, more than a half of them do not use hearing aids.
It is estimated that 30 school children per
1,000 have a hearing loss
30 minutes on the New York City Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-44058445546298819102015-03-31T22:59:00.001-04:002015-09-15T16:37:36.996-04:00DESIGNING WITH MICROBIOLOGY: Creative Explorations
Sequins. Leather. Wool. Lace. Cotton. Ribbon. Linen. Engineered human tissue.....
Yes, Amy Congdon from the UK is just as much a hybrid personality as her decorative human tissue product. She utilizes her sensitivities and skills as both a designer and researcher to achieve an unusual element that is grown in the lab and can be tweaked for example to be water repellent or contain Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-19479911385647823682015-02-28T20:06:00.005-05:002015-03-30T12:07:59.271-04:00The Ecologial Shoe: Creative Innovations
It’s ironic. We spend money on great new shoes and then with this new fashion investment, we scrub the bottoms against pavement, grass, gravel and elements such as water and snow. Eventually they wear out, go to shoe heaven in a landfill and are replaced by another pair.
But times are changing. Slowly. Enter the first wave of ecological shoe design.
OAT shoes are revolutionary Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-84766804591320702062015-01-31T21:22:00.003-05:002015-03-10T16:08:17.077-04:00The Walking Cane: Creative Innovations
Walking
is healthy. We take it for granted and do not consider the inherent benefit
that it provides of mobility and independence. However as we age, we may
require extra support to walk and to stabilize our steps from one point to
another. A cane is the simple solution and until recently has been just a
classic candy cane form with the choice of material and color as the only
option in Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-78271541089671279432014-12-21T15:59:00.001-05:002015-08-31T22:51:42.549-04:00THE CREATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AGING: My book WINS THE 2015 NATIONAL MATURE MEDIA AWARD
This beautiful full color book is filled with select essays and interviews from this blog PLUS photographs of artist works AND my Introduction. You can read about the book and see inside pages at: http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Landscape-Aging-Judith-Zausner/dp/0986339806/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_img_7
To email and connect with me: www.thecreativelandscapeofaging.com
WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT?
The
Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-86691445080824468122014-10-27T11:52:00.003-04:002014-11-16T16:52:35.688-05:00An Interview with RICHARD BLAKE: Sculptor of Public Art, Historic Realism
As
a sculptor, Richard focuses on historical figures with social significance. His
compelling sculptures capture the realistic figure, the social context and the
spirit of the person. His work is in many private collections and can be viewed
as courtesy of many public outdoor commissions.
Growing up in Philadelphia, you began taking Saturday art classes at
Fleisher Art Memorial at the age Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-70717148115566526002014-09-30T22:04:00.001-04:002016-06-27T10:41:15.553-04:00An Interview with BILL CUNNINGHAM: Fashion Forecaster on Wheels
Bill Cunningham with Creativity Matters Blogger, Judith Zausner in 2014
Bill Cunningham has passed. We lost an amazing icon and fashion lost its humble advocate.
About Bill by Bill
In 2014, Fern Mallis interviewed Bill Cunningham in September, 2014 at the 92nd Street "Y" in New York City. The "Y" has graciously provided the following excerpts from the event:
In a rare Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-57102716820940641862014-08-31T21:53:00.001-04:002015-02-12T21:17:02.520-05:00CREATIVE GADGETS FOR ELDERS: No Computer Required!
Baby Boomers are the youngest of the elder population
group looking to make their daily living a little easier. Fortunately there are many helpful devices
available that are outside the medical related world of assistive and
supportive devices. While some products may be new on the market and others have
been around for a while, there is hardly an area untapped. These are just a
sampling Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-30154741115750572762014-07-31T21:21:00.000-04:002014-08-29T22:03:13.297-04:00The Creative Yarn: TELLING STORIES IN STITCHES
Storytelling is an old art form; early humans vocally grunted, signed language and hand painted pictures in caves. Over the centuries life became more sophisticated and what was once a primitive form of communication evolved in other ways in their lives. Before tapestries could be conceived, the concept of fabric was developed.
Around 27,000 years ago there was the Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-68431608864941537552014-06-30T23:52:00.002-04:002014-11-16T18:20:22.660-05:00An Interview with YVONNE BOBROWICZ: Fiber Artist of the Almost Ethereal
photograph by Judith Zausner
Trained
in traditional textiles and weaving, Yvonne has found her path to an ethereal visual
effect in fiber art. By knotting enormous
amounts of mono filament she creates a compelling experience of both light and
texture.
You came from two parents with creative genes. Life had to enable that for you.
My mother had talent in Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-48615223879764441352014-06-30T23:12:00.000-04:002014-07-09T20:10:42.839-04:00Exploring the CREATIVE WORLD OF PLEATS in Art and Function
Pleats have a history and in their history they have served as a
mechanical function and also as an art form. The
construction of a pleat is simply consecutive multiple folds in a material that
can be sustained when ironed, stitched or otherwise fastened to secure it in
place. There are 12 different pleat styles that have been documented and they are often identified by the
width of Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-69842527896092281042014-04-30T18:46:00.001-04:002014-11-16T16:43:54.018-05:00An Interview with BILL DALEY: Man of Monumental Ceramic Art
Photograph by Amanda N. Williams
As
a clay master of large ceramic art vessels, Bill continues to draw forms that that
are often in anticipation of his next piece. His beautiful work is in museum
collections here such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art as well as other museums abroad.
Your
first experience using clay was in Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-50861388374127018922014-03-31T23:00:00.000-04:002014-05-01T05:19:38.305-04:00ART and the SMARTPHONE:#1 -PHOTOS
Sure you know that the smartphone is more than just a cellphone but it can also open an incredible world of art exploration.
CLICK. With the camera, you get an instant digital picture. But wait, it’s not quite what you wanted. You’re thinking the colors are wrong, lighting could be better, and, well, boring in many ways. STOP. There are apps to simply enhance or dramatically transform your Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285394665448937101.post-63866552897615034022014-02-28T22:27:00.001-05:002014-05-06T16:12:09.860-04:00Innovative Technology Revolutionizes Prosthetic Legs
Hugh Herr was a young expert level climber when, in 1982, he became
disoriented during a blizzard on Mount Washington and suffered extreme
frostbite necessitating both legs to be amputated.
Aimee Mullins was born without fibula bones which required her legs to be amputated
below the knee when she was one year old.
Amy Purdy, an avid snowboarder,
survived bacterial Judith Zausnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892320152354176118noreply@blogger.com0