Artist: Greg Fadell Location: My house Breakfast: GF – Soda water SRS – Coffe (black), soda water Here’s what happens every time Greg Fadell and I get together: two hours or more disappear. We are a deadly combination of myriad keen interest, philosopher spirit, and probably a touch of the ability […]
Artist: Lynne Avadenka Location: Her studio Breakfast: LA – Coffee (w/ cream) SRS – Coffee (black) You know when you meet someone who makes you feel lazy? I am often told that I am that person, for other people. So it says something that Lynne Avadenka makes me feel like […]
Artist: Scott Hocking Location: Fireside Inn, Port Austin, MI Breakfast: SH – Cheeseburger on a pretzel roll, side of coleslaw, Coke SRS – Cheeseburger on a pretzel roll, side of fries, Diet Coke It’s funny how you can hear something and in your mind you accept it, but when you […]
Artist: Toby Millman Location: Maine Street Restaurant, Hamtramck Breakfast: TM – Coffee (w/ cream), French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon SRS – Coffee (black), French toast, eggs over hard, sausage It’s Toby Millman’s birthday today, so breakfast at the Maine Street Restaurant is on me. Though located on the main street […]
Artist: Marie T. Hermann Location: Sister Pie Breakfast: MTH – Coffee (black), slice of chocolate creme pie SRS – Coffee (black), slice of sour cherry & bourbon pie Let’s just get this out of the way: Marie T. Hermann is about the nicest person I’ve ever met. Her enthusiasm extends […]
Artist: Greg Fadell Location: His studio Breakfast: Nespresso (black), La Croix (peach & pear) I met Greg Fadell at a dinner following the Franklin Sirmans lecture at the MOCAD a few weeks ago. It is always refreshing to meet someone with a similar level of disinterest in small talk in a social context […]
Artist: Rose E. DeSloover Location: Rose’s Fine Food Breakfast: RED – Half order of buckwheat pancakes, coffee (cream) SRS – Grandpa Richard’s pancakes, side of pork sausage, coffee (black) Excited to be moving forward with Rose on her project–I see what’s developing between us is, in some sense, a kind of art-consultancy exercise. […]
Artist: Casey Rocheteau Location: Brooklyn St. Local (Casey: “Every time I try to convince people Detroit isn’t becoming Brooklyn, it goes and does something like this.” Breakfast: CR – Eggs over easy, rye toast, salad (they were out of roasted potatoes), bacon, coffee (black) SRS – Ham & cheddar omelet, fries (they […]
Artist: Mary Fortuna Location: My place Breakfast: Vegetarian chili & salad Well, I knew that I had dinner plans with Mary Fortuna, but I wanted to include our conversation in Breakfast with the Artist, because she is such a great artist, like, one of the artists where I stalk her […]
Artist: Sandra Cardew Location: Sandra’s studio Breakfast: Green tea Are all fiber artists basically introverts at heart? If you take Sandra Cardew and I as your sample set, then yes. And when two basically introverted people find that they both share a love of fabric, multi-media art, and sewing, well, we get along […]