Somerset Studio, Anew : Jill Berry Blog

Here is the piece for the newest issue of Somerset Studio. I do not think this experience will ever get old, opening a magazine like this to see your own work, and I would recommend it! I first did it by answering an open call on their website that my friend Rosalba practically forced me to do, and thank goodness she is so pushy. It has been great fun and a pleasure to work with the people at the magazine.

This piece is binder’s board, watercolor, acrylics, gouache, copper, stones, and wax. Pretty much the kitchen sink. It is about 20″ x 20″. It feels good to the touch, not that it is meant to be touched. Just last night I realized how much I like the feel of things, and generally make surfaces as feel good as possible. There is some psychological profile that goes with this certainly, and it has passed to my daughter Sydney.

When Sydney was three, we tried out gymnastics. She romped around the gym with the teacher and other kids, then left the mat and sat next to me. She said “everything in here is hard and blue. I want to be somewhere soft and pink.” I know exactly what she means.