Author Archives: Jo Myers-Walker

All the World’s a Stage

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

(Update, June 12: All the World’s a Stage has now moved to an outdoor theater.) When I was visiting Iowa City recently I ran across one of two BookMarks statues I created, inside the Iowa City Public Library! Last year … Continue reading →

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Finished sculpture at Sacred Heart School

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Pictured here is one of the five slumped-acrylic sculptures we created at Sacred Heart School in April (I took pictures outside so there’s a lot of glare). Students of all ages from kindergarten through 8th grade worked on creating the … Continue reading →

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Setting up in Fairfield

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

I took some of my work to Fairfield, Iowa last week for an exhibit (“Painting on Paper and Beyond”) at the Fairfield Art Association’s Main Gallery, in the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. The exhibit runs through June 29, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Dragon blanket hanger

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Celebrating a baptism for Baby Jolie. She was born in the year of the dragon, so I made her a baby blanket hanger for her new room, designed as a dragon (note Jolie inside!).

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Creating sculpture at Sacred Heart School

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’m looking forward to working with art teacher Beth Titman and the students at Sacred Heart School! The children are creating squares (painting and drawing on slumped acrylic) that will bolt onto a slumped acrylic figure, to be a permanent … Continue reading →

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Making a tablecloth with memories

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Using clothing that had belonged to her mother, Mary Beth printed on the fabric (pictured here) and then used it in making a tablecloth for her family reunion this summer. The family can be reminded and talk about the memories … Continue reading →

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The other side of the camera

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Pictured here with me is someone you don’t usually see on camera: the gifted photojournalist Cortney Kintzer. Thanks, Cortney, for sending me the photos, and for making the interview into a virtual tour of the studio!

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Hat celebrating my daughters

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Here’s a close-up of a hat including a picture of my three daughters when they were little (one toothless!). For their birthdays, each one is getting a hat. People have been excited about the “memories of…” hats and coming up … Continue reading →

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March 2012 The Left Bank Studio Newsletter

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

March 2012 The Left Bank Studio Newsletter

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The Left Bank Studio on KCCI-TV

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

We had a great time last week when Mollie Cooney and the KCCI-TV crew stopped in to take a look at the studio. Mollie didn’t know what to focus on for a five-minute interview, there is so much going on! … Continue reading →

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