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--------Lynn Batchelder------------------------

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western michigan university

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i am a student.
i make drawings which then, out of thin air, become objects.

i like the idea of making something that is nothing in particular. everyone sees something in everything-- in a shape, in a line, in a color-- it is our way of identifying or making sense of what we see. thus, non-things - they could be something, but guess what, they aren't.

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At 12:36pm on September 7, 2009, anne havel said…: hi lynn, i saw your work "objects to incorporate into your everyday life" and i have a technical q. i am a torch-firer also. i luv firescale and don't try to avoid it, but occasionally i'd really like to minimize it. you have a lot of pieces in that work and they all look so smooth and kiln-fired. do you have a trick/secret to keeping the firescale minimized? do you use a special type of firing trivet, as that is where most of my firescale comes from in my pieces. thx so much for any help/thoughts you can provide. anne

At 8:10pm on March 2, 2009, Billie Jean Theide said…: Lynn,

I will be at SNAG this year. The University of Illinois will have a booth again this year in the Connections Room. It's always a good time for me to catch up with my former students. There are ten of us going from the U of I. I was in Philly two weeks ago for the NICHE Awards ceremony...I was asked to present the awards in the Jewelry category. Two of my MFA candidates won NICHE Awards this year and they were excited. I had some time to see some exhibitions and check out the staircase of the Philadelphia Art Museum...I'm wearing one of my pieces in Jewelry in Motion during the conference. I think the presenters have to catwalk that staircase. Should be fun. I hope I don't trip!

Billie

At 10:59am on March 1, 2009, Billie Jean Theide said…: Lynn,

I can sympathize with what you are going through at the moment. I have eight metal undergraduates who are working on BFA thesis work at the moment. Good luck on your work and your exhibition. Your work is of a higher caliber than most undergraduate work. What would you like to do after you graduate? Are you attending the SNAG conference in May?

Billie

At 10:00am on February 28, 2009, Billie Jean Theide said…: Lynn,

Your work is fantastic! Are you an undergrad or grad at Western Michigan?

Billie

At 7:31pm on February 24, 2009, david choi said…: Hi Lynn.
I was just surfing on crafthaus,
and couldn't resist telling you
how beautiful your works are.

david

At 11:13pm on November 30, 2008, Hilary Pfeifer said…: Hey Lynn--thanks for the comment on my work. Your work is quite lovely too!

To answer your question: yes, you are right about the wood. I also use a lot of mixed media materials and altered found objects, and then cover it all with liberal coatings of thick paint. I was trained as a metalsmith and learned a lot from all the instruction on how to work so precisely, so I know those influences still show up, somehow.

At 12:54pm on November 24, 2008, Emanuela Aureli said…: hey, interesting work and work ideas....
;-)

emanuela

At 1:17pm on October 16, 2008, Soyeon Kim said…: hey~

I would love to go to michigan for the show.

Can you tell me what the show is about? is it a BFA show? are you in the show?
I would love to go! let me know!!