Carol Hall, Hello? Are You There?, wire mesh, collage, photography, acrylic paint, mixed media, 18" x 24"

American, b. 1959, playing from Seattle, WA, USA

I have studied with many different artists at many different schools. I have exhibited and sold my art. Finally, at the age of 54, I have arrived at the place where listing this stuff doesn’t matter anymore. I just make art because I have to… I can’t not. And either you like it and get it or you don’t. Either way is fine with me!

Contact information: challmsw@earthlink.net

Thoughts on the Telephone process

Participating in “Telephone” was much more to me than making a piece of art. I thought it would be fun and interesting which it was. What was surprising and somewhat unsettling to me was how it highlighted my isolation as a visual artist. I found myself craving connection and conversation with the artist whose work I received. I wanted to know them, to stay up all night talking about the experience of playing “Telephone," to talk about the loneliness of making art… It was such a paradox because at the same time, I felt like a part of something much bigger than myself and part of an international community. It was an odd duality to “sit with.” I can’t wait to see the other work that was produced for this project.