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  All images courtesy of artist (via Instagram: @victoriathorne). Last week we got an Insta-crush on illustrator Victoria Thorne. As she made her way through Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait , she sketched and tagged — filling her moleskin with drawings and sharing with us on Instagram . Drawing  everything from photos of young Amy to iconic dresses, we're blown away by her expressive, direct drawings.   Victoria caught our eye — and we had to reach out !  Make sure to follow her on IG as @victoriathorne for her sketching travels.  Here's an interview — via drawings — with the talented artist. The interview came creatively (could you have guessed it?), in a lovely envelope with the q&a beautifully illustrated. A GIF of opening the envelope. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Describe yourself in six words. I watch for Grace (4) Mom sister  nana daughter wife frien...

Terry Berlier, Variation on Soma Cube: Empty Center , 2015.  Wood: walnut, maple, cherry, ash, red oak, ipe, basswood,  7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Photo by Johnna Arnold. In conjunction with The 2015 Dorothy Saxe Invitational: Tzedakah  Box , The CJM invites participating artists to give insightful chats in the gallery. Artists will discuss their work in the larger context o f craft, design, and how the invitation to create work on the theme of tzedakah  affected their process. Get to know artist Terry Berlier, who will be speaking at The CJM on Friday, April 24 from  12:30–1pm . _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What inspired you about taking this traditional Jewish object and creating a new work of art? H onestly, I had a very challenging time with it at first. I don't usually like making functional objects so it took me some time to come up with something that felt relevant t...