Artist Cybele Lyle Talks Tzedakah
Cybele Lyle, (de)(re)construct(ion)(ing) , 2015. Acrylic, paint, screen print, 5 x 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 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 of craft, design, and how the invitation to create work on the theme of tzedakah affected their process. Get to know artist Cybele Lyle, who will be speaking at The CJM on Friday, May 8 from 12:30–1pm . _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What inspired you about taking this traditional Jewish object and creating a new work of art? It was a totally new way of working for me, which allowed me to approach my own practice from a new perspective. I'm not used to making functional objects or sculpture and so I was forced to shift my approach from the beginning. That's always inspiring as...