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Abby
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"I am a painter but I am not that whacked! "
Female
26 years old
SAN FRANCISCO, California
United States
Last Login: 9/26/2008
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Mood:
adventurous
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Abby's Interests
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| General | painting, art history, classic greek art, classic greek literature, soccer | | Music | Rodrigo y Gabriela, Avril, Al Green (my dad got me hooked) | | Books | Griffin & Sabine, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time | | Heroes | Eva Hesse, Gabriela Quintero |
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Abby's Details
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| Status: | In a Relationship | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Omaha, Nebraska | | Religion: | Protestant | | Zodiac Sign: | Leo | | Smoke / Drink: | No / Yes | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | grad student |
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Abby's Latest Blog Entry
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Eva Hesse’s Doubt and Art
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The Pursuit of Nothing
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A One-woman Show
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Catching movie "Shooter" with my man
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About me:
"I am a grad student at San Francisco State University. I am getting my MA in art. I am a painter. I used to be an elementary school teacher (2nd and 3rd grade) but I couldn't handle to parents!" Abby Archer
Abby Archer is one of the main characters the upcoming novel A Portrait of Josephine. She is about to finish graduate school. She attends San Francisco State University.
Her eagerness and her youthfulness makes her a good apprentice but will it make her a great artist and a strong woman? Abby could definitely follow healer and author Louise L. Hay when she says, "Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." Abby Archer is inspired by a wonderful sculptor who died too young – Eva Hesse (pictured above)
Although Eva was incredibly talented and enjoyed professional esteem, she always seemed to doubt herself, to subvert herself. She didn't seem to completely trust herself. Abby Archer is an example of a woman who lets her doubts and insecurities over-power her, keep her small. But there is hope for Abby.
Abby accepts an internship at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. It is there, in an archive room, faced with the task of organizing a large art collection, that she is forced to challenge herself in a field outside of drawing producing paintings – her area of expertise. It is through this task that she must learn to adapt her experience to solve new problems. She is faced with opportunities she didn’t anticipate and challenges she underestimated. Will she overcome these challenges? Or will she succumb?
Read A Portrait of Josepine blog, including book excerpts.
A Portrait of Josephine is a soon-to-be published novel by Allison Frederick. It is a classic mentor/apprentice story about female empowerment between a young, graduate student from the 21 century named Abby Archer, and her mentor, Galena Conner, a British milk farmer’s wife from the late 1880s. These women are based on the inspirational qualities of two famous female artists, painter, Georgia O'Keeffe and sculptor, Eva Hesse. Follow their path as the main characters explore the essence of their feminine being and as they reject the boxed in roles their respective societies have of them.
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Who I'd like to meet:
David Beckham and Georgia O'Keefe (if it were possible of course, Gabriela Quintero of Rodrigo y Gabriela - she seems like the coolest chic around.
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