Susan Napack is one of South Orange’s most esteemed and talented artists. Head over to her backyard studio of riches at the annual SOMA Artist Studio Tour on June 5, from 11am to 5pm. More details are in the two links and please find a fun Q&A below.
Studiotoursoma link Susan’s website
- Ken: How did you get into art?
- Susan: I knew by Kindergarten as kids kept saying, “Can you draw one of those for me ?”
- Ken: Picasso had a ‘Blue period,’ what phase of your career are we in now?
- Susan: ‘Figurine period’
- Ken: Who’s your favorite artist?
- Susan: William Kentridge
- Ken: Invite 3 celebrities to your dinner party
- Susan: Patti Smith, Michael Stipe (they’d get along great) and John Waters (all around fun guy)
- Ken: Where are you originally from?
- Susan: Westfield, NJ
- Ken: Where on earth would you like to go that you haven’t traveled to yet?
- Susan: Earthworks in Scotland (Celtic Inspired land art – earthworks link )
- Ken: If you couldn’t be an artist, what would you have become?
- Susan: A Chef
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