Author Archives: DaNice D Marshall

Whew! For a lot of reasons, this one is special y’all. The fact that I’m sharing an incomplete piece of artwork, is itself a little out of character for me. But what’s more exciting, is that this is my third public art piece. And what’s even more exciting than that, it’s all been 3D! Wait…Continue reading “Transitioning Art”

Real Talk… I’ve been quick to share the good parts of my art journey, because it’s inspiring & in a digital world that’s spinning incredibly fast, we need #goodnews But rejections do happen.  And yesterday, like so many other days, I received another email stating that I was “not one of the artist selected”.  AndContinue reading “Art… Just Like That”

Amazingly, my painting “Pink Rollers and Lottery Dreams” was selected by the  Massachusetts Governor to be installed in her reception area at the Statehouse. Wait… what?? Tomorrow, Weds. Feb. 5th, Governor Healey will unveil my artwork, along with three other artists at a Black History Month Celebration in the Great Hall of Flags. How coolContinue reading “Spinning An Art Story”

Hello 2025! I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions, but it’s nice to meet you. I can’t remember the last time I put myself through the vigors of a promise that was so hard to keep, or why I wanted to do that to myself in the first place. Perhaps, I’ve grown wiser or perhaps, I’mContinue reading “Well Hello Art”

Making connections that we hadn’t even thought to imagine and it’s working! Imagine that… Staying agile and being creative, sometimes means venturing into new spaces, and seeing the world in a new way. That in order to move forward, we might be required to let go, leaving old thoughts, outmoded behaviors and cracked people behind.Continue reading “Connect Today #BlueSky”

Lately I’ve been listening to folk music 🎶 It started when I was invited to a dear friend’s home for a party and they had hired Anne Hills to perform. And I was blown away! There’s something about the human voice, when accompanied to guitar strings that resonates with me. Literally. I’m able to think,Continue reading “Art is Love”

Incredibly, success isn’t entirely in one’s own hands, in addition to experience & education there’s variables like self-confidence, timing and luck. And if luck hasn’t found a prominent space, make room for it. And of course be ready, so you don’t have to get ready. I’ve found out that art really does create community, soContinue reading ““Art Key””

Golden years. This was suppose to be our time. Kids grown & gone, but then I got sick & our world turned upside down… but when we landed, it was right side up & the other way around lol This is my story, my art journey. March 2, 2023 we were @newtonfreelibrary hanging my firstContinue reading “The Golden Years of Art”

So this happened… My art journey was revealed to me! Sometimes we forget all the bits and pieces that go into living life, until we meet someone, who helps us see ourselves, for ourselves. For me, this includes: In 2021, Piano Craft Gallery with Erik Grau, in a group exhibition which led to #ILikeYourWork foundedContinue reading “Bits and Pieces of My Art”

The following piece was written 6 months ago, since then I’ve grown accustomed to not having a studio. A little harder to adjust to, is living without a cohort of ten creatives. That I truly miss, and although some of us have gotten together, I’m old enough and wise enough to know, as time goesContinue reading “MassMOCA Residency & ME”