As an artist, I find myself grounded
in reality: the particular, the focused, the well-observed or
specifically imagined. In my art I search for the moments and
images that hold simple truth, quiet joys, sorrows and the ordinary
magic that compose the majority of our lives. I attempt to define these
moments within the context of nature and landscape. Creating art gives
me the freedom to define and renew my world every time I put pencil to
paper.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana,
Margie Crisp got to Texas as soon as she could.
When she is not in her studio or making prints at Slugfest
Printmaking Workshop, she can be found teaching classes at the Austin
Museum of Art. A nationally exhibited artist, her charcoal
drawings, lithographs and linoleum cuts can be found in private and
public collections including The Austin Museum of Art, The Grace
Museum, Abilene, Texas; The Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, Phoenix
Arts Commission Print Collection, Phoenix, Arizona; Instituto des Artes
Plasticos, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico; and the Art in
Public Places Print Collection, Austin, Texas.
Margie Crisp’s prints are
available for viewing in Elgin at Kingfisher Fine Art & Music, 116 Depot, or by
appointment. Please call for additional information.
