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home / portfolio / meet the artist / exhibits / contact / links Meet the Artist Astrid Sheckels
I cannot remember a time when I was not interested in drawing, cutting, gluing, and coloring. Neither can I remember a time when I was not illustrating stories. |
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Awards: 2003 - the Archibald MacLeish Prize for Art 2003 - the Deerfield Valley Art Association Award in Art 2004 - the Medici Award in the Visual ArtsMemberships:The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Work Experience: 2004-2008, Art teacher for a Christian and classical school, Jonathan Edwards Academy, Turners Falls, MA 2005, Mural painter for an educational design company, The Holbek Group, Turners Falls, MA 2005– , Art instructor for adults and children, Artspace Community Arts Center, Greenfield, MA 2005– , Instructor for Private Art Lessons, Hampshire and Franklin Counties, MA |
A Brief History Astrid Sheckels is a native of the small farming town of Hatfield, Massachusetts, and cannot remember a time when she was telling or illustrating stories. She grew up with her father's and grandfather's stories, therefore it's not surprising that Astrid herself enjoys telling stories - though hers are told visually. She says that, through her illustrations, she tries to give a story more depth and dimension - to take it to a new level. Astrid's art career began at age 2 when she decorated her family's new wall-to-wall carpeting with wax crayons. Home schooling and private art instruction laid the foundation for her artistic education, which was formalized at Greenfield Community College. Astrid is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and has won a number of art awards, including the Archibald McLeish Prize for Art (2003) and the Medici Award in the Visual Arts (2004). She works with oil on canvas, charcoal, graphite, and watercolor - and now lives and maintains her studio in the rolling hills of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Astrid has spent much time in her mother's homeland of Denmark and her Scandinavian roots are evident in her fine art and illustrations.
Astrid teaches art courses to adults and children at Artspace
Community Art Center in Greenfield, as well as giving private art
lessons.
Philosophy of Art Astrid describes her art as "an outcropping of who I am. I am a Christian and my art reflects my world view. If you see any life, vitality, light, order, or beauty in my work, it is but a reflection of God, the Great Creator."
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