Susan Buroker 1/26/16 Susan Buroker 1/26/16

The Urban Sketching Handbook

Happy to featured in Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location by Veronica Lawlor.

The drawing featured is a portrait of WWII veteran Tom Dugan. I sketched him during an interview for an oral history project about the men who served aboard the USS Intrepid.

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Susan Buroker 12/3/15 Susan Buroker 12/3/15

Postage Stamps

For each of our projects we like to create a corresponding stamp to celebrate and promote. Stamps are a wonderful way to showcase and keep new and old projects in circulation in a physical medium.

Susan Buroker 11/19/15 Susan Buroker 11/19/15

Sculpture Delivery for to Mystic Seaport Museum

On Novemeber 13th we very happily delivered my most recent sculpture to the Mystic Seaport Museum for Dalvero Academy's exhibit Journey of Transformation.

My sculpture Living in Harmony with an Ancient Being. Sound; Communication is in the process of being installed by Mystic in preparation for the opening November 21st. The sculpture is made from sepele mahogany, stainless steel, and aluminum wind chimes. Measuring 9ft. W x 6ft. H

I will continue with more updates!

Susan Buroker 11/19/15 Susan Buroker 11/19/15

Hidden Pockets Blog

Hidden Pockets is a blog that I developed after my research for the Hidden Pockets sculpture. The blog addresses the unrecognized labor — the hidden pockets of farming. The green revolution addressed the need to increase crop yield for the growing population, but what about the human element of labor needed and used in farming?

Migrant and seasonal farm workers perform numerous tasks necessary for cultivating and harvesting a large share of our nation’s food supply. These undocumented farm workers live below poverty level in shoddy labor camps isolated from the community. These are the real philanthropists, (Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic by Margaret Gray) these workers sacrifice basic human needs to nurture food for others all while knowing they will go hungry.

You can read more about what is going on in the farming community and what you can do to help on the blog site: www.hiddenpockets.info

After enjoying your holiday meal and supporting local business, take part on December 1st for #GivingTuesday. Show your solidarity with farmworkers and plan to donate. The Farmworker Justice is accepting donations: https://www.farmworkerjustice.org/support/make-donation

Updates and thoughts on project processes.

The Charles W. Morgan Revisited is a narrative on the history of whaling in America, told through puppetry, video animation and sculpture. It was exhibited at the Mystic Seaport Museum.