A quick word with barb flanagin

Please provide an image or video of your work  and tell us about it.
I like Brockway Mountain in the Spring, when things are beginning to green up and come alive. Vast panoramas fall away from the edges of the winding drive.

Main Street Calumet is proud of Calumet's "artsy" reputation.  #MixedMediaMonday is our way of sharing the tremendous human capital that our area has in the form of artists with everyone else. Almost every week you will see a different artist featured here! ​

​What's your name? 
Barbara Flanagin
What's your Calumet connection?
I've lived in Laurium since 2006.
How can people see/ buy your work? Please provide a social media handle, website, or other location where people can follow you/find your work?
Cross Country Sports has some of my prints and cards and the Art Center has a tile or two.
How long have you been creative? Did you have any formal training?
I've enjoyed drawing since I was a child, and took various classes growing up. The Botanical Art Certificate Program from the Morton Arboretum was the most formal training I've had.
What type of art do you make and what's your preferred medium?
Two dimensional, usually, so painting or drawing, but also clay.
What have you been working on lately? What's been inspiring you?
Views from the edges of cliffs
Tell us whose work you've been admiring lately!
Mary Brodbeck, Jessica Steinhauser, Nick Cave

Barb's work in clay is really amazing and you can see some of that work here and in person by visiting the Calumet Township Offices on Red Jacket Road. This tile mural of Calumet resides there on the wall. While Barb did not submit these photos for our "interview" we thought we'd be remiss if we didn't share them with our readers.

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