About the artist Mark Olshansky:
I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., was educated,
drafted, married, started a family and went into business.
At about my fortieth year, a friend introduced me to needlepoint at a
party. It was meant to be a
light-hearted accompaniment to the more serious activity of downing martinis
with stylish canapes.
Ten years later, I had created many tapestries, pictures, a large rug,
and more. Everything was
designed as I went along and was made from persian wool.
In 1980 I stopped my art when my wife and I decided to wet our toes in
the wine importing world.
Twenty years later, we retired, and I immediately picked up where I had
left off. The procedure and
material are the same today. In the past seven years I have produced about
fifty pieces of various sizes,
and I have exhibited in about thirty shows, both juried and galleried.
My favorite way of working is
creating pieces in series, such as Art and the Fugue, Trio with Chaperon
and Window Shade Studies.
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