Artist Oatman bounces back from heart attack, stroke
A year of inspiration ended with hospital stint
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After finding renewed productivity during the great pandemic shutdown of 2020, prominent local artist Michael Oatman suffered a heart attack on Dec. 23. The following day he had a stroke while at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, where he remained for a week of care.
Now two months later, Oatman is hale and hearty and holed up in his Lansingburgh studio/home on medical leave from his faculty post at RPI. At age 56, he may not be good as new, but he estimates “maybe 90 percent as good.”
Artist Occhiogrosso has it all sewed up
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The well-used Singer Featherweight in Gina Occhiogrosso s Troy studio. (Joseph Dalton)Joseph DaltonShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Occhiogrosso, Now You re Talking, 55 x 58x 1.5 , acrylic ink and textile paint on pieced and sewn muslin, 2020ProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Occhiogrosso, Untitled, Acrylic ink, spray paint, and embroidery floss on pieced and sewn muslin, 34.75 x 28 inchesProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Occhiogrosso, Wishful Thinking,oil and acrylic on pieced and sewn muslin, 42 x 35, 2020ProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Occhiogrosso piece at the Tang, Back and Forth, 2020, Acrylic ink and spray paint on pieced and sewn muslin, 34.75 x 28 inchesProvidedShow MoreShow Less