17 images Created 5 Mar 2015
Lorene Giffin
ARTIST STATEMENT & BIOGRAPHY
My grandbabies are the best part of my artwork. Collaborating with my grandson is a big part of why I am still taking photos. By photographing my grandbabies, I am keeping them young forever. I am inspired in my work by my fellow APP artists, including Sandy Frazier. A photo she took of her mother reminded me of a better time and safer place.
I was born and raised near Glouster, Ohio, and have lived in Athens County all of my life with my family and, now, my grandchildren. I graduated from Glouster High School in 1978, studied food service at Tri-County Joint Vocational School, and worked as a cashier and stockperson at Odd Lots. I had some experience with photography, and, at the recommendation of my counselor, joined the Athens Photographic Project in the fall of 2013. I love all of my classmates. Art provides an opportunity for me to express myself and share with others how the world looks and feels to me.
My grandbabies are the best part of my artwork. Collaborating with my grandson is a big part of why I am still taking photos. By photographing my grandbabies, I am keeping them young forever. I am inspired in my work by my fellow APP artists, including Sandy Frazier. A photo she took of her mother reminded me of a better time and safer place.
I was born and raised near Glouster, Ohio, and have lived in Athens County all of my life with my family and, now, my grandchildren. I graduated from Glouster High School in 1978, studied food service at Tri-County Joint Vocational School, and worked as a cashier and stockperson at Odd Lots. I had some experience with photography, and, at the recommendation of my counselor, joined the Athens Photographic Project in the fall of 2013. I love all of my classmates. Art provides an opportunity for me to express myself and share with others how the world looks and feels to me.
