artbychantz

NEVER AGAIN…AGAIN ! !

Today I stood in front of the American Consulate in Amsterdam. The last time I had gone to the American Consulate in Amsterdam, was after Sept 11 the attack on twin towers in New York. That day, there was a memorial by the Dutch Government. They asked the whole city of Amsterdam to be silent for 3Continue reading “NEVER AGAIN…AGAIN ! !”

On the Humane side of History

On the Humane side of History
I refuse to jump into the rabbit hole.

Ghost Doorway

Ghost Doorway Doorway to a doorway. The definition of a life, I guess. Just things, in a glass case. Doors keep them locked. Safe. Precious, unhandled. This photo reflects my career. Precious objects in a case. Unseen, un-bought. Just more stuff. They took sooooo long to create. To imagine. To paint. To carve. To sell.Continue reading “Ghost Doorway”

House of Cheng

Three women meet accidentally in a Los Angeles Chinese restaurant during the seventies.

’56 Chevy

Part love letter to her home of Los Angeles, part memoir, artist Chantz Perkins’ book, Puertas, offers the reader a very personal, unique perspective, using photographs and prose to capture glimpses of innermost thoughts on her journey as artist.