“I highly recommend you see this show – all of it – live and in person. You’ll thank me.” Dottie Shinn, Akron Beacon Journal

image: Insomnia block print (detail)

Sunday morning’s coffee tasted like a gourmet brew when paired with the hot-off-the-press review of Upstairs Downstairs – Works of Art from the Penthouse in the Akron Beacon Journal article, Work of eight artists showcased. In considering this exhibit of work from the Summit Artspace studio artists Dottie Shinn, art and architecture critic, wrote, “It’s also the first time the resident artists have shown together. They should do it more often, for they have created a strong and delightful show.”

Writing about my prints from the ongoing series, As Potent as a Charm, Ms. Shinn stated: “Also highly desirable, being wonderfully conceived and executed, are Colbert’s linoleum block prints . . . Her mischievous take on indiscreet monks, wayward wolves and dallying maidens makes for a dark-humored tripartite tryst . . .” I think I’m just as pleased with her descriptive phrasing as I am with the positive comments!