Trudi Jacobson

I began, during COVID, with creating artist trading cards (ATCs), which I found to be enormously fun, as they could be anything: collage, drawings, monoprints, and more.  I also loved the idea that they shouldn't be sold, only traded. I traded with people around the globe, and now have my own miniature art museum of ATCs.

After seeing an exhibit of artist books in Northampton, MA in 2021, I became excited about the possibilities of this genre. Marrying books, a central part of my life, with opportunities to expand what one could do with an ATC (which is only 2 1/2" by 3 1/2")  seemed a wonderful next step on my artistic path.

From there, I started to take watercolor classes, and then pastel classes, both local and online.  I began one-on-one learning sessions with established artist Eden Compton, who is also available as a mentor on Mastrius, the art mentorship resource. Each semester, I take one or more continuing education art classes with the talented and encouraging Theresa Somaio.

A significant step in my starting to identify as an artist is to becoming a member of a small group of amazing women painters in the Albany, NY area, The Round Table. They are wonderful cheerleaders, challenges, and, upon request, critiquers (which sounds more accurate than "critics"). I have participated in several Round Table shows at local libraries, and have begun to enter judged art shows thanks to their encouragement.