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Kathleen Black | The Yardley Voice | November 4, 2011

"Over the course of 11 days in September 2011, Colleen Attara of Yardley installed a 70-foot three-dimensional mural made out of repurposed business signs and 'mistake paint' along the pediatric corridor at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell, New Jersey ... We had the opportunity to chat about this project, the largest of her career so far, as well as the events that brought her to this place in her life." Read more →

A week ago today was the Artist's Reception at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell.  A few weeks before the big November 6th opening, the 70 local artists involved (each with a guest) gathered  at this beautiful hospital.  We broke up in small groups and took a tour of the facility to look at the artwork.  The hospital is a million square feet, so even a small tour is a big one. The artwork was amazing.

The thought behind it and the cohesive outcome leaves me speechless. As we walk by my work our guid... Read more →

Janet Purcell | The Times of Trenton

“To satisfy her love of creating art from discarded materials, she rummages through bins of discards at a plastic fabricating company, picks up signs that can not be reused at a Trenton sign shop and haunts salvage yards for old windows, which she turns into works of art.” Read the full article...

I have been moving really fast lately. Faster than my normal speed. My mind has been full of creative thoughts and creative deadlines. It is almost as if there is an invisible taskmaster demanding me to create something amazing “right now” and then following up with “I’ll be back in ten hours and it better be done”. But the voice pushing me forward is a gentle voice. It is very calm. It is very positive. And it is my own.

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Capital Health promises stylish and soothing place to heal. Read the full article... Read more →