Rethinking the Ordinary

Sharing the full story of her own inspiration as an artist and through hundreds of full-color images of her own work, Sally Gehl's Rethinking the Ordinary brings the reader on a vibrant journey through a lifetime of art. Through short essays on the various phases of her artistic life followed by images of pieces from that period, she shows her full range as an artist who has explored a wide array of themes and media. This includes sections on drawing, portraits, still life, found objects and collage, landscape, image transfer, and various printmaking techniques such as soft-ground and hard-ground etching. Themes she explores in the book include the women's movement, being Jewish in the South in the 1950s, and using advertising, found objects and print media as inspiration for art. She also shares extraordinary quotes from artists and writers that influenced her through her life. She encourages the reader to find their own inspiration in the ordinary experiences of their lives.