Judith Schaechter, artist-in-residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics.
As the current artist-in-residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, there’s one golden rule Judith Schaechter must follow: Don’t create a picture of a brain.
“But ultimately, every drawing anyone makes is a picture of their own brain somehow,” Schaechter argued and laughed.
Nevertheless, the stained-glass artist from South Philadelphia has stayed away from featuring the human body’s most complex organ. Instead, detailed sketches of flowers, insects and plants are tacked up on the walls of Schaechter’s home studio. Small bins labeled “BOTANICALS,” “CRITTERS” and “BODY PARTS” are filled with stencils and glass shards of scrapped designs.
March 19, 2025
