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Life by design: From ephemeral to historical

7 min readJun 1, 2021

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Twenty autumn leaves are painted using gestural strokes of gouache paint in a frontal manner, using invented form and pattern, in a variety of colors, including yellow, magenta, green, orange, and brown.

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Elizabeth Meggs

BOOK REVIEW: “Don’t Be A Dick: Change Yourself, Change Your World” by Mark B. Borg, Jr., PhD

Is your name Arlo, and did you drink eleven piña coladas on a first date, brag for two hours about once winning a prestigious spelunking…

4 min readAug 5, 2023

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A blue book cover that says, in sans serif typography, “Don’t Be A Dick: Change Yourself, Change Your World” by Mark B. Borg, Jr., PhD. There is a black pictographic figure whose head looks like a bomb behind the typography.

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Elizabeth Meggs

The Crash of ’22: What Screams May Come

Drawing Toward Recovery After Being Hit By A Car

13 min readApr 20, 2023

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A grid of 9 self-portrait drawings of a woman in various ontological states

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Elizabeth Meggs

A TEN MINUTE VISIT TO ELIZABETH MEGGS’ “FOUND & LOST” SOLO EXHIBIT OF ART & DESIGN

PRINTS, POSTERS, FABRIC DESIGN, AND CLOCKS AT SWEET LORRAINE GALLERY IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

3 min readOct 12, 2022

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An art gallery space is pictured that contains 26 colorful clocks, multiple colorful framed prints of hearts and squares, and a fabric installation with a tablecloth and matching stretched canvases.

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Elizabeth Meggs

A SIX MINUTE VISIT TO ELIZABETH MEGGS’ ART STUDIO IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

WELCOME!

2 min readOct 5, 2022

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A woman in a long black dress jumps into the air in front of a wall on which 8 colorful geometric abstract paintings are hung.

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Elizabeth Meggs

DESIGNING TIME

Intervals of Infinity Via Form and Color

4 min readJul 28, 2022

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Nine clock with black hands and black edges are pictured, arranged in an evenly spaced grid on a white background. Each clock face has a different geometric, colorful design, on backgrounds that are turquoise, yellow, grey, ochre, hot magenta, lavender, red, green and grey.

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Elizabeth Meggs

MORE TREES PLEASE!

TREE-PLANTING AND BROOKLYN UTOPIAS: ALONG THE CANAL

4 min readJul 12, 2022

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A typographic design in shades of yellow, green, and blue that reads “MORE TREES PLEASE!”. Two small rows of green triangles separate the lines of type, implied symbols of trees.

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Elizabeth Meggs

THE LIBRARY OF PHILIP B. MEGGS & LIBBY PHILLIPS MEGGS

16 books from the library of the pioneering graphic design historian

22 min readMay 30, 2022

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Black and white photograph of a white man with black hair sitting in front of a 1990s computer. he man is wearing a white striped button down shirt and a dark necktie. The man has a slight smile on his face. His hands are clasped in front of his body.

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Elizabeth Meggs

THE INAUGURAL GOVERNORS ISLAND ICE SCULPTURE EXHIBIT

ARTIST ELIZABETH MEGGS’ FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT OF HER EXPERIENCE AS A PARTICPATING ARTIST

15 min readMar 20, 2022

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Two men and two women stand behind a 40" wide ice sculpture that reads “WOW MOM”. A 20" tall trophy made of ice that reads “Carver’s Choice 2022” rests next to the sculpture. All four people are smiling.

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Elizabeth Meggs

BOOKMOBILE: On the Road

Speed Reading

1 min readMar 15, 2022

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A copy of the book “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac is turned on its side and has racing wheels from a pinewood derby kit attached. The book is brown and the background is pink.

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Elizabeth Meggs

Elizabeth Meggs

Elizabeth Meggs is a Brooklyn-based artist, designer, and writer. BFA: Virginia Commonwealth University; MFA: Pratt Institute

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