Martha Tuttle

4 more weeks of making work in a dual body (or is it forever?) “Fields and Hedges” is up @timothytaylorgallery until Dec 20th. First image credit: Daniel Browne

It was a real honor to contribute my introductory essay “I DON’T GIVE A FUCK BUT CARE A LOT”* to the newly published collection of Robert Rauschenberg’s writings edited by Francine Snyder and published by @yalebooks This book is truly a gem and really opened up RR for me. Congratulations @rauschenbergfoundation and Francine! “The American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) won acclaim and awards for his diverse oeuvre that spanned six decades and included paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, and performance. Less well known is the role that writing played in his creative process. Rauschenberg self-identified as dyslexic and did not publish extensively, leading to the widely held assumption that he was not an artist who wrote. This book corrects the record, showcasing 100 passages, many published here for the first time, from Rauschenberg’s robust body of written work. Comprising correspondence, artist notes, testimony, speeches, and more, this collection brings to light the artist’s love of language and reveals that writing was, in fact, central to Rauschenberg’s practice. The writings, illustrated with reproductions in the artist’s distinctive hand, are infused with visual and intellectual lyricism, humor, and insight, and span topics from the freedom of artistic expression to environmental concerns. This beautiful volume, which also features an essay by artist Martha Tuttle (b. 1989) about why artists’ writings matter, adds new depth to our understanding of Rauschenberg’s life and work.” *title taken from a Rauschenberg text included in the book

Sediment accumulating in the bend of a river Year Silk, linen, wool, pigment, dye, mineral, aluminum @peterblumgallery

Works in progress trying to use my body to make landscape paintings.

We congratulate Martha Tuttle on her current residency at Atelier Calder in Saché, France. Since 1989, the Atelier Calder has been a place of residence and artistic creation. Located in Saché in Indre-et-Loire, this former workshop of the American sculptor Alexander Calder pursues a welcoming policy whose ambition is to enable artists to carry out specific projects, to pursue research or experimentation. We’re excited to see Martha’s thoughtful practice unfold in this new context and wish her an inspiring and generative time in residence through June 16, 2026. Join for two events during Martha’s residency: April 11 – Artist talk with Devenir Art shuttle June 13 – Studio visit and final presentation at Atelier Calder Images: Alexander Calder, “Le Chien en trois couleurs,” 1973, at the Atelier Calder in Saché, copyright Calder Foundation, courtesy of the Calder Foundation, New York. Photo: Guillaume Blanc (2009); Portrait of Martha Tuttle. Photo: Guillaume Blanc. @marthatuttlestudio @ateliercalder #MarthaTuttle #AtelierCalder #PeterBlumGallery

I hope that if it is not unpleasant to become a ghost that you will do it and visit me so I won’t miss you as much (but maybe that’s what artworks are). Thank you for showing me how to be a painter, how to be a thinker, how to get every inch out of your body and life. 1. Ursula’s foot on Pat’s hand. 2. I fucking love these early paintings. Pat Steir, Line Lima 1973 Pat Steir, The Way to New Jersey, 1971 3. Pat at our wedding 4. At the studio 5. @hauserwirth 6. Pat at my show @peterblumgallery

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a paper @caavisual on what I see as the quiet radicality of @farringtonpress . Reminiscing on the time in the desert and getting excited about new prints. Thank you to @sandraderycker and Dr. Ruth Pelzer Montada for organizing. Semiconscious, or like fragments of light through a fractured lens II, 2023 Monoprint with found metal intaglio, woodblock, pressure printing, and relief printing on Rives BFK 40 x 30 in @pazdabutler

Every night as she goes to sleep my daughter recites the names of the horses we know like a poem. @broooooooooooooook sends us pictures of her horses and we look at them when anything feels particularly stressful (a vaccine, travel). Our neighbor Julie helps heal people in crisis using horses. There are few things more beautiful than thick coated horses in the snow. Long live the horse, happy new year, and may it be a healing year for all.

Happy Valentine’s Day 💘

Three weeks ❤️ (Also anyone who has been following Ursula’s bandaids as fashion, please note her sharing the trend with her grandmother)

Simone Inés Tuttle Leahy was born at home on 1/2/2026. Simone after Simone Weil, Simone de Beauvoir, Nina Simone, also Simone meaning the one who listens to God. Inés after Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, as well as Agnes Martin and Agnes Varda. She seems to have the soul of the mountains and the steadiness of the river we spent so much time in while she was growing in my belly. Most photos taken by our North Star Ursula unless she’s in them.

If you are in London, "Fields and Hedges" at @timothytaylorgallery closes December 20th. This is an image from making the show in Somerset this past summer.