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In Memory of Sandra Lynn Carpenter (1965-2019)


If you’ve been a longtime reader of
Artists Magazine or Watercolor Artist,
you likely know the name Sandra
(Sandy) Carpenter. Sandy was part of
the Fine Arts editorial team at F+W
Media—the founding publisher of
these fine arts titles—for 16 years,
from 1988 to 2004. During that time,
Sandy played a role on nearly every
fine arts title the company published.


When I started at the
company in 1991, Sandy
and I didn’t work on the
same publication, but
she introduced herself
to me on Day One and
asked how she could be of
help. She quickly became
a mentor, a colleague,
a travel companion and
a very dear friend. Sandy
always made me feel
I could do anything I put my mind
to, but she wasn’t averse to giving
me a gentle kick in the pants if that’s
what I needed to get on with it. In
other words, a true friend.
I’m convinced that this is what
made her so successful as the editor-
in-chief of Artists Magazine. Sandy
didn’t just interview artists, she devel-
oped relationships. She then brought

that friendly tone—encouraging and
supportive, instructive and inspiring—
onto the pages of the magazine.
In 2008, on the occasion of Artists
Magazine’s 25th anniversary, Sandy
was asked—as a former editor—for
some comments. She wrote that the
magazine “is a wonderful publication
in so many ways, but I think that what
makes it truly special is the commu-
nity which forms its core. From the
magazine’s thousands of artist readers
to its cadre of professional artist con-
tributors, everyone is ultimately part
of a larger family of artists.”
I couldn’t agree more. And I speak
for many when I say how lucky we’ve
been to have had Sandy as such an
important part of our family history.
She is greatly missed.

—ANNE HEVENER, EDITOR
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