Five Minutes With: Artist Joan Templer  February 18, 2011     •
Joan Templerâ€™s work can be seen at the Charles Street Gallery
in Beaufort and at the Beaufort Art Association.   Most artists
tend to pick a medium and stick to it. Joan Templer didn't go
that route.  The Beaufort abstract artist has constantly
experimented and innovated over her life as an artist that
stretches more than 50 years. Her journey is captured in her
self-published collection, "Joan's Eye," available at the
Charles Street Gallery.  Templer was born in South Africa and
raised her family with her husband, John, in the United States.
The couple both taught architecture at Georgia Tech, moving to
Beaufort about 12 years ago. The book shows how her work has
evolved and changed, experimenting not just with types of images
but types of materials and methods of creation.  Templer
explains her life as an artist.  Question. What compelled you to
put together a book?  Answer. I had done a PowerPoint
presentation of my work at Sun City Hilton H