"To me "Poetry in Silence" suggests a thoughtful journey, a place where the mind can meander. Poetry can be found not only in the spoken and written word, but also in the unspoken language of the heart. It's a reminder that the quiet moments of reflection are a key to well-being."
Adell Shetterly
PATRICIA L GIRAUD
"Excerpt from a letter to an old friend: notes on being a printmaker...
My evolution as a printmaker has been a matter of survival as much as anything else. I can't imagine my life without doing this sort of work - I feel shitty when I am away from the process for very long. I feel my best when I am considering an image, the solution to a problem, accepting when the copper takes me in an unexpected direction. I feel challenged by sharing my work but moved and deeply touched when my imagery is felt by other people. I relish the conversations when others share what they feel when they look at my imagery. It is all such a tenuous feedback loop but there is clarity in the knowledge that I would pursue this imagery even if no one ever saw it."
Patricia L Giraud
HAZEL GLASS
"On that morning when we woke, frost still crackling in the early spring wind, we were surprised to see new growth. No one knows when the seed was planted. But the palace had sprouted up overnight, casting our crumbling quiet village into shadow. Now we shudder to see what the thaw will bring."
'Frost Sprouted the Palace'
Hazel Glass
LAURA WISE
"In my artwork, I explore the rugged beauty and quiet resilience of the high plains desert. My landscapes are deeply personal, reflecting not only the physical world but also the emotional terrains of my life. One of my most profound inspirations has been my daughter’s recent health struggles, which we
presumed to be breast cancer. Her strength and grace are symbolized by a pink ribbon gently blowing in the wind, delicately entwined with a sage brush-an emblem of tenacity and survival in an unforgiving environment.
The desert hills, dotted with morning glory, and home to a watchful rabbit, serve as a backdrop for themes of vulnerability, endurance, and renewal. Each element is carefully chosen to convey a narrative that invites viewers to find their own connections and interpretations. I seek to honor the resilience of both the human spirit and the natural world, offering a quiet moment of reflection where personal stories and universal truths intertwine."
Laura Wise
“There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quite enough, to pay attention to the story”
Gleeful Grandiva
"For this theme, I looked to nature's flourishing as the stage for my feelings of fear and desire. Along the way, I caught a few glimpses into the depths and basked in mystery."
Jerry Svoboda
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton
Quote shared by Jerry Svoboda
LEONA GAMBLE
"Flipping the horizon reveals a galaxy of possibilities, each a rich vein of ore waiting to be mined. This cosmic shift in perspective—boundless and transformative—rides humbly on the back of a burro. A reminder that even grand change is carried by steady, grounded effort."
Leona Gamble
LIZA BRENNER
"Through self-portraiture, I explore myths and allegories by transforming the limitations of my home into a stage for storytelling. My work weaves together themes of confinement, gender roles, and the mystical, bringing them to life in a single, evocative scene."
Liza Brenner
GEORGIANA NEHL
"Each time we see an image, or form, there is an open opportunity for it to offer up: symbolism, metaphor, meaning – simple to profound, overt or subliminal.
Then, when these images or objects are placed together in relationship, our perceptions have the possibility to blossom into story. These stories that might arise, that are uniquely ours. May we relish what comes forth."
Georgiana Nehl
RON CONRAD
"Transformation through time is a big part of my art. Opening the mind to change is often a long and circuitous path of discovery which I symbolize with a maze or labyrinth.
In “Transformaze” the labyrinth section of the sculpture is the path taken to transform from an oblivious (symbolized by the head turned to the side) unformed human to a fully detailed person looking ahead with purpose. The translucent slabs between the two people show the transformation taking place like the individual frames of a movie. The sculpture is circular symbolizing the repetitious nature of change. The base of the sculpture is a clock symbolizing time as a fundamental part of the process of change."
Ron Conrad
NEAL COX
"I have always loved Lewis Carroll’s poem, Jabberwocky, and have had plans to illustrate the climactic moment when the so-called “beamish boy,” stands in, “uffish thought,” as the titular character comes, “whiffling through the tulgey wood.” Though a back-burner project for some time, I worked diligently in my sketchbook, researching visually what all the characters might look like, supported by abundant descriptions and interpretations of the nonsense verse, full of creative and delightful portmanteaus. I pulled all of the characters together, set them into the green “wabe,” (because it goes a long way before it, and long way behind it–and a long way beyond it on each side, to quote Carroll’s writing), and translated all of the imagery through the process of serigraphy to make an edition of prints."
Neal Cox
MARINA KORENFELD
"To navigate the dark and raging Sea of Human Emotions is a skill most of us need to acquire. By learning to see through the huge waves of frustration, dissatisfaction and mistrust we might instead see grief, or longing, or self-doubt and loneliness. To become a Navigator of the Particularities of the Moment is to become someone who can understand herself/himself and the people which are in the close emotional bond with. Becoming the Navigator should be the goal in anyone's self-development and growth."
Marina Korenfeld
MAGUELONNE IVAL
"Theologian Robert McAfee Brown said “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” The piece selected for the “Generous Kingdom” exhibition evokes a tragic story but also the powerful idea that people have been fighting to dare being different since humanity exists. It’s worth being who you want to be, whether it’s to embrace a different religious belief in the 12th century or a different gender in the 21st century."
Maguelonne Ival
BRITT BLOCK
"According to most resources, St. John's Wort is an effective treatment for depression and can be beneficial for menopausal symptoms and emotional overwhelm. In this painting, part of the "Earth Magic" series, I wonder...can the image have the same impact as the plant? At the root, is it all one? In the Generous Kingdom, what we have need of is offered. I feel it would be quite beneficial to live with this painting."
Britt Block
LEONARD ZEOLI
"Working away in the sculpture studio, the shapes I was creating began to take on aspects of living beings, without my intent. I decided to call them The Ancestors. These ancestors did not want to be worshiped. They were far beyond that. But they did want to say something which was, at the time, unclear to me. I made a few more, enjoyed them, studied them and wrote about them. Yet something essential seemed to be missing. Then one day out of the blue a simple message dawned on me. I heard them say, "There is more. There is more to life than meets the eye, more to life than the daily grind." I realized that our personal and collective stories, the story of the human journey, goes back at least to the beginning of the universe. It is a story more imaginative, grander, and varied than most of us might believe. Consider the big picture. Look beyond, look within, see with the imagination. After all, reality is based on perceptions and belief systems. Consider your origins. Expand the story. The kingdom of our existence is immense and generous."
Leonard Zeoli
CHRISTIANE PAYTON
"Art for me is both a method of expression as well as of exploration - trying to understand the form, the moment, the sentiment, the story. I like the idea of a painting or drawing creating an emotional response in the viewer - I think it is the reason that we walk by any number of paintings in a museum or gallery but then stop at one that is special to us. Narrative picture making is particularly satisfying to me because it goes beyond the image itself, to create another layer of complexity. Ultimately our own experiences inform the stories we see in the images around us, and as an artist it is particularly rewarding, not only to create, but also to see how viewers interact with one's work."
Christiane Payton
TOM FOOLERY
"My work in Miniature Environments is partly an extension of my childhood love of making models, and now a bigger part is the observation and commentary on the folly we all now endure in a world that often seems to have come untethered and hurtles toward the abyss! I feel compelled to make these moments of "frozen theatre" in hopes that it compels the viewer to think about where we are, and where we should be going. I can hope!"
Tom Foolery
DONNA WOLFE
"My painting is in keeping with an important truth about the artist’s role in today’s world, where injustice plays a big part in a drama called justice versus evil. My depiction Illustrates the shock of Russian troops invading my victim’s world which could be home, work or play. Suddenly she’s a soft touch in Putin’s war. She can’t escape!
This representation is a heartfelt response to this woman’s bewildering circumstance. If she’s contemplating the age old Good and Evil dichotomy, my hope is that she joins with the world’s victims, those easy targets who live with injustice as a way of life. My character appears unconcerned, no doubt, but she knows the horrors of war, all too well, but in the end, we know she’ll stand with Freedom."
Donna Wolfe
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