“Cairn” by Celeste Roberge at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
Priority...
This beautiful work by Ilan Averbuch, Monument to Time, is in a town so small (20 sq miles) the hamlet doesn’t boast a hotel. The people in the community have their priorities straight though. The first link on the city web page is for the arts council. An amazing sculpture on the mall between the public library and the community swimming pool.
The here and now...
The present seems to be very sparsely populated.
Oil and pastel...
The Big Questions: Is it Finished? Does the work feel Complete? Am I quitting because I’m Tired of squinting at yellow?
Thinking about this for a show submission in June. After seeing a Picasso at the SAM where he used pastel with oil, I made an experiment and enjoy how it’s turning out. A part of me wants to hang the work upside down. The stalks are so tall, when is the last time anyone has looked down into the face of a sunflower unless it was in a vase?
Jan Zach sculpture...
“Marching Women” an extraordinary sculpture by Jan Zach, was welcomed to it’s new home today at Clackamas Community College. Kate Simmons, Gallery Curator and sculptor in her own right, facilitated the acquisition of the piece for the campus. Olinka Broadfoot spoke about her mentor and friend, Jan Zach, and how his support furthered her career as a sculptor.
The sculpture is constructed of multiples of like shapes. One alone is not remarkable. Together they are formidable. It’s amazing how strong we become when we link arms and encourage each other.
Ah, family...
My dysfunctional family of origin starts to look better and better when I consider even the mob is designated a “family.” Left to my own devices, I’d be the consigliere in my clan, however, they voted me off the island decades ago.
The myth is families are there for you when things get tough and are interested enough to share the good stuff when there’s no drama to keep the story moving. Family resonates the ancient hope of the tribe to remain safe when the lions prowl.
Or not. Sometimes, they pour mesquite barbecue on your feet while you’re sleeping and feed you to the big cats.
Distance, death, difference of ideology, abuse ~ many events may disrupt a blood family.
In the end, the decision is ours to surround ourselves with the proxy family of our choosing ~ or those who have chosen us ~ and remember what George Burns said…