Dissonance in Being
Dissonance Q: How does dissonance inhabit your creative being?*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my permission Show Full AgreementBy submitting your response, you are granting AROHO permission for possible publication – in whole or excerpts – in WAVES, which is also archived on our website and may be shared on social platforms.Name* First Last Address* State / Province / Region...
Offering of the Ocean Winds by Nadia Dabul
“Offering of the Ocean Winds” by Nadia Dabul ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Nadia Dabul Artist Statement: As a multi faceted artist, I enjoy and am driven to create via 2d and 3d utilizing the modalities of pen and ink, watercolor, acrylics, oils and multi media components, as well as fiber arts and clay creations and sculpture. I also write prose and...
I Could Say I Come From by Elizabeth Cohen
“I Could Say I Come From” by Elizabeth Cohen I could say I come from dust, from rocks Potatoes, centuries of bloody fingers, tatting lace I could say I come a thousand years wandering in a desert Russian steppes, pograms death camps, bone yards I could say I come from candles reversed mirrors glasses of wine I could say I come from a Purple heart, moldy feet in the jungles of the Philippines from decoded...
Elena by Beverly Hermosillo
“Elena” by Beverly Hermosillo I planted a weeping willow and named her Elena. In her soil, I buried my anger and shame. In her leaves, I whispered all my hopes, Dreams, and secrets. In her shade, I prayed for our forgiveness. The sounds of the wind through her leaves, Carries with it the echoes Of all that happened A song of great joy, And sorrow. Ultimately, In the presence of her beauty I found a...
My Left Ear by Stacy Lynn
“My Left Ear” by Stacy Lynn I write and I paint to understand myself and the world, to observe, to feel, to breathe, to acknowledge the shadows and see all the light. I write and I paint to be clear-eyed and whole-hearted. I write and I paint to be whole. To have skin cancer and undergo plastic surgery to repair the damage to my left ear was traumatic, but to paint my experience was my power to...