No Matter What State I’m In I Can Be Beautiful
How easy it is for us to find beauty in our creative sisters. In contrast, what images of our own creative selves do we tolerate or, worse, defend? Made from photos of her that she had previously rejected, “Self Portrait” taught Amber J. Deltorchio that “no matter what state I’m in I can be beautiful.” How can our artistic approach flip our perspective? Imagine what can be learned from our creative sisters. We crown our 20th year with...
Golden One by Lyndia Radice
“Golden One” art by Lyndia Radice, Artist in Residence, Global Day Camp, November 7 __________________________ Lyndia Radice, Artist’s Statement “Throughout my life, I have drawn, painted, and taken photographs. Music and art are essential parts of my spiritual practice: I strive to see that which matters.” I use a mirror reflection technique to photograph plants, rocks, trees, and creatures. These photos...
“Raging Wave” by Carolyn Wright
“Raging Wave” by Carolyn Wright _________________________________ Carolyn Wright is an Alaska Native mother of two who resides in Washington state. She has been painting for three years and her artistic life is an example that no matter the obstacles to your dream you are faced with, don’t give up and you will see it pass. Her greatest joy is creating images that express authentic emotions and...
Coming Back by Beverly Fontaine
“Coming Back” by Beverly LaFontaine The rosemary thirsts. The brown rice is mealy. A spider spins a universe between a leg of the piano and a shadowed corner of the living room. Get sick, stay in bed and that’s what happens. You become a ghost in your own life. Bits of me are floating back like moons to their mother planet. No one else has this exact memory of honey on toast or this bitter echo of a...
“When You Reach the Red” by Gabriela Frank
“When You Reach the Red” by Gabriela Frank “Sometimes she feels that her body is open to the air. There is nothing that separates her from herself.” —The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers by Bhanu Kapil The test of a woman is not in what she will achieve or what she won’t. It is not in how far she will travel nor the height of the mountains she’ll climb. It isn’t in what she will suffer or...
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