Dawn, Annaghmakerrig 2024 by Marsha McDonald
“Dawn, Annaghmakerrig 2024” by Marsha McDonald ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Marsha McDonald Artist Statement: As a creative woman, I call myself to witness and answer to living, at this moment in time, in the world. That’s a lifetime’s work and reworking. As time changes me, my art practice changes, and my materials also change. Presently,...
The Luminous Dark by Sara Letourneau
“The Luminous Dark” by Sara Letourneau No one likes to talk about the darkness. No one wants to stand on this precipice, this isolated cliff, on an airless, new-moon night. But at some point, you will end up here, in this unwomblike cold, this constricting dread, this silence where no frogs or crickets sing, this maw with nighttime silhouettes of pine trees for sharp teeth. I cannot tell you how to leave this...
The Place Between by Sandra Duran-Wilson
“The Place Between” by Sandra Duran-Wilson I am my dreams, my imagination, and my curiosity. I am an artist with paint, land, and words. My art is how I discover who I am. ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Sandra Duran-Wilson Artist Statement: I created this painting for a show in Venice called Celestial Grammar. The layers of color overlap and pull...
The Q | oneness
Q: How do we move from oneself to oneness?*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 AfghanistanÅland...
the cresting wave
. . . We may sink and settle on the waves. The sea will drum in my ears. The white petals will be darkened with sea water. They will float for a moment and then sink. Rolling over the waves will shoulder me under. Everything falls in a tremendous shower, dissolving me. Virginia Woolf . . . AROHO rides a cresting wave. The embodiment of our anthem’s vision—to paint a new world where our room is the...
