Before Magellan Mapping Mission by Maurine Haltiner
“Before Magellan Mapping Mission” by Maurine Haltiner One November evening Grandmother introduces me to Venus. She points west through box elder branches spider-webbing star shine. The planet brags above the horizon. She says its name as if it belongs to her, as if she is sowing a piece in my hands. We inhale its brilliance while the quarter moon delights with a slice of white. Make no mistake— Love is light. A year...
Aphrodite by Nikki Russian
“Aphrodite” by Nikki Russian ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Nikki Russian Artist Statement: This image represents a woman’s body immortalised. Our bodies are beautiful, diverse and unique, and seeing them glorified as art – whether as a sculpture, painting, photograph, or even a piece of writing leads us to appreciate the female form without always...
Bark Skin by Jocelyn Hernandez
“Bark Skin” by Jocelyn Hernandez We fight in a delirium snaked around our own obsession Opening each other’s wounds we thought to had healed in moons past We battle demons, Hades and creatures alike And I wouldn’t fill with rage about any other concern than your trust and faith and the absence of air when you storm out We peel back birch bark layered over mold and dirt to breathe I sink into every part...
Angel in the Desert by Karen Sides
“Angel in the Desert” by Karen Sides The act of creating is stepping into my real self…it is purest freedom. ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Karen Sides Artist Statement: This work portrays a pregnant angel standing alone in the desert, her wings still intact, graced by the beauty of the natural world. Though challenges abound, her feminine...
The Q | seabed or ocean floor
Q: Seabed or ocean floor. What is the difference?*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...
This month’s edition of WAVES is dedicated to our creative sisters whose spirits burn for their art while they are in the fight of their lives.
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How is artistic expansion the antidote to our worldly challenges?
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This time, there is no setting our art aside. This time, there is no setting our art asunder. This is our time.
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