THANK YOU!

Thank you EVERYONE who made my solo art show such a success, I could not have done it without you - I am forever grateful!   I never could have done all that goes into preparing for a  show without your support and the frosting on the event was getting to spend time with dear old friends, new friends, and fellow artists sharing their supportive impressions and creative ideas for taking my efforts further.  I am very excited to keep experimenting and sharing with you the results so stay tuned, I am just getting started!

Three Wise Men

Three Wise Men is one of those pieces that came to life without preliminary drawings or specific design - and somewhat backwards...the glow from within was the last element I added when I had one of those "aha!" moments when the piece let me know where we were going. Life can be like that too, right?...you follow your gut in an act of faith and you find yourself right where you belong!

Poland

I had the privilege of vacationing recently in Poland.  It is a beautiful country and I highly recommend a visit - the weather was fantastic (much like ours on the East coast in the Autumn) and the people, food, and historical sites incredible (reconstructed with incredible detail in those areas decimated during WWII).  As to the War, I had the privilege of visiting Auschwitz II - Birkenau.  I say privilege because it is not often that we can visit locations that speak to such sensitive subjects as a Death Camp.  The museum grounds are well visited, but if you go you will find that the pervasive element among the visitors is Respect - for each other and the grounds, for those who perished, and those who survived.  The museum is challenging on many levels, but on exhibit ahead of the entrance was an art installation that helped frame what was to come.  The installation presented images of survivors along with short narratives of key memories each survivor recalled.  Each memory included an element that gave them strength, courage, and faith that they credit with their survival.  Despite all that we know about this and other camps, it is those stories that I find compelling - that love and faith prevailed for those individuals during the horror of the camps and thereafter (each person's story included current day details such as how many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren they had).  I will never forget what I saw (the horror is not to be diminished), but I will also never forget that within each of us is the power to care for each other, to prevail in dire circumstances, and to thrive thereafter....and most importantly, to Love.