New Voices in American Mosaics
New Voices in American Mosaics, The New England Mosaic Society 2024 All Member Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 1:00 - 3:00p From the Roman mosaic interiors of Pompeii, to the gold flecked ceilings of Byzantine churches in Ravenna, Italy,...
Good Morning Sunshine
Every morning as the sun rises we are promised a new beginning. A time to rethink who we are and what we would like to achieve in our lives. It represents the Cycle of Life, like a daily reincarnation. Ancient people thought of the sun as the source of life. The...
No Mud, No Lotus
Reception on September 7, 2024 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Artist talk on September 28 at 1:00 p.m. Where there is decay, there is growth. From the wreckage, new life emerges. “No mud, no lotus,” a phrase coined by the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist spiritual...
PERSONAL MYTHOLOGIES
Opening Reception Saturday, June 29, from 2:00-4:00p Mythology sometimes gets a bad rap, as if it were nonsense or an untruth or an affront to common sense. But mythology is none of those things. It is a truth of sorts, something that resonates with a palpable...
ABOUT FACE
Please join us on Friday, May 10th from 6 – 9 pm for a very special reception for the opening of About Face. The artists will be available to take any questions about the work and refreshments will be served. Immediately following at 9 pm will be a special...
Contemporary Mandalas: Focused, Deliberate & Curative in Practice
Mandala in Hindu and Buddhist traditions is a symbolic diagram used in the performance of sacred rites and as an instrument of meditation. The mandala is basically a representation of the universe, a consecrated area that serves as a receptacle for the gods and as a...
Re-surfaced for a New Look
I love listening to the story as it develops when I am drawing an idea, making material choices, and feeling the connection between the lines and the motion as an image is carved out of wood or linoleum. The final gesture of the ink transferring from the printing...
Folk Art Fusion, Art from the Heart
Folk art on its own is an art that taps into the history and traditions of different cultures. It is art created by everyday people exploring their communities, life experiences and heritage on a deeply personal basis rather than relying upon formal training in...
Hidden Beauty-Fall River and Beyond
"I have worked in Fall River since I opened my water business in 1998. Preceding that time, I painted houses professionally for many years. When I was motivated to paint artistically seven years ago, it was partly because I knew I had the knowledge on how to 'push...
Triangulation
Opening Reception from 1:00p – 3:00p on Saturday, March 23, 2024 Triangulation = The tracing and measurement of a series or network in order to determine the distances and relative positions of points spread over a territory or region. It is guidance not conveyance....
