Shell Metamorphosis: Works of Rowan Mersh
Being connected to modern culture requires a certain amount of screen time. You and I, in order to share these musings, which are surely worthwhile, have to spend time on …
Picturing Wildness: The Beasts of Henri Rousseau
Artists are often told to work from experience, to relate what we know. There is more to knowledge and experience than physical reality, however. When it comes to inspiration, the …
Picturing Woman: Paintings of Jules Breton
Many painters have taken their inspiration from the female form, but Jules Breton is unique. Trained in the European classical tradition, or “grand style” as he called it, he returned …
Picturing Healing Energy: Paintings by Agnes Lawrence Pelton
I’ve recently returned to painting and, searching for inspiration, ran across Agnes Pelton’s extraordinary transcendental paintings, images full of energy balanced with a cool serenity. She has quickly become one …
Synkroniciti’s Faerie House Gallery
On the last Saturday of March Synkroniciti had a small gathering to build faerie houses. It was cathartic and fun. We had many folks express interest who were unable to …
My Feathered Friends: Party Shoes and Nesting Shoes
Turning old shoes into pieces of art sounded like fun; I had no idea it would also be therapeutic. Last weekend’s Walk in My Shoes Soirée saw the debut of …
From My Garden: Twenty Camellias in Haiku
Last spring I planted camellias in our front flowerbeds, not fully appreciating what a blessing I was giving myself. My husband and I worked the soil, adding amendments to create …
Patterns of Connection: The Land Art of Dietmar Voorwold
Why should modern humanity regain and hold on to its connection with nature at a time when technology seems omnipresent? I have always loved making things: textures and patterns create …
Connecting Flourishes: Norway By Way of South Dakota
In Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, on the edge of the Black Hills, in a peaceful green space on the older side of town, there stands a delightfully unexpected structure: …
A Testament to Motion: The Art of Toots Zynsky
Have you ever created something that made you feel more alive? Amazing things can happen when we follow our passion. Delizioso, Image © Dane Gallery Mary Ann Toots …