Forgotten
From Guest Artist Jeanne Marklin Isolation brought to mind so many situations. The social isolation we have been doing since March has had me thinking about the ways that people are isolated. People who live on the street, the ones who are estranged from family, those who have mental health
Creative Solitude
From Guest Artist Gisela Nickbakht 40″ x 29″ The story of Terry Waite immediately crossed my mind. He was taken hostage in Beirut, kept in solitary confinement for four years. He endured fear and loneliness but maintained his mental resilience. As mutual exercise he developed the ability to “write“ in
On the Inside, Looking Out?
Guest Artist – Jenny Bowker – Canberra Australia I was delighted with the Isolation prompt. In January when the first Covid 19 cases were recorded in USA and Australia I dithered about going to the States to teach at Road to California. We had watched videos of Chinese collapsing in
Down the Street
It has been estimated that domestic violence has increased by over 35% during this period of Covid 19 and the lockdowns created to try and restrict the spread of the virus. It would be bad enough living with an abuser but being trapped in a house for weeks on end
Isolation, the Quilt
You’re probably wondering what this quilt has to do with isolation. It started out when I made individual pieced blocks, which by themselves (in isolation) were not that exciting. But when I started putting them together (into a community), they made for a pretty cool composition. You can read more
Nowhere to Go
Libby Cerullo, Elverson, PA“Nowhere to Go” 40 x 32 inches (HxW) I have been working on a series of “Portraits of Women as Trees”; trees, that out of isolation and loneliness became both self-expression and companions. This work emerged from trees I photographed over several winters, sometimes lying in the
Mysteries of Solitude and Joy
In response to the theme “Isolation” I started with a favorite photo by Jay Ressler of an abandoned playhouse built by his uncle for his granddaughter when she was a child. I played with the color and had it printed on fabric. But then cheerful colors called to me, and
Alone Together
Guest Artist, Paula Kovarik Though I am most content when isolated within my studio, I reserve time for connections that are vital for my well being. Almost every Friday evening for the past 15 years my family joined for dinner. We called it family night. On any given Friday we
Local Newspaper
The prompt was media. This one was difficult for me. Too few ideas, too many ideas, in a creative funk? I’m not sure the reason. Did I get the idea of creating a local newspaper while visiting my parents and reading their weekly, ultra-local newspaper The Grapevine? Or is it
Then till Now
The prompt of media and how it related to my travels last year prompted me to think about my parents doing a similar journey back in 1968 and 1970. Back then everything was written on paper, their air tickets, hotel bookings, planned itinerary and travellers cheques for their money. How