The Mask of Confidence
I have always supposed that some folks are just born with confidence and some of us have to earn it. Maybe we all do.I still don’t know, because most of us have learned to put on the mask of confidence when we are feeling unsure of ourselves. Walk into
In Plain View
In Plain View Colleen Kole 2019 32x 42 I have always disliked masks. They make me feel so claustrophobic and despite attempts to join in all the fun, I just never could do it. Although I do remember being an obsessive Batman fan and wearing a costume for
Masks from the 30-Years War
The Veteran’s Administration pays survivor benefits to survivors for veterans who have served during wartime. The list of eligible wars starts with the Mexican Border Period (1916-17), World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam era (two different payout systems, depending on whether service was in Vietnam
Hashtag life
My final piece as a member of Cloth in Common is inspired by the masks we all wear in public and specifically the masks we wear on social media. If you are honest with yourself you will acknowledge that we all ‘edit’ the life we present on social media
Into Your Soul
This prompt made me think of Halloween masks. I used to love to dress up in costumes. I remember a few of my favorite homemade costumes from when I was small. My sister and I, a year apart, once dressed as Siamese twins. We each wore half of
Seven Masks
There are “Seven Lucky Gods” of good fortune in Japan. They evolved over time from the beliefs of many countries along the Silk Road; India,China,Tibet,the Middle East and Far East. They are an international blend of many Peoples and religions. I wanted to make human faces. I
Same/Different (Homage to Jawlensky)
I wrote in my blog post last week about my inspiration for the mask piece. It goes back to an exhibition I saw a long time ago in Germany featuring works of the painter Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941). He was a Russian expressionist painter who worked mainly in Germany and
What's behind the mask?
As I mentioned earlier in my blog about masks, I hate masks. Coming to think of the theme the past few weeks I didn’t change my opinion. One person can hide behind a mask, or wear several different masks, pretends to be someone else or have a totally different
Behind Closed Doors
We all wear masks. We wear different ones for different audiences or situations. But one thing is common – we take them off when we go inside our homes. How many times have you heard of something horrible happening and the neighbours say things like ‘they seemed such a nice
X , O
This work was a difficult challenge for me. I took approach to this piece with a more negative and improvised perspective. I was inspired by ” X,O” painted on the wall, and I used this symbol to represent thoughts such as ” discord, disagreement, disunity, opposite, etc”. Theoretically,
Use Your Words
Dis-unity was a difficult prompt for me to get my head around. I have written more about that on my personal blog. I originally wanted to create a flag quilt because I thought it might be fun to revisit that idea and make another pieced US flag, but the
Where Have All the Children Gone?
I don’t have any answers. I don’t have any solutions. I am only so confused. I can’t begin to understand the gun violence in our country. And the disunity involved in trying to reduce the incidence of violent massacres. I do know that the Sandy Hook massacre rocked my heart to