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Save The Date :: Solo Collage Exhibit :: Inspirit-Form
Coming to the Deming Library September 20th through Oct 28th
A solo collage exhibit.
INSPIRIT-FORM
The modern human often lives apart from the wild, in habitats formed from concrete and steel. We find ourselves seeking methods to amend this detachment with recreational activities such as bird watching and site seeing. However, the wild have eyes of their own, and as they return gaze towards the viewer an essential connection is rekindled.
Karen Hanrahan conjoins people and wildlife, presenting a transmogrified vision. Inspirit-Form showcases a study on anthropomorphic digressions to the origins of humanities early evolution. The hybrid human-and-animal figures are archetypal expressions of the love-hate analyzed from past relationships. Hanrahan’s medium of torn paper collage provokes discussion around the world of animal life, and how an active vision for the wild may hold answers to the deeper questions in our lives.
Closing reception and Artist Talk Friday Oct 27th at 4:30
Curated by Jody Thompson
Once Upon A Time There Was A Bully
i have a bully in my past and he recently emailed me. my collage for that day was going in one direction. randomly, i turned an image source over and there this was - HE - this bully looks like this. Another page fell off the table and turned over - and it was the fish. This person ate salmon every day. I tore this image in half and crumbled the darker part - like a gesture to throw him away -- using a classic image combining technique my collage told an immediate story. it was about being bullied. i was trembling from head to toe when i made this
Art Happenings This Summer
just a quick update:
7 days ago, and quite the blur. I moved my life and my art studio.
it happened rather quickly, my country studio and its drama is now behind me.
very excited to strive forward.
The new place, my LOFT is seriously cool.
I finished a collage today for a call for art for make.shifts next art walk!!! a super fun idea!!) I have 4 collages hanging at Mallard Ice Cream ( i think. dropped them off anyway ) 3 collages at Lenny's Bike Shop and 4 photographs in the summer exhibit at Jansen Art Center. i SOLD this piece yesterday. Oh and I almost forgot images who won the essence of bellingham photography contest are on display at city hall - beginning July 7th. Works are also for sale in IL at the Dog and Pony Art Gallery - their first friday is tomorrow!! OH and I sold another collage yesterday!!
My goodness this is fun!!
Happy summer art making everyone!!
(collage: petal scape now hanging at Mallards Ice Cream)
Honorable Mention
Three of my photographs were given honorable mention in the Essence Of Bellingham Photography Contest.
See the many others who were also awarded here.
A month long exhibit will be presented at Bellingham City Hall beginning July 7th!
A reception will be held in the lobby of City Hall the evening of Artwalk from 5:30-6:30 for the photographers who submitted the winning shots and all those entries that received an honorable mention.
Entries also will be shown on BTV10 and added to the Whatcom Museum's photographic collection.
The submissions were juried by representatives from the Whatcom Museum, City of Bellingham and Western Washington University.
Winning entries were selected based on photographic quality, subject matter and how well the "Essence of Bellingham" was captured. The competition is sponsored by the City of Bellingham and Whatcom Museum.
Stores Gone By
a local county institution has closed.
i went by to snap a shot of it's retro sign and remembered that i had taken a few more shots a year ago.
i love these sorts of places. always have. character rich. quirky. independent. hard working. a place you make sure you stop by and get a little something to offer them fiscal support.
the area is already a food desert. another store like it also shut down near the border, it was the only grocery story in that small town.
it would be awful if a gas station/ convenient store went in.
so ordinary.
maybe another small independent grocer will scoop it up.
yes ....that's a better idea.
Photography = a never ending opportunity to capture visual celebrations.
