#FoodforThoughtCreativeQuarantine Today Hera Board member and past President, Barbara Pagh shares a video from her studio. I have been working on these collages of handmade paper that are memories of colors as I look out at the sky and water in Matunuck at different times of day and weather conditions. Compositionally they go back to my minimalist roots with straightforward horizontal bands of color and texture. I find these collages meditative to make and a necessary respite from the news.
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#FoodforThoughtCreativeQuarantine From Hera member, Susie Matthews The current pandemic is causing terrible things to happen to many, many people. While I do not want to underemphasize the severity of this tragedy, I am finding some beauty and joy during this time, especially on my walks and in my garden. Sharing this bit of inspiration cannot heal the sick or grow the economy, but I hope it might bring others some happiness. Spring is always a miracle. I am awed by the magic and strength of new growth rising up from the ground. The contrast of fresh, soft leaves coming out of hard, dull branches or earth exhilarates me. O ne of the earliest plants to emerge in the spring is skunk cabbage ( Symplocarpu...
#FoodforThoughtCreativeQuarantine from Hera Member John Kotula An Old Artist on the Road In this Time of Contagion; three drawings, a photo, and reflections My wife, Deb Drew, had been planning to hike the Appalachian Trail for a long time. This year was the year! We left Rhode Island on March 13th, Friday the 13th, headed for the beginning of the Trail in Springer Mountain Georgia, where she would begin a six month, solo, through hike. The plan was that I ’d drop her off and continue on to Florida to do some volunteer work. As we started out, news of the Corona Virus epidemic was intensifying, but we saw no reason to change our plans. As we drove south, everything began to unravel. First my volunteer plans, which included living in close quarters with a group of people from across the US and working in agricultural communities began to feel like they posed too much risk of exposure. I cancelled and decided to bum ...
#FoodforThoughtCreativeQuarantine From Hera member Kathie Florsheim I am an inveterate gardener. Sometimes I grow plants I want to photograph. This amaryllis is one I grew this winter. Seeing it today makes my heart sing, its rich color is an urgent reminder that all is not lost. Sometimes my work rescues me.
#FOODFORTHOUGHTCREATIVEQAURANTINE A post from Hera Board President, Uli Brahmst on the transformative power of art. "The transformative power of art is so obvious each time an exhibition goes up or down. Empty spaces get completely and magically altered. " The images above are from Uli's recent exhibition as UMASS Dartmouth CVPA gallery, On Being a Woman, the first shows the exhibition in the space and the second shows the space after the exhibition was taken down. January-February 2020 These two images show Hera gallery during the opening reception for and during installation of our bi-annual children's exhibition. February 2020
#FoodforThoughtCreativeQuarantine #foodforthought #creativequarantine Looking for creative diversion, Hera Board Member Roberta Richman and her partner Sandra Enos explored a walk organized by the Newport Arboretum Society that takes you around downtown Newport to see a collection of 52 exceptional trees that they have often walked past without seeing. They intend to do all of them filing up a thermos and a picnic lunch for the next ones.Well worth doing if you’re looking for outdoor activities during this strange time we are living in. The Newport Arboretum Society allows you to download maps for each walk which is also great. http://newportarboretum.org/home/programs/newport-tree-walks/