tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922522078516029102024-03-13T22:42:28.597-07:00material + processjodi colella - artist and teacherJodi Colellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17915086277059485365noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92252207851602910.post-19059125527245474192019-01-31T13:56:00.000-08:002019-01-31T14:01:22.958-08:00The Abject Valentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.bostonsculptors.com/opposites-attract" target="_blank"><b>Boston Sculptors Gallery 2019 Members' Group Show</b></a> opens this week. There are over a hundred specially created sculptures from the membership following this year's theme OPPOSITES ATTRACT<b>. </b><br />
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What a perfect opportunity for fun wordplay with my series <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/sampled-lives-2/" target="_blank"><b>SAMPLED LIVES</b></a>. For this show I've created several new ABJECT VALENTINES with recontextualized phrases found on the backs of old postcards and recombined with images for a dark romantic humor.<br />
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A couple have sold including these favorites:<br />
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I'm having so much fun I can't stop stitching with many more to be had.<br />
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For the imposters...<br />
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And for the playful there are some <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/mary-janes-1/" target="_blank"><b>Mary Janes</b></a> in the house too!<br />
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Click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bostonsculptorsgallery/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> to see the bounty of quality work that is on display by our talented members.<br />
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Take one home for your special person, or for yourself.<br />
It's cash + carry so come early!<br />
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We have a special 10% discount for all those who are first time buyers of the gallery.<br />
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Hope to see you!<br />
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BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY MEMBERS' GROUP SHOW<br />
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January 30 - February 24, 2019<br />
First Friday Reception: February 1 from 6-9 pm</div>
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Valentine Reception: Sunday, February 10 from 4-6 pm</div>
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These found postcards with notes exposed to the public on the back
reveal the exchanges between individuals and the minutia of their lives.
There’s an abundance of talk about the weather, plus snippets of
personal details tucked into the small spaces on the cards and the
trivial formalities of the format.<br />
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My husband and I have made a
hobby of reading these and sometimes even piecing together loose
biographies. The photographic images document place and the notes
expose information ranging from the tenor of a relationship to the
details of a train schedule. A voyeurism that satisfies my compulsion to eavesdrop on other peoples' lives.<br />
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I’ve been cataloging snippets as non
sequitur statements and embroidering them onto the postcards as
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The embroidery brings to mind
early samplers where writings of moral and religious platitudes were
used to educate character while learning to stitch. The postcards mostly date from early to late 20th century and yet the sentiments mirror many of the issues of today.<br />
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A collection of 28 are one their way to <a href="http://www.formandconcept.center/" target="_blank"><b>form + concept</b></a> in Santa Fe for their upcoming exhibition <i>Hand/Eye.</i><br />
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<i><b>Ten artists from across the United States shatter convention by applying craft media to photography–and vice versa. Hand/Eye presents images with the texture and volume of sculptures, vaulting a medium that's often trapped behind glass into the viewer's sphere.</b></i><br />
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<i>"Call it super-alternative process photography." </i>say form + concept Gallery Director and <a href="http://www.formandconcept.center/exhibitions/hand-eye-photography-exhibition/" target="_blank"><b><i>Hand/Eye</i></b></a> curator <a href="http://www.formandconcept.center/staff/" target="_blank"><b>Frank Rose</b></a>.<br />
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Look <a href="http://www.formandconcept.center/exhibitions/hand-eye-photography-exhibition/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> to view the impressive array of works in this show! <br />
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Opening reception: Friday, October 26, 5-7 pm</div>
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Artist Talk: Saturday, October 27, 2-3 pm</div>
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<br />Jodi Colellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17915086277059485365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92252207851602910.post-51321638458128385822018-07-30T09:19:00.000-07:002018-07-30T13:43:34.956-07:00First Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">First Skin</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">
is a hand-stitched self-portrait sculpted and sewn from polyester
organza. It is a somewhat grotesque representation fabricated from an
undesirable material, with primitively sewn fingers, toes, knees,
breasts and hanging threads that are unkempt and unresolved. The body is
hollow, presenting as ethereal, even wispy, and yet it reveals
surprising details in the shadows cast onto the wall.</span><br />
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and vulnerable, these projections that smooth over blemishes, reveal
bulges and delineate wrinkles, articulate certain unnamed truths that
illustrate a compelling emergence of spirit, growth and change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">It is currently exhibiting at <a href="https://dorchesterartproject.org/" target="_blank"><b>Dorchester Art Project </b></a>in the show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dorchesterartproject/" target="_blank"><b>Altarations: A Selection of Shrines.</b></a> My shrine, <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/first-skin-1/" target="_blank"><b><i>First Skin</i></b></a>, represents my ritual of process and craft in the devotion of art, history, identity, time and place. In taking needlearts away from lapwork and bring it into large scale dimensional space <i>First Skin</i> represents my expressions both freely and
confidently and as integral to who I am. I'm honored to be a part of <i>Altarations</i> and have the opportunity to launch this new work in a show about devotion and personal story.</span><br />
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<i>FIRST SKIN, 79x24x8 in. w/hanger</i>, <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">These eclectic shrines are receiving lots of attention and justifiably so. <a href="https://dorchesterartproject.org/" target="_blank"><b>Dorchester Art Project</b></a> is a funky second floor space in Fields Corner<i><b> "...</b></i> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>providing a unique space for Boston based emerging
artists, in the midst of the city’s largest and most dynamic
neighborhood".</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The enthusiasm of the organizers is contagious and I'm so excited to be a part of this creative energy. The closing reception is August 26 from 1 to 4 pm. I plan on attending and am looking forward to meeting everyone... please join us to see this </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">culmination of truly divine experiences.</span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Read the review by WBUR Artery <a href="http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/07/20/dorchester-art-project-altarations-view-of-the-sacred" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</span><br />
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<b>ALTARATIONS: A Selection of Shrines</b><br />
<b><a href="https://dorchesterartproject.org/" target="_blank">Dorchester Art Projects</a></b>July 21 - August 26, 2018<br />
Closing Reception: August 26, 1-4 pm<br />
Dance Party: August 26, 4 pm<b><br /></b>Gallery Hours: Sat-Sundays 12-6 pm<b></b></div>
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I have a new body of work that is presently exhibiting in the window at <a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/" target="_blank"><b>Boston Sculptors Gallery</b></a>. They were created during the oppressive weather of this past March. My first born, <i>Thought Blizzard</i>, carefully captures my feelings of the day. </div>
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I didn't realize how resonant these pieces would end up being for me. As
usual, I work from instinct and these small sculptures
materialized much faster than my words could keep up. Here's an attempt
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7.5x5x5 in., found figurine, asstd fibers - 2018</td></tr>
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<i><a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/mary-janes-1/" target="_blank"><b>Mary Janes</b></a> sculptures are inspired by the cultural
pressures felt by many but particularly women whose stifling restrictions
permeate into all the physical spaces of their world. Girls are coached to
accommodate and impress; and domesticity is valued as moral character where impeccably
constructed appearances fall within the limits of acceptable behavior.<br /> </i><br />
<i>I find my muses while trolling flea markets. Little
girls sporting their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_(shoe)" target="_blank"><b>Mary Jane shoes</b></a> and women postured in proper dress. Most
of these figures were manufactured mid 20<sup>th</sup> century during a wave of repressive
sexist culture that seems to be rebounding today. </i></div>
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<i>All are tightly bound with yarn around the head and torso, masking identities and with hands breaking
out of the fray. The threads form symmetrical global shapes resembling yarn balls, a common domestic symbol. The figures are playful yet quietly disturbing with their ambiguous and
still stances. </i></div>
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<i>Are they retreating? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are they pushing back?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Or are they stuck in a state of paralysis? </span>It kind of feels like all of the above.</i></div>
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...Then again, maybe their sentiments may be more universal than this. Dissolution of the EPA and civil rights policies, separation of families, treason, lack of truths and the irrational environment of hate that is swirling around. It's enough to have you take refuge in your own alternate universe right? Make sure to keep your hands free, so we know that you're here, and can help you unravel if we ever get out of this mess.</div>
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They have been very popular and a couple have disappeared to new homes already. Please come and take a look! Check the <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/mary-janes-1/" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a> for the collection to date. </div>
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Also, it's a great time to visit the gallery and see the<a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/breath-matter-home" target="_blank"> <b>Breath + Matter</b></a> exhibition with 24 collaborations between sculptors and poets. <i><b><a href="https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2018/07/breath-matter.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> </b>to read more about my collaboration with <a href="https://wendydrexlerpoetry.com/" target="_blank"><b>Wendy Drexler</b></a>.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Window gallery at <a href="http://bostonsculptors.com/" target="_blank"><b>Boston Sculptors Gallery </b></a>where some of my <i>Mary Janes</i> are currently residing. From L to R: <i>Mary Janes (I&II), Caroline is a Work in Progress, Shhhhh, Reaching Equilibrium.</i> Visit my <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/new/#/mary-janes-1/" target="_blank"><b>site</b></a> for more info.</td></tr>
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I met <b><a href="https://wendydrexlerpoetry.com/" target="_blank">Wendy Drexler</a></b> last fall after I came across her latest publication <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.belmontbooks.com/book/9781604542394" target="_blank">Before There Was Before</a> </i>at <b><a href="https://www.belmontbooks.com/" target="_blank">Belmont Books</a>. </b>I had just become a member of <b><a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/" target="_blank">Boston Sculptors Gallery</a></b> and had the opportunity to join in on their latest group show <b><a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/breath-matter-home/" target="_blank">Breath+Matter</a>.</b> Being late to the party I was looking for a poet collaborator, and quickly, in order to have enough time to establish our relationship to work together.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I immediately was taken in by the accessibility and sensitivity of Wendy's writing. We share an interest in the every day, bringing attention and interest to objects that are often overlooked. I work with found objects in my sculptures and Wendy's poems do the same. So I was thrilled with her enthusiasm and energy to join this project with me. Wendy and I have become fast friends. </span>Meeting Wendy is one of the many gifts of this project. <span style="color: black;">We've had many opportunities to get together, becoming so engaged in our conversations that we often need to remind ourselves to talk about the project! </span></div>
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We had trouble narrowing down our options for subject matter so part of our process was to go on fieldtrips together and see where our inquiries and interests led us. One such trip was to Harvard's Natural History Museum right up the street from my studio. We spent time with the insects, taxidermy and rare minerals but it was a special exhibit about moss that captivated us both. </div>
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<i>"...And so they turned to moss, first responding visually to its beautiful and minute microscopic structures, then researching how this ancient life form grows, propagates—surviving, in times of drought, on a single drop of water! They’ve discovered that moss, like our own species, is resilient, collaborative, and opportunistic, and that the smallness of moss, with its...
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<i><a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/breath-and-matter-lesson-plan-for-educators" target="_blank"><b>Click here</b></a> for the lesson plan designed for the exhibition by Wendy Drexler and Audrey Henderson. </i><br />
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<b> <a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/breath-matter-home/" target="_blank">Breath+Matter</a></b> is an exhibition of 24 sculptor/poet collaborators<i><br />"....who are investigating the essence of inspiration, which is mysterious, profound, and intimate. It is a unique collaboration between two art forms: poetry, which is ephemeral and sculpture, which is concrete."</i></div>
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Join us for our Grand Opening on July 18th, from 5:30 - 8:30 PM. </div>
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A second reception and reading will take place on August 3rd as part of SOWA’s First Fridays evening gallery walk. </h2>
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The public is invited free of charge.</h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">July 18 - August 12, 2018<br />Opening Reception and Poetry Readings: July 18, 5:30-8:30<br />First Friday Reception and Poetry Readings: August 3, 5:30-8:30<br /><i>Poetry readings will be happening on the hour of 6, 7 and 8 pm.</i></span></div>
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Entering the summer, I am back in the studio with a more relaxed practice than I've had for over a year. With two major milestones behind me, <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/work/#/loom-large/" target="_blank"><b>my inaugural show at Boston Sculptors Gallery</b> </a>and my daughter's wedding, I'm finally finding the space to sit back and take it all in.</div>
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<b><a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/fiberlab/" target="_blank">FiberLAB</a>,</b> one of my<b> </b>favorite activities, is a study group in my studio where during biweekly meetings we test multitudes of techniques and processes while sharing materials and results. Over the past 2 years I've collected several containers full of samples and have been thinking hard about how to contain them, as a sort of journal, in a way that is organic and not too fussy.</div>
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Today I devised a signature assembly of the swatches to work like the leaves of a book. The pages include eco-dyed silks, indigo with shibori stitching, sculptural crocheted leaves, weavings without a loom, black doilies from the scorpion... plus more. The binding is sewn with ribbon and it includes several blanks, from my stash of tea-dyed silks, to provide places for additional samples to be attached later. The idea is to document processes and results for reference that is bound together in one place as a singular resource.</div>
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The view from my kitchen window this morning!<br />
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Well, in spite of this horrific weather, there are three things to be thankful for...<br />
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The sun is shining today.<br />
Blizzards help me catch up with correspondence by keeping me home.<br />
This week we resume FiberLAB !!<br />
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Saturday, March 17 from 10am - 1pm<br />
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We have so much to catch up with. So far the weather reports sunny skies. The studio feels very empty without Her Highness, Stinger, so we need to fill it up with our creativity and warmth.<br />
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Our FiberLAB has two exciting happenings...<br />
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We are soon to be featured on the website of the publication <a href="http://wtpcentral.thewoventalepress.net/category/art-interview/" target="_blank"><b>The Woven Tale Press</b></a>.
They interviewed me and asked for many images... They are super
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Also, I will be talking about our FiberLAB at <a href="https://fullercraft.org/product/ignite-boston-march-23/" target="_blank"><b>Ignite Craft Boston 2018</b></a>, on Friday March 23 at the <b><a href="https://fullercraft.org/" target="_blank">Fuller Craft Museum</a> </b>at 7 pm. Visit the Ignite website for info about free tickets (they run out fast) and public transportation options.<br />
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Dipped Organza in wax creating compelling surfaces to stitch into</div>
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Dyeing silks and threads with tea</div>
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Saturday 10 am - 1 pm</div>
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2017/2018 Session I - Fall</div>
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2017/2018 Session II Fall/Winter</div>
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Nov. 18, Dec. 2, 16</div>
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Click <b><a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/fiberlab/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a></b> for more info</div>
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<b>Join us as we launch into our 2017/2018 schedule beginning this September 23.</b> </div>
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Please check out the schedule and learn more about our enriching program<a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/fiberlab/" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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This Fall we will be following up with everyone's work, professional endeavors and personal goals. We'll be experimenting with fabric and wax, natural dyeing, armature building plus much more.</div>
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Space is limited for our Saturday group so sign up soon. </div>
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If there is interest we can add another day/night too!</div>
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We just returned from a whirlwind visit to Italy. Starting in Rome, then a week in a glorious apartment in Lucca with friends, and finally a week touring the east and southeast of Sicily. </div>
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My words can't sufficiently express the sensual experiences of a country where personal relationships are rich with melodic conversation, passionate food and interpersonal connections. It comes across in the food, aesthetics, interactions and history. Italy, and particularly Sicily, contains the roots of western civilization with layers of time existing archeologically and metaphorically just beneath the surface of everything. </div>
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As an artist, the depth of traditional themes found in every Duomo, museum and public space were universally about religious iconography and begged the question about what contemporary art could look like in the shadow of such strong history. This was answered with our visit Rome's <b><a href="http://en.galleriaartemodernaroma.it/" target="_blank">Galleria d'Arte Moderna</a>.</b> Their curation of works by Italian and international artists was exceptional with many powerful juxtapostions of classical and contemporary artworks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Travelling through the towns becomes a study in Duomos.<br />
Most have them and they are all devotional masterpieces. This is the Cathedral in Lucca.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Whether a fan of classical sculpture or not, it is breathtaking to see the<br />
sensitive works at the<a href="http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/museum_of_bargello.html" target="_blank"> </a><b><a href="http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/museum_of_bargello.html" target="_blank">Museo Nationale delle Bargello</a><span id="goog_1599397898"></span><span id="goog_1599397899"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></b> in Florence.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">North of Mt Etna, near the hilltown of San Domenica della Vittorio.<br />
We were on our way to visit Wayne's family's roots. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The chef at work in our Lucca kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The fish market in Siracusa with colorful characters who sing and yell to attract your<br />
attention to their stands. Here are fragments of a swordfish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The silver ribbon-like fish are called Spatola, which translates in English to 'spatula'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Eastern Sicily was struck by an earthquake in 1693 which leveled everything.<br />
The area was rebuilt in a baroque style which was the architectural trend of the 18th century.<br />
It's tough to capture the grandeur of the Piazza Duomo in Siracusa in a photo, it is magnificent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Our backyard at the farmhouse <i><b><a href="http://quartarella.com/" target="_blank">Quartarella</a></b></i> where we stayed while visiting Modica.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Ragusa, a hill town in the South. This is the day of 18,000 steps.... most of them climbing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many views in Ragusa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">An embellished garment for a Madonna statue that is used in religious processions.<br />
Just one example of the high level of craft as expression of devotion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'We Are All Flesh' by Berlinde De Bryckere, 2012 - Investigating pain, suffering <br />
and the horror of violence witnessed by both humans and animals. <br />
The horse parts come from slaughterhouse waste. No animals were harmed in the making.<br />
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Compare to the 15th century painting (below) of a princess holding the severed head <br />
of St. John the Baptist, <i style="font-size: 12.8px;">artist unknown</i><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">An Etruscan coffin in the <b><a href="http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/volterra-guarnacci-etruscan-museum/" target="_blank">Archeological Museum</a></b> in Volterra.<br />
The base contained the remains and the cover was a sculpture created in the image of the deceased.<br />
There were hundreds of these caskets on display and all showed the individuals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Our last night was spent in Catania, Sicily on Vecchio Stratta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detail from the crocheted afghan my mom made me for my 50th birthday.</td></tr>
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I'm in a haze of post-residency spaciness. That state when you carry the goodness of connection and reflection into your daily life once you return home. Trying to hold on to it and embrace it for the long term.<br />
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My first week back from an almost 7-week absence, I'm spending most of my time tying up loose ends, picking up artwork and reconnecting with my colleagues.<br />
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Yesterday I found myself at Haymarket Station sitting next to an elderly woman crocheting an extremely large and colorful afghan, and in this post-residency state of mind, I decided to strike up a conversation.<br />
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It was delightful. She was very animated and I learned that a friend taught her to crochet at 16. She is left handed and has a unique technique. This orange, green and white granny square afghan is for her grandson's girlfriend. She's already made two for the girlfriend's unborn baby, so this one is to keep the mother warm when in hospital. She has 11 grandchildren who all live nearby except for one who lives in Washington state. The granddaughter from the west coast was home recently to visit the grandmother's sister who was ill with cancer. The sister just passed unexpectedly early according to her prognosis. <br />
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I offered condolences and shared my mother's experience with cancer, her 6.5 year battle that involved more than her share of suffering, hoping that this would provide comfort for her sudden loss.<br />
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All this time talking she never looked up from her work, except once to abruptly interupt herself and tell me she loves my hair.<br />
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The train arrived, she hugged her mass of color and stood up. While waiting for the doors to open she wished me a happy holiday and asked for my name. Then I asked for hers, Anita.<br />
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My mom has 11 grandchildren, her name was Anita, and she loved to crochet. She often would tell me how much she loved my hair, especially since I take after her.<br />
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I know I'm in a jet lag induced haze, but this encounter has been haunting me since. Whether spectral or real, I treasure this connection made with my mom who I sorely miss.<br />
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I sit here each day in the
company of bamboo plants edging my porch. They look primordial and talk to me as
beings with humanlike gestures and individual personalities. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a grass, a flowering
perennial evergreen. It is sustainable, rapidly self propagates and renewable.
It is naturally antibacterial, efficiently converts carbon dioxide to oxygen,
is naturally thermally regulated and stronger than steel by weight.<o:p></o:p><br />
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It’s long life makes it a
Chinese symbol of uprightness. In India it is a symbol of friendship. Several
Asian cultures believe that humanity emerged from a bamboo stem – both man and
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In Vietnam, it is a symbol of
the soul representing ideas of hardworking, optimism, unity and adaptability.
The Vietnamese have a proverb <i>‘When
bamboo is old, the bamboo sprouts appear’</i>. Meaning that they will never be
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For me that proverb could
also be about growth and maturity, the painful process of acknowledging ugly
truths and working with them. To be upright in spite of the elements that
suggest otherwise. I’ve spent this residency alone with the inspirational words
of so many that I’ve had the gift of time to read, and alone with my personal
vulnerabilities and alone from the chaos that is happening at home.<o:p></o:p><br />
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To grow into one's own doesn't happen overnight. In spite of how we value spontaneous epiphanies, these awakenings are dormant under the surface waiting for the crack in the foundation to let the light in (thank you <b><a href="https://www.leonardcohen.com/" target="_blank">Leonard Cohen</a></b>). Cracks that usually happen during tumult and strife, and according to Buddhist thought, require attention rather than avoidance to dissipate their hold on us.</div>
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I'm halfway around the world to find space and time to reflect on all of this. Then there was the election. The results brought many of us out of our complacency to face the reality of what the <i>other</i> half of our country believes, and
it’s chilling. This is a good time to look to bamboo for inspiration. To help us
remember to stand upright, be strong, go forward and sprout blossoms.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">This sculpture, in progress, is inspired by a young bamboo shoot from my grove. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The fabric is cut from women’s blouses from the market, the stitching is meditative, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">the stuffed form is an abstraction of bamboo posturing as a human. <b><a href="http://rebeccasolnit.net/" target="_blank">Rebecca Solnit</a></b>, in her book </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Dark-Untold-Histories-Possibilities-ebook/dp/B01DV1YC30/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479027597&sr=1-1&keywords=hope+in+the+dark" target="_blank">Hope in the Dark</a></i></b>, talks about change. How it seems like it’s spontaneous </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">but the roots already exist underground and that when these transformations </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">happen it's rarely remembered. To continue the metaphor, my seeds were planted </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">before I arrived and now they may finally be </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">finding their way to daylight </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">in spite of all the shadows. We’ll see.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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Jodi Colellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17915086277059485365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92252207851602910.post-28377216084352193152016-11-02T21:34:00.001-07:002016-11-03T04:21:17.879-07:00Alone Together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My residence at <b><a href="http://www.compeung.org/" target="_blank">Compeung</a> </b>is down the street from
Compeung Lake. There’s a narrow road along the banks of the river where I ride
my scooter into the village. Tucked into the woods along the way you pass
shrines, a thai massage parlor, a noodle maker and this wonderful thatched roof
patio where, depending on the day, a smiley gentleman sews grass roofs or
weaves baskets. My host told me that this maker welcomes visitors and so I set
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Unable to speak Thai or in this case the local Lanna dialect, I used my weaving loom to introduce myself. He was curious for a moment, tossed me some bamboo shavings, and then got back to work. I sat for a couple of hours weaving and watching his steps and it felt curiously safe and familiar.</td></tr>
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He was making reeds for baskets from a large bamboo
stalk. Tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain, he’ll be gathering grasses so that the
next day he can sew some grass roofs. I’m hoping to catch him when he’s sewing so that I can learn. I’ve seen him working from the road… it will be
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Simple tools and materials used to take a green bamboo stalk and convert it into the pliable flat reeds used to make baskets. He starts with on knife to shave away the green skin of the bamboo. A second knife shave off rough joins in the bamboo to make it smooth... plus as a splitting tool to break up the strips of bamboo lengthwise. Back to the first knife to continue shaving the outer edge and to shave away the soft pith from the inside. All performed with a belied simplicity and ease.</td></tr>
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involve staged showrooms and tour buses. In the mountain villages, the reality
of daily life forces most people out into the fields or to the city for work…
only the physically disabled or elderly stay home to look after children and work
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romantic here, most people do it out of necessity to eat and put a roof over
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A week before I arrived the beloved king of 70 years passed
away. Chiang Mai is cloaked in white and black and according to locals the news
is all about ‘the black and white’ too. There is a serious political undercurrent
among people who feel uneasy about their future as a democracy. It is unlawful to speak
about the royalty or the government with punishment of arrest thus inhibiting individuals from talking to each other and organizing for fear of reprisals.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The street food is handmade and crafted in home kitchens and then brought to market. Here you can see eggs that have been emptied, fried with herbs and then placed back inside the shells and skewered before roasting on an open grill. Sticky rice is a big part of the diet at every meal and can be found wrapped in banana leaves, right next to the roasting bananas and typical Chiang Mai style sausage.</td></tr>
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Today, I’ll continue with my naïve pursuits of connection.
I’m looking for makers in the broad sense. Makers of community here at
Compeung, makers of artisan food in the market and makers of roofs – to sit in
the company of each other, alone in our foreignness, but together in our shared
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ong's mom with another resident Alex who is here with his girlfriend Manon from San Francisco. Ong and his family are the makers of this sanctuary. The meal times are communal, spiritual places with homemade thai dishes three times a day. The mutual love and respect among family and friends is genuine and deep.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">My first days here at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.compeung.org/" target="_blank">Compeung</a></b>
were spent reading, listening to podcasts, sleeping and eating home cooked thai
food. A wonderful respite after an exhausting journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">For one of my first adventures I found my way to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Warorot
Market</b> in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chiang Mai.</b> I
kept seeing these enormous spools of white cotton thread. It seemed they had a function more than as white string because they were always situated next to other ceremonial items like candles and lanterns. Compelled, I bought some and brought it back to Compeung
where I learned from Ong that it is called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sai
Sin</b> and is used in Buddhist ceremonies, weddings and funerals as a conduit
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "helvetica neue light"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light";">At larger ceremonies there is often one big ball of string which
is first tied around a Buddha image before being passed along to the monks in
attendance. From there, the thread is passed along to everybody else in
attendance. With each individual holding their hands in a <a href="http://www.thaizer.com/culture-shock/thai-greeting-%e2%80%93-the-wai/"><span style="color: #f17108;">wai</span></a>, the thread is looped around each person.
The thread may be strung around a person’s fingers or it can be looped around
their head. The important thing is that the thread links everybody to the monks
and the Buddha image. The chanting of the monks and the associated merit is
then symbolically passed along the thread reaching all of the people in the
congregation.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Click <b><a href="http://www.thaizer.com/buddhism/sai-sin-and-the-sacred-white-thread/" target="_blank">here</a></b> to read more about Sai Sin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Later that day I was listening to an interview with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.annhamiltonstudio.com/" target="_blank">Ann Hamilton</a></b> conducted by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.onbeing.org/program/ann-hamilton-making-and-the-spaces-we-share/6147" target="_blank">OnBeing’s Krista Tippett</a></b>. She mentions the importance of cultivating a
space that allows you to dwell in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘not
knowing’</i>. How <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘a thread has to come
out and it comes out at its own pace’</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘how we need to trust the thing we cannot name’</i>. All of this is uncannily
relevant for me given that I’m currently very far away at a residency with the
sole purpose of providing time, space and experiences to enrich my next steps. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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show the presence of the human hand but through embroidery and
other process oriented needlearts techniques. Hamilton inspires me to push this idea of <i>'embodied knowledge' </i>and create entities that express human touch as simple abstractions that communicate through the material of the human body.</span></div>
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house and removing them carefully so as to not disrupt their spaces within the soil
and fauna (a heroic act in the land of scorpions and centipedes). I then wrap
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thread adds merit, protection and strength as it motions in a continuous
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exact <i>footprint</i> from where they were found. Each day I’ll add a few more. I consider these to be blessings and have been calling them my Touchstones. They’ll remain installed
after I leave, the string will fade away naturally just like with the
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I found myself showing up to exhibits about human impulses with expressions of intense passion, articulate renditions, materiality and an over the top obsessiveness. Works that talk about mortality, identity, alienation, transformation, and sense of place. I was heartened by the authenticity of expression and the unabashed emergence of each artist's true self.</div>
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Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett /</div>
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Two exhibits held at the <b><a href="http://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/" target="_blank">American Folk Art Museum</a></b>, each based on the art of Alabama outsider artist, <b><a href="http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/ronald-lockett" target="_blank">Ronald Lockett</a></b>. Lockett's work is strongly linked to his experiences living in the American South addressing subjects of racial, economic, and political unrest. He had an intense impulse to create, and without funds for materials, he would use what he found in his environment like wood, rusted metal, chainlink fence etc. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Compelling assemblages from metal, grates and leftover paint. Lockett produced over <br />
350 artworks in ten years. He died young of pneumonia as a complication of AIDS.<br />
<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Above: April Nineteenth (the number). Below: Timothy.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was particularly moved by the video of Lockett speaking about his work <br />
as 'the one reliable force that keeps him grounded in life'. He also talked about his <br />
determination to be an artist against the influences of his family and society. <br />
The video does a great job of showing the intensity of his passion and his strong empathy <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A complementary exhibit includes artists whose works, like Lockett, reflect on the themes of <br />
mortality and vulnerabiltiy. One of my favorites was <b><a href="http://www.cavinmorris.com/sandra-sheehy/" target="_blank">Sandra Sheehy</a></b>. Sheehy's <i>Untitled 2015</i> (above) <br />
is one of her intricate sculptures that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. They're made of feathers, <br />
glass bulbs, beads, laces and yarn and feel like ritual or sacrificial objects.</td></tr>
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An exhibition at the <b><a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/the-keeper" target="_blank">New Museum</a></b> that is dedicated to the act of preserving objects and to the passions that inspire this undertaking.</div>
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Amazing collections of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Bentley" target="_blank"><b>photographs of snowflakes</b></a>, <b><a href="http://realfinearts.com/index.php?/current/upcoming/2/" target="_blank">mini sculptures of street detritus</a>,</b> <b><a href="https://www.lensculture.com/articles/fundacja-sztuk-wizualnych-zofia-rydet-sociological-record#slide-24" target="_blank">a photographic series of 20,000 rural homes in Poland</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.kohlerfoundation.org/preservation/major-collections/levi-fisher-ames/" target="_blank">a miniature wood carved zoo</a></b>... and the list goes on. </div>
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One of the most compelling collections was one that we weren't allowed to photograph. It was a heart wrenching series of simple drawings depicting the events within Auschwitz in approximately 1943. They were documentary in style and sketched with simple materials due to lack of access. Found in a bottle outside the gas chamber, it is surmised that the artist hid it there on his way to extermination, determined to have the horrific accounts of inside the camp be documented. </div>
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ships and other offerings in preparation of judgement day.</td></tr>
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An installation of tabletop-scale models of imaginary Swiss buildings that were rescued from <br />
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matchboxes and magazines by an insurance clerk from Vienna names<b> <a href="http://www.designboom.com/art/the-387-houses-of-peter-fritz-at-the-venice-art-biennale/" target="_blank">Peter Fritz</a> </b>(1916-1992). <br />
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The juxtaposition of a piece of Americana architecture against the Manhattan skyline is very striking and makes the point about the human impulse to cling to certain fixed relationships with their objects of affection. The exposed scaffolding in the back, a reference to the stage set of the movie Psycho, was a disappointment. I'm not sure why, maybe it shattered my fantasy of what I thought I was looking at, and maybe that's the point.</div>
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the classic red barn and the mansion from <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)" target="_blank">Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho</a></b>.</td></tr>
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This show was an unexpected treat. I spent hours with magnifying glass in hand absorbing all the lush surfaces, exquisite detail and vibrant colors. They are sensuous in material and narrative. The devotion and warmth energizes the spirit. I found them to be very moving and couldn't help but to return several times during my visit to take it all in. </div>
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<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issey_Miyake" target="_blank">Issey Miyake</a></b> for Miyake Design Studio. Courtesy of The Miyake Issey Foundation<br />
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An exhibit at <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/" target="_blank"><b>The Museum at FIT</b> </a>explores the history behind a variety of uniforms while considering social roles and influences on high fashion.<br />
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The style with a flat, columnar shape and short brim is base on a military 'kepi' hat<br />
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After clocking in over 65,000 steps, I collapsed on the train home and listened to a couple of podcasts one of which was <b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/designmatters/design-matters-with-debbie-millman-alison-bechdel" target="_blank">Design Matters with Debbie Millman</a></b> talking to <b><a href="http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/about" target="_blank">Alison Bechdel</a></b>. Beckdel, author of <b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Home-Tragicomic-Alison-Bechdel/dp/0618871713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472082912&sr=8-1&keywords=fun+home" target="_blank">Fun Home</a></i></b> and <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-My-Mother-Comic/dp/0544002237/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1472082938&sr=8-4&keywords=are+you+my+mother" target="_blank">Are You My Mother</a></b></i> is someone I've come to admire these past few months. She is fearless in sharing her vulnerabilities and profound epiphanies. This interview is about how her identifying herself as a lesbian when she was young led her into a career as a cartoonist and renegade individualist.</div>
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She talks about how her work is her life. Visually her books have a belied simplicity due to their graphic nature but once inside the narrative, you witness her intelligence, compassion and search for truth. It is honest, erudite, well informed and real. I admire her ability to get to the nut of the matter. It's much more difficult than it seems.</div>
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This brings me to the other reason why I was in New York. I needed to secure my visa for an extended stay in the <b><a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Thailand" target="_blank">Kingdom of Thailand</a></b>. This October to November I'll be attending a residency at <b><a href="http://www.compeung.org/" target="_blank">ComPeung</a></b> in a rural village of Northern Thailand just outside of <b><a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Chiang_Mai" target="_blank">Chiang Mai</a></b>. </div>
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My plan is to interact with Thai maker communities, to spend time with myself, and to connect with others with heart & hands in the hopes of finding a shared authentic voice.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: 12px;">We have had several inquiries about our plans for FiberLAB this Fall... so I'm excited to announce the new schedule.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Also, I’m offering a series of drop-in ‘Labs in the weeks leading up to the next session. These will be singular meetings where we can catch up, review where we are with out lofty summer objectives :), and work on the progress of your projects. You can sign up for one or all three depending on your needs and schedule!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: 12px;">In addition to our usual attention to project development... Week #1 - August 16 - will have materials for shibori wrapping... Week #2 - August 30 - will have some depots brewing... </span></span><b style="font-family: '"helvetica"'; font-size: 12px;">(Aug. 23 has been cancelled due to a schedule conflict)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">Saturdays, Sept. 10, 24 Oct. 8</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">FiberLAB Drop-Ins (minimum 3 / maximum 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">Tuesdays, Aug. 16 and 30 <b>(Aug. 23 has been cancelled due to a schedule conflict)</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my experiments from my time spent at <a href="http://www.craftwork.rocks/" target="_blank"><b>Craftwork Somerville</b></a> this past weekend. Amy Stein's workshop <i>Backyard Bundles</i> provided me with yet another approach for us to capture and record nature. These flowers are dyed in relief on paper that bathed in an onion dyebath. </td></tr>
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This August <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/fiberlab/" target="_blank"><b>FiberLAB</b></a> will be holding a retreat in Gloucester called <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/gloucester-retreat/" target="_blank"><b>Stitching Nature</b></a>. We will be working in the airy and spacious <b><a href="http://www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org/" target="_blank">Lanesville Community Center</a> </b>with access to hiking trails at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtown,_Massachusetts" target="_blank"><b>Dogtown Commons</b></a> and close proximity to the <a href="http://gloucesterma.com/Plum-cove-Beach.cfm" target="_blank"><b>ocean</b></a>.<br />
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Each morning there will be demonstrations on various techniques for surface design, innovative approaches to traditional needlework techniques, printing, dyeing and material exploration. The goal is to experiment and open our minds to new approaches that we can add to our toolbox for future projects.<br />
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plant-dye methods that use renewable resources and do the least possible
harm to the environment. For me, an added bonus is that one connects to
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The afternoons will be independent study with guidance and coaching. One may choose to play with many different studies, or to work on a singular project. It is an open curriculum with much depth for people who are curious and love to explore.<br />
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On day one, after our morning demos, we will hike the woods collecting windfall, and anything else we discover, to cook in our dyepots over the course of the week. Each evening will be an opportunity to walk the woods and the beaches to continue our collecting. Nature will be our muse and the studio will be our laboratory.<br />
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Using Nature as our inspiration for color, design, form and concept, we will create using both manufactured and found materials from our environment. Fibers, rusty bits, plant matter, printmaking, ecodyeing, felting, wrapping, crocheting, wire, embroidery.... so many possibilities... there's something for everyone to sink their teeth into. And summer in Gloucester will be rich in material for us to work with!<br />
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This very apt metaphor, the kaleidoscope, captures our process as curious artists seeking inspiration. </div>
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Allowing ourselves opportunities for collaboration, reflection and time away from our routines <br />
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Providing space for experimentation and exposing ourselves to new practices expands <br />
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Engaging with peers in a safe, nurturing and creative space allows us to let go, to fall into <br />
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I invite you to honor yourself by joining us in Gloucester this summer as we commune <br />
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I took some time off today and went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" target="_blank"><b>Lanesville</b></a> for a personal tour of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtown,_Massachusetts" target="_blank"><b>Dogtown</b></a> with my friend <a href="http://adriaarch.blogspot.com/2016/01/announcing-two-painting-workshops-this.html" target="_blank"><b>Adria Arch</b></a> and her cousins Richard and Jane. What a beautiful meandering path through the woods and around several quarries. Vegetation is just beginning to spring and I'm looking forward to the bounty that will be here when we hike in August during the <b><a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/gloucester-retreat/" target="_blank">2016 Summer Retreat: Stitching Nature</a>.</b></div>
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A great source of fiber! </div>
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A dreamy meditative place to get lost in.</div>
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Pattern and texture everywhere you look. </div>
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Adria and I are each offering workshops this summer at <a href="http://www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org/" target="_blank"><b>Lanesville Community Center.</b></a> </div>
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We're enjoying exploring all the sites together. </div>
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Next trip... We'll be scoping out the fantastic beaches in the area. </div>
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In the meantime I'm busy collecting travel maps and guides for <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g616324-Activities-Cape_Ann_Massachusetts.html" target="_blank"><b>Cape Ann activities</b></a>, <a href="http://gloucesterma.localguides.com/ypcyellowpg/restaurants.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=yellowpages&gclid=CKGruvfkm8wCFYdehgodljcGyg" target="_blank"><b>restaurants</b></a>,<b> </b><a href="http://searts.org/wp/cultural-district-partners/" target="_blank"><b>cultural districts</b></a>.<br />
Anyone interested in a <a href="http://saltwatermassage.com/" target="_blank"><b>massage</b></a>?</div>
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The wonders of working with soluble fiber and the sewing machine. It's magical to be able to create your own fabric using any material that will fit on the sewing machine platform. It lends itself to spontaneity and unexpected results... fun!<br />
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I've been using some of these samples in my ongoing fiber journal. I'm designing these experiments with FiberLAB participants in mind, they are providing me with so many ideas for applications to all my other work - including this summer's Summer Retreat in Lanesville <a href="http://jodi-colella-39mb.squarespace.com/gloucester-retreat/" target="_blank"><b>STITCHING NATURE</b></a>.<br />
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The early bird discount deadline is fast approaching – Make it before the clock strikes at midnight on May 1st !!! <br />
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Today I had the privilege of attending a Speak Out Assembly at <a href="http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/main/" target="_blank"><b>Needham High School</b></a>. This is an annual event centered around the wellness program <a href="http://www.ownyourpeace.org/" target="_blank"><b>Own Your Peace</b></a>. The entire school assembles in the gymnasium where a handful of students share personal stories, struggles and resolutions that they've experienced and overcome. The stories today were incredibly raw, honest and vulnerable. I'm struck at how courageous and strong these young individuals are to face their peers, share their weaknesses and rally around their strengths. The student body was engaged, supportive and it is clear that connections were made. It was an extremely moving event to top off the already meaningful experience of working with these young artists on their installation projects.<br />
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During that past 6 weeks I've been working with the art instructor, Wendy Hodge, and her two senior level art classes on the subject of creating interactive collaborative installation art. This project is made possible with a grant from <a href="http://www.nefneedham.org/" target="_blank"><b>Needham Education Foundation</b></a> and you can read more about it <a href="http://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2016/03/owning-your-piecepeace-at-nhs.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.<br />
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Both <i>The Cave</i> and <i>The Bridge</i> show much progress from my last visit two weeks ago. Students, staff and teachers have been actively <i>Making Their Mark</i> and adding thoughts to strips of fabric before attaching to each of the two installations. </div>
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The installations will be up until April 1. <i>The Cave</i> will be re-installed elsewhere in the building and <i>The Bridge</i> will be disassembled and sewn into a quilt for future classes to add their own pieces to it. <br />
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This February and March, the community of <a href="http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/main/" target="_blank"><b>Needham High School (NHS)</b></a>
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initiate dialogue, strengthen ties and promote wellness. As a visiting
artist, I am facilitating senior art students in the creation of an interactive collaborative installation that will be activated for two weeks leading up to a
school wide SpeakOut event as part of the <b><a href="http://www.ownyourpeace.org/" target="_blank">Own Your Peace program</a>.</b><br />
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Your Piece/Peace is a student-driven emotional wellness initiative in
its 8th year at NHS. OYP is the way everyone at NHS can take care of
themselves and each other. When you own your P-E-A-C-E you understand
and respect your individual needs, feelings, and goals, and find healthy
ways to face challenge. When you own your P-I-E-C-E you respect other
for who they are, reach out to build relationships with those around
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about how they 'Own their Piece/Peace', which they knot onto a framework. By honoring
each individual student's voice as an integral and important piece of
the school's culture, this activity embodies the power of art as
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My time with students has been about the 'how-to' of public art installations from concept to production. With a series of brainstorming sessions the students from each of two classes created their own approaches. This state of evolution, like most open ended projects, has been present throughout the process and continues to be assessed daily as the activity is realized.<br />
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Working as a team, they determined their objectives and how to incorporate them with the principles of OYP. Parameters covered everything from concept, to material, to color, to OYP, to fire codes to maintenance restrictions and more. Tasks were divided between them so that all aspects from advertising, to maintenance, to material prep etc. have been considered and taken responsibility for.<br />
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I visited yesterday and today for the first time since last week and am so heartened by their final installations and the buzz they're creating around the school. This has been a true collaborative experience where each student of each
class is <i>owning it</i> for themselves and for their community. <br />
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I'm grateful to Wendy Hodge and Needham High School Art Department for inviting me, to <a href="http://www.nefneedham.org/" target="_blank"><b>Needham Educational Foundation (NEF)</b></a> for their generous support and most importantly the creative force of the senior art students.<br />
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We have an amazing environment where makers can experiment freely with materials provided, expand on current projects and learn from each other. We lose all concept of time and place and get lost in our work with lots of laughs and energy. Participants quickly bond to each other's work process, with several collaborative and wonderful demonstrations of new techniques as well.<br />
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I'm super excited and honored to be a part of this community and witness the creativity and ingenuity of everyone's process. It's only been two sessions yet we've learned so much already about basketry, sculptural crochet, weaving, embroidery, felting and organic freeform abstraction.<br />
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<b>JOIN US</b> in this summer in Gloucester, MA and expand your vision of the material world. By combining close observation with a broad vision we'll play with scale as we build, felt, and paint in response to the patterns we find in nature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspired by lichens found hanging from trees in coastal forests. <br />
Created with a found fishing rope and copper wire.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />WE’LL WALK IN THE <a href="http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?nid=450" target="_blank">WOODS</a> AND ON THE <a href="http://www.gloucesterma.com/beaches.cfm" target="_blank">BEACH</a></b> in search of inspiration. Back in the studio, you’ll use material and technique to create unique abstractions using the ocean setting and the <br />woods around us as your muse. You'll be sculpting with wool, gel printing with vegetation, embellishing surfaces with finishes, connecting elements with needlework techniques and much more. You'll develop your vision with confidence and self-expression, inspired by the ocean setting and the woods around us. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>MORNINGS</b> include instruction on one or more techniques. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>AFTERNOONS</b> will be about independent study on personal projects with individual guidance to define your vision and make it happen. This time can be dedicated either as an in depth focus on a singular art object OR as a practice of several different processes toward a collection of studies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Examples of contemporary artists will be presented and
discussed. Investigations will be both 2D and 3D. Experimentation and
journaling are encouraged.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Materials are included.</b> Each artist has a full 8 foot
table (more if necessary) on which to work. Class size is limited to
optimize individualized attention. <i>All levels of experience welcome.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration from nature and the aggregates of simple organic shapes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abundant materials available to allow for total freedom and spontaneity during your process.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Artists at working on independent projects in the Somerville FiberLAB this winter.</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>ENGAGE</b> <b>WITH OTHER MAKERS</b> in the transformative art-making experience of this 5-day retreat. Our spacious studio, the <a href="http://www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org/" target="_blank"><b>Lanesville Community Center</b></a>, is within walking distance of <b><a href="http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?nid=450" target="_blank">shady hiking trails</a> </b>and lovely <a href="http://www.gloucesterma.com/beaches.cfm" target="_blank"><b>New England beaches</b></a>. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>IMMERSE</b> <b>YOURSELF IN ART, NATURE AND COMMUNITY</b> as we learn from each other, nurturing our creative souls and enhancing our connection with the environment.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>When you are not at the studio, take off to enjoy the
beauty of Gloucester, <br />Rocky Neck and the surrounding areas. Come be
inspired</i>! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Lodging</b></i>: Participants will make their own arrangements for <a href="http://www.gloucesterma.com/hotels.cfm" target="_blank"><b>housing</b></a>. There are many lovely B & B’s as well as very affordable weekly rentals within walking distance of the studio in <b>Lanesville, MA</b>. <a href="mailto:jodi@jodicolella.com" target="_blank"><b>Contact me</b></a> and I’ll share my links. If you live nearby and want to commute, no problem!<br /><i><b> </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Dates and Location:</b></i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday-Friday, August 15-19, 2016, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Lanesville Community Center, Gloucester MA<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Schedule:</b></i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">M-F mornings, 9am - noon, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">M-Thurs afternoons, 2-4 pm, <i>(workshop ends at noon on Friday)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Evenings, self-organized beach walks (weather permitting) <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Cost: </b></i> $725.00, includes materials <br /><i><b>Early Bird Registration</b></i>: $650.00 by May 1, 2016<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Signup via <a href="http://paypal.com/" target="_blank"><b>PayPal</b></a> in the sidebar to the right of the blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Please<a href="mailto:jodi@jodicolella.com" target="_blank"> <b>contact me</b></a> and/or visit my <a href="http://www.jodicolella.com/fiberlab/" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a> for more information or to learn more about the curriculum.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage post card for a local nature reserve called Dogtown. There's a rich culture and history <br />
to be explored in the Lanesville
neighborhood of Gloucester.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span>Jodi Colellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17915086277059485365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92252207851602910.post-31952475123356229492016-01-27T16:01:00.001-08:002016-01-27T16:09:07.051-08:00Bea Emsbach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have great conversations with people when visiting my current exhibition <a href="http://jodicolella.com/jodicolella.com/Beastiary.html" target="_blank"><b>BEASTIARY</b></a>. It's one of the perks of sharing your work, you get to experience other people's connections and I always learn something. There's a week left to the show, but I've already made two big artist discoveries, one is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery" target="_blank"><b>Leigh Bowery</b></a> who I will get to later, and the other is Bea Emsbach.<br />
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<a href="http://www.galeriamaymore.com/artistas/bea_emsbach/bea_emsbach.html" target="_blank"><b>Bea Emsbach</b></a> is a painter who has been working on a series of red ink drawings called ‘Beutezüge
im Bodensatz der Wissenschaften’ (Raids in the Sediments of Science)
since 1995.<br />
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<i>Human figures, heads, busts and sometimes vague
approximations of faces are repeatedly isolated on the page. Many are
rendered as outlines, surfaces are uniform, people look generic and are
often sexless. What links the work is a feeling of proliferation and
metamorphosis. – Anita Beckers</i><br />
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It's the feeling of proliferation and metamorphosis that resonates for me<i>. </i>Eery, mysterious, tactile and seemingly detached.<br />
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I can't give you names because I either can't find references or they're in a different language. I prefer it this way, not having words telling me what to think. I think that's her point.<br />
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