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Academic Year 2004-2005
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Ellouise Schoettler In Memory and Story, two artists explore the ways in which family stories are reflected and refracted in the memory. This process of remembering and retelling produces a new reality which begins with the experiences of the parents, but is shaped through the children’s understanding and vision.(more)
In “The Advent Hours” and “The Hours of Mary Magdalene,” Richardson explores the
medieval idea of the Book of Hours, in which the appointed prayers for certain
times of day were often accompanied by richly-painted illuminations. As in such
books, prayers such as “Lord, open my lips and my mouth will declare your
praise” or “O God, come to my assistance; Lord make haste” are inscribed in
Latin below images that retell the ancient stories.
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March 14 - April 4, 2005
and in the Board Room:
The series XPYSO (GOLD) is an ongoing body of work. As an artist that works in series, these pieces evolved from a previous body of works titled Heavens and Staring at Heaven. In these "cosmic" works the application of gold on canvas and panel were investigated. The theme of these works concerned blindness, light, and sight. (more) In the Smith Board Room
The Square Halo: A square is a human form, one that does not occur in nature. A square halo depicts a saintly personage who was still living at the time of the artwork. A circle is perfect; so is Heaven. Earth is imperfect; so is the square. The “Square Halo” reflects that my assemblages and collages are square or rectangular in shape. I believe that true art glows like a halo and outlives the artist. (more) In the Smith Board Room
Artists-in-Residence 2004-2005:
Pauline Jakobsberg
The hand pulled print has been my medium of expression for 26 years. My art
draws upon the history of two families, mine and my husband’s, bound by common
threads of tenderness, caring and humanity, in the midst of chaos and hope. My
recycled handmade papers, inks and methods suit my goal in an effort to recreate
the complexity of the past. (more)
The John
Wesley Baltimore Album Quilt was
recently found by Judy Shapiro, Wesley Theological Seminary Quilter-in-Residence
2002. Forgotten in a store-room for many years, this 1850-made, beautifully
appliquéd quilt, was made by numerous church members of the "
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November
1 - December 17, 2004
September
27 - October 22, 2004
August
30 - September 17, 2004