It was such an honor to work with these artists as the curator for this show and to invite you to see their compelling works. Stop by and check it out during open gallery hours and join us for the Artist Reception on September 20!
Revisiting my experience proposing and carrying out a collaborative art project with a local organization allowed me to craft 7 helpful tips that should jumpstart your pitch if you're looking to propose a project idea to your organization, agency, or school!
Are you an artist or educator looking to engage and inspire young people? But maybe you’re not sure how to begin? Allow me to share an incredible story from last winter, where I spent 6 weeks with 2 middle school marine biology classes and their amazing teachers.
I am incredibly moved and humbled by the Avanti High School students’ ability to maintain hope, take action, and help me understand what it is like to be a young person today. Thank you, Avanti students and leaders for making this collaborative art project a reality!
Do you ever look at the work of established artists that are making a real impact with their work and think: “I could never do that! It’s too big!” I assure you, even if they don’t show their early work, each of these change makers started small. I am no exception.
Are you an artist or change maker and also a mom? Or are you feeling the urge to have children, and wondering if it’s possible follow your calling and be a mom at the same time? If so, you are not alone. I had those exact same questions. I’d like to share with you a quick story of my journey becoming a successful artist, a change maker, and mom who is proud of how she parents.
Today, I’m taking a look at and refreshing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on my website. I figured I’d also share it with you here for a little refresh!
From Art in Action to one-on-one Mentorship, opportunities for organizations and individuals, there’s a wide variety of ways you can work with me to meet your goals.
So, you want to use art to help your organization create positive change? You may be wondering how to develop a collaborative art project for your organization!
When I ask artists and changemakers around the world what is stopping them from taking action, one of the things that I often hear most often is that they just don’t know where to begin! And I get that. Starting can be hard! So, I’m going to break it down into five tips to start an art project that results in social change.
Revisiting my experience proposing and carrying out a collaborative art project with a local organization allowed me to craft 7 helpful tips that should jumpstart your pitch if you're looking to propose a project idea to your organization, agency, or school!
Are you an artist or educator looking to engage and inspire young people? But maybe you’re not sure how to begin? Allow me to share an incredible story from last winter, where I spent 6 weeks with 2 middle school marine biology classes and their amazing teachers.
I am incredibly moved and humbled by the Avanti High School students’ ability to maintain hope, take action, and help me understand what it is like to be a young person today. Thank you, Avanti students and leaders for making this collaborative art project a reality!
Do you ever look at the work of established artists that are making a real impact with their work and think: “I could never do that! It’s too big!” I assure you, even if they don’t show their early work, each of these change makers started small. I am no exception.
Are you an artist or change maker and also a mom? Or are you feeling the urge to have children, and wondering if it’s possible follow your calling and be a mom at the same time? If so, you are not alone. I had those exact same questions. I’d like to share with you a quick story of my journey becoming a successful artist, a change maker, and mom who is proud of how she parents.
Today, I’m taking a look at and refreshing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on my website. I figured I’d also share it with you here for a little refresh!
From Art in Action to one-on-one Mentorship, opportunities for organizations and individuals, there’s a wide variety of ways you can work with me to meet your goals.
So, you want to use art to help your organization create positive change? You may be wondering how to develop a collaborative art project for your organization!
When I ask artists and changemakers around the world what is stopping them from taking action, one of the things that I often hear most often is that they just don’t know where to begin! And I get that. Starting can be hard! So, I’m going to break it down into five tips to start an art project that results in social change.
Revisiting my experience proposing and carrying out a collaborative art project with a local organization allowed me to craft 7 helpful tips that should jumpstart your pitch if you're looking to propose a project idea to your organization, agency, or school!
Are you an artist or educator looking to engage and inspire young people? But maybe you’re not sure how to begin? Allow me to share an incredible story from last winter, where I spent 6 weeks with 2 middle school marine biology classes and their amazing teachers.
I am incredibly moved and humbled by the Avanti High School students’ ability to maintain hope, take action, and help me understand what it is like to be a young person today. Thank you, Avanti students and leaders for making this collaborative art project a reality!
Do you ever look at the work of established artists that are making a real impact with their work and think: “I could never do that! It’s too big!” I assure you, even if they don’t show their early work, each of these change makers started small. I am no exception.
Are you an artist or change maker and also a mom? Or are you feeling the urge to have children, and wondering if it’s possible follow your calling and be a mom at the same time? If so, you are not alone. I had those exact same questions. I’d like to share with you a quick story of my journey becoming a successful artist, a change maker, and mom who is proud of how she parents.
Today, I’m taking a look at and refreshing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on my website. I figured I’d also share it with you here for a little refresh!
From Art in Action to one-on-one Mentorship, opportunities for organizations and individuals, there’s a wide variety of ways you can work with me to meet your goals.
So, you want to use art to help your organization create positive change? You may be wondering how to develop a collaborative art project for your organization!
When I ask artists and changemakers around the world what is stopping them from taking action, one of the things that I often hear most often is that they just don’t know where to begin! And I get that. Starting can be hard! So, I’m going to break it down into five tips to start an art project that results in social change.
Am I a writer? Not a real writer, I think to myself. I mean, I’ve never written a book or anything.
I have always been a reader… Escaping the reality of a tiny life with words that inspire and challenge the constant flow of my own words writing stories to myself. Well, I think to myself, not really stories…simple reflections of a tiny life; a young girl’s worries and self-doubts.
What comes to mind when you think of a wastewater treatment plant? I would bet it’s not a LEED Platinum rated building housing a science center and award-winning education programs. The LOTT Clean Water Alliance in downtown Olympia is pretty unique, and is recognized internationally as a utility of the future. This means we pioneer innovative technologies and cutting-edge practices, with a focus on resource recovery, efficiency, sustainability, and community engagement.
THE METHODS OF NONVIOLENT PROTEST AND PERSUASION: Gene Sharp. 1. Public Speeches 2. Letters of opposition or support 3. Declarations by organizations and institutions 4. Signed public statements 5. Declarations of indictment and intention 6. Group or mass petitions
If you follow my work, you are probably most familiar with my public art. And public art does make up the bulk of my work. There are times though, when there is absolutely nothing better than being in my studio, or on a beach, or a mountainside, making art all for myself. When I work on a public art project, I do my best to facilitate other peoples’ ideas and to set mine aside. When I work on my own personal art, it’s just the canvas and me.
Winter is the time to go inside. The nights are long and dark, the days short and often gray. It is a time for our part of the earth to rest, covered in a blanket of snow, rain, and darkness. It is time for us to rest, too. For me, that often means less public art and more studio art. While most of my public art is collaborative and community oriented, my studio work has always been about my own journey. I return to studio painting again and again to celebrate the incredible beauty this life holds and to process through difficult times.
Painting is all about letting go. I think that’s why it’s sometimes so hard for me to pick up the brush. The blank canvas can be very intimidating. What am I going to paint? What if it’s not good enough? For me, it’s almost more intimidating to work on a painting in progress.I’ve gotten something down. It’s not finished. It’s not amazing. But it’s not awful either. To continue working on the painting means that I might mess it up. I might change it from OK to awful.
When I think about People's Uprisings, I always see hands. Hands raised in solidarity. Hands raised in defiance. These hands defy those that would oppress them. They say "Yes! I am alive and you cannot hold me down!" But it can be difficult to raise our hands. We need to find our voice - find our power - and unlock it. For some, they have never had a voice and don't even know where to begin. We must move through many layers of fear, of doubt and uncertainty. We need our friends to stand with us. The power of these movements is not so much in the individual as it is in the collective force of the masses coming together for a common goal.
I have been struggling with the content of the Peace Dove Project. What is it really about? The doves are merely canvases for images that will portray the content of this project. It has always been about giving voice to the voiceless and about bringing struggles to the forefront of our experience. About bringing about positive change with art. But does it address a certain struggle? A certain people or place?
The other day I was papering one of my Peace Doves while watching the news. Revolution is in the air. People are dying, and fighting for their rights, and loving, and peacefully protesting everywhere from Wisconsin to Bahrain, from Libya to Algeria. And I am sitting in my house, constructing a dove. People are dying for what they believe in and I am making a Peace Dove? There is something wrong with this picture.
Am I a writer? Not a real writer, I think to myself. I mean, I’ve never written a book or anything.
I have always been a reader… Escaping the reality of a tiny life with words that inspire and challenge the constant flow of my own words writing stories to myself. Well, I think to myself, not really stories…simple reflections of a tiny life; a young girl’s worries and self-doubts.
What comes to mind when you think of a wastewater treatment plant? I would bet it’s not a LEED Platinum rated building housing a science center and award-winning education programs. The LOTT Clean Water Alliance in downtown Olympia is pretty unique, and is recognized internationally as a utility of the future. This means we pioneer innovative technologies and cutting-edge practices, with a focus on resource recovery, efficiency, sustainability, and community engagement.
THE METHODS OF NONVIOLENT PROTEST AND PERSUASION: Gene Sharp. 1. Public Speeches 2. Letters of opposition or support 3. Declarations by organizations and institutions 4. Signed public statements 5. Declarations of indictment and intention 6. Group or mass petitions
It was such an honor to work with these artists as the curator for this show and to invite you to see their compelling works. Stop by and check it out during open gallery hours and join us for the Artist Reception on September 20!