Spiritual (19)

Artists Describing Their Art:

Stephen Mead - In the early 1990's Stephen Mead's poems began appearing in such journals as Onionhead, Bellowing Ark, and Invert, but upon moving to Provincetown, Mass., Stephen decided to concentrate more on visual work. It was in the year 2000, after moving back to NY, that Stephen started seeking publication again for both his writing and his art combined. Since, then, thanks to the wonders of the World Wide Web, his work has appeared internationally both in cyberspace, hard copy, and physical Gallery Space. Often the writing has appeared along side his paintings, and at other times with the text superimposed. In 2004 Stephen began experimenting even more with these poetry/art hybrids creating a series of e books, including the award winning "We Are More Than Our Wounds". From there Stephen began experimenting with his art and poems as films, at first creating slideshows with captions, and then doing his own soundtracks and voice overdubs. These DVDs are available through Indieflix.com In 2006 Stephen put this technology to use releasing a CD of poems set to music "Safe & Other Love Poems" (CDBaby.com), as well as two print editions of his image/art hybrids, "Selected Works" and "Tree ...

Deborah Wilson - ARTIST STATEMENT - DEBORAH WILSON Ii?1/2m a native of Missouri, but, my husband and I have taken many opportunities to experience other areas of the US and our neighboring countries. So, my artwork is influenced by all of those cultures and environments which we have spent time in. This includes cross-country camping and hiking trips, which dip into Canada or Mexico, along with various missions trips, working vacations and temporary residences. We have gone on working vacations for extended time periods in USVI (St. John) and Yellowstone National Park. And, my husband and I were dual residents of Missouri and Hawaii for about 5 or 6 years. So, as you can imagine, there is great diversity of subject matter and I need several more lifetimes to paint everything that is wanting to be painted! Some paintings have been done in our camper, some in a makeshift studio in the closet, on the floor or on the dining room table. Here in Missouri, I have a studio separate from our house on our land, just outside of Springfield. Who we are and whatever is in our hearts tends to come out in our artwork. So, you will find a lot ...

Arwen Delyon - Imagine meeting the entire Universe for the first time. In your excitement you rush to greet it in all its wonder. You wish to know it, this living, breathing organism. From a distance it is a swirl of mysterious light and shadow. Upon closer examination, galaxies and stars appear. But there's more to this Universe than what lies on the surface. You take pause, and as you look closer, you realize this Universe contains something even more beautiful: Life. In fact, life is everywhere, in every seemingly quiet corner. You want to peek inside every corner, every hiding place, meet every creature, every person. Each with thier own personality and their own colors, dancing in rhythm to the movement of the Universe. you imagine what might be going on in a certain place, and who or what you might find there. Soon, you cannot stop wondering, nor do you posess the desire to do so. Imagining the inner workings of the Universe and all life within becomes as natural as simply breathing. This is life as I know it. I can see things in no other way, and my wish is simply to share this Universe I see with ...