HeyJaredLiving in Positive Solitude
I am an educator, an artist, and a traveler! I seek meaningful relationships with people, nature, and artwork!
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Solitude of Alchemy (opens the original)
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Recently, I had the privilege of seeing the artwork of Niki de Saint Phalle, a French-American artist renowned for her monumental sculptures and fountains, celebrated for their spectacular vibrancy and whimsical spirit. A week before visiting the exhibition, I read about her life and the experiences that shaped her art. Born into a wealthy French family, Niki grew up in a strict Catholic tradition and endured many beatings from her mother while growing up. At eleven years old, she suffered sever
The Eyes (opens the original)
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The night was unusually silent!Joseph fell half asleep and yet felt half awake; strangely his subconscious was churning!He saw himself out of his body! Like the ghost of his past in movie Christmas Carol, there were two Eyes that pierced at him. He wondered whether he was alive or dead or somewhere in between!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w55r!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages
The Blue Moon Heron: Learning Sfumato in Art and Life. (opens the original)
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In the art world, we are often told to choose a single medium and stick with it. For the last twenty years, I have been a mosaic artist, but recently I have found myself drawn to fabric collage, paper collage, and silk painting. As I explored these new materials, I became consumed by questions. What if I combined these mediums into a single artwork? Would that be too great a departure from my usual methods? Would my audience embrace it? Do other artists wrestle with the same dilemma?These questi
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