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Artists in Harmony
CALKINS CREEK, PA — The Harmony Project is a grass-roots initiative that aims to get people talking and thinking about concepts essential to communal harmony, suc as gratitude, acceptance and compassion. It has marshaled the resources of local artists to produce an exhibit, “Reflections of Respect,” representing artists’ visions of respect. The exhibit will debut at FANfair, a celebration of the arts to be held on Sunday, October 8 at Calkins Creek Vineyard on Fallsdale Road from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It includes media of all kinds, from posters to textile work to calligraphy.
The Harmony Project intends to take the exhibit on tour following its presentation at FANfair.
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| Artwork by Nancy Wells | |
Nancy Wells writes of her work “Ascent of the Grandmothers,” created for the Harmony Project exhibit, “I designed this digital painting/poster out of respect for the historical wisdom of women... In Micmac-Algonquin Culture, the grandmothers are honored when praying in the West of the Medicine Wheel. You honor them when you pray by going inward into your self to awaken your wisdom.
”Women are especially important in partnership cultures. Balancing the feminine and the masculine energies is considered the wisest way to resolve issues.”
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| Linda Cobb of Fallsdale Studios and Amy Dunn of The Mountain Quiltworks say of their textile work, “Those Little Scraps,”“This quilt was designed and created with scraps of fabric that might otherwise have been discarded. Since no self-respecting quilter ever contributes much to any landfill, the challenge to create and complete something original was met with great respect of the creative process.”
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| “Self Respect,” by Debra Dick of Hazleton. The work was done with gouache and ink on acid-free paper using ruling pens and metal nibs.
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