Artist Michelle Vara statement- “I felt the anxiety of the current world climate. The doom and gloom linger like a rock, slung around the necks of so many. This makes me sad to watch, so I began to think what metaphors could I put together using … [Read more...] about Series: In Bloom
Saratoga Springs NY
Crushed Ice on a Hot Day
Behind every good work of art, there are motivators that LEED the creative process. The motivator in this segment of work was some less than desirable but really gave time to stop and think. Yes - I use the acronym LEED for its metaphorical … [Read more...] about Crushed Ice on a Hot Day
Fit of Carnality
Memorial May
Over the last sixty days my mind has been boiling over in many directions and time is recorded within the work. 5-19-21 -Have you seen the Fort Ann NY Banana-? Too Much Fun! Tuesday afternoon I was driving on Rt. 4 headed north … [Read more...] about Memorial May
Bud
“Air” & “Myth of the Chickadee”
Myth of the Chickadee- Oil, ink on 13" x19" Paper. The bird feeder my cause for paused I watch Chickadees with their black caps, flit about the Lilac tree. Sparking bright, shattering the darkness of winter gray, in song of a chick- a- … [Read more...] about “Air” & “Myth of the Chickadee”
Spring Forth – March
This month I have really tried to connect with nature and the planet and visualize it w-hole and healthy filled with peace and love. Project- "Chickadee" The bird feeder my cause for paused I watch Chickadees with their black caps, flit … [Read more...] about Spring Forth – March
Fit of Carnality
In this work, I became interested and explored – extreme shift/ change/ fluctuation as a line in human personality. Some of the questions I researched- What makes a radical shift in personality? Is a human bad to the bone? What cultural … [Read more...] about Fit of Carnality