Hello All - Joy to you and yours throughout this Holliday Season! Ms. Lill is exhausted from all the reading we have been doing- These words, are the opening lines of the Dhammapada, were spoken by Gotama Buddha 2500 years ago. They illustrate … [Read more...] about The Thrill is Gone – Joy ? – December’s Update
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Liberate – Calibrate – ENJOY in JOY! Art 4 November
New Work- I’m still on the "The Table" so to speak, a common household object in the center of focus- creating tensions of social expectation, idealize, policy in around and for joy. Sculpture- no. 240 This sculpture piece was accompanied … [Read more...] about Liberate – Calibrate – ENJOY in JOY! Art 4 November
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October – Critique Group C
OCTOBER Greetings all I hope this finds you well and happy! It's exciting to work together and I am looking forward to seeing what you are all up to! The new work started in Berlin and is available in August and September blog posts on my web site. … [Read more...] about October – Critique Group C
Principals of Tradition
Sculpture No.251_ Principals of Tradition / Battle of the Buldge The work samples attached are an explosive focus on numerous dimensions that are easily drawn from notions of “UNAMERICAN”. I feel it important to tell you a little about the … [Read more...] about Principals of Tradition
The Nucleus of Adam
Michelle Vara No. 237 Nucleus of Adam (10-2016) Dimension: 16” h x 6” square Material: pewter, wooden table leg, acorn nut, spacer. Finish: enamel, wax and linseed oil. Process: This work became a researched endeavor for … [Read more...] about The Nucleus of Adam
Smoking Gun: October
The new work is a visual language that incorporates the multitude of aspects: this time, the world, infractions, complex situations and divisions that we incur daily, but maintain positivism in spite of. The work is based in theoretical research … [Read more...] about Smoking Gun: October
October Monthly Progress Post 2016
Mastering the Extraordinary Greetings all! The weather in Upstate NY is wonderful and cool as natures colors paint the fire of fall on the mountains with the breeze whispering warnings of winter- as we chop corn and split wood to get … [Read more...] about October Monthly Progress Post 2016