Arts and Music at Redeemer

“Well”, wood panel, wood veneer and colored foil, 15 3/4″x12″x3″, ©Michelle Draper-Lorton

Michelle is another Northwest artist, very active in the Diocese of Olympia. She says this about “Well”:

Silence becomes a place from which all things are possible.  ”Be still
and know that I am God” is a command, not a suggestion.  From
Stillness, the knowledge of who God is and what God longs for can
emerge.  ”Well” is a response to experiencing depths of stillness in
the context of sorrow — from which God spoke.

“White Birch”, oil on canvas, 36″x36″, ©Renee Cooke

Once again, Northwest artist Renee Cooke’s work will grace our walls.  About “White Birch” she says:

“In the still of the night, where it is cold and dark, there is a mystery
that lies within the tall white birch trees. It unfolds to the imagination,
where quietly, silently, we ponder it’s complexity. And for a moment, we are
disconnected from all that is electronic, but totally connected as one with
the universe.”

Renee can be contacted at reneemonet@comcast.net.

“Homage to CDF”, cut paper collage on board, 9″x12″, ©Laurie Joan Aron

Laurie’s artwork comes to us from New York City and this is one of her two pieces that were accepted into this exhibit. She says this about her work:

My pictures are both called “Homage to CDF”. CDF is Caspar David
Friedrich, an artist of the early 19th century who created, in
painting, scenes of intense silent reverence using emotionally charged
natural settings. A lone tree, twisted with age, a lone figure at a
moonlit beach…these were his subjects, simple, but radiating a sense
of power greater than man.

Most of my art, which is cut paper collage, is inspired by art
movements of the past. In these pieces, I’m working in a modern,
abstract mode to recapture the silent reverence that Friedrich so
eloquently captured in painting.

You can see similar work of mine at
http://www.manhattanarts.com/Gallery/LaurieJoanAron.htm

Please contact me at 212 866 7499 or by e-mail at ljaron@mindspring.com

“Be Still And Know”, textile painting, ©Faith Alexander 2007

This entry is from one of our parishioners, a very active member of our Ecclesiastical Arts Committee, Faith Alexander. I’ve dubbed it a textile painting, sort of a painted quilt/wall-hanging. You can contact Faith at fcalexander@earthlink.net.

Faith says: The title “Be Still and Know” is taken from the Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” A figure floats in a bubble of calm amid a busy stream. Warm washes and bits of bright color represent the frenzy of what the outside world calls ‘holiday season’ while Advent blue and purple sustain a meditative atmosphere.

Yesterday was a very busy day of getting ready for “Silence”, the next exhibit at the CR Gallery. While the arts committee worked on getting the space ready, most of the local artists dropped off their work in the morning. It was really great to finally meet them and see their beautiful work in person! Unfortunately in all the buzz and excitement, I forgot to take pictures of all the activity yesterday.

I am really looking forward to this show. (I look forward to all the shows I’ve curated, but the excitement just keeps growing with each new show.) We had a great response from all over the country, and a few from other countries too. Narrowing it down to what we could fit on the walls was a difficult. We’ve had to expand the gallery space in order to accommodate all the wonderful art that the jury accepted, and that involved a lot of drilling into poured concrete. Not fun, but luckily I didn’t have to do that myself. :)

I’ll be posting on each artist individually in the coming weeks, but to give you an idea of the fine caliber of work we’ll be exhibiting, check out these links:
Jeremy Fahringer, Bridgette Guerzon Mills, Andrea Pratt, Dayton Knipher, Kathy Thaden, and, well, me
(There are more artists, but I unfortunately I don’t have websites for all of them.)

I’m leaving tomorrow to visit with family in Southern California for Thanksgiving. When I get back, look for more information about the show and the artists.

Hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving!

Peace,
Angela

Hey, all you artists out there. We have a new call to artists up and the theme is “Silence” and you can check it out here! You can also find it in our sidebar under Upcoming Events. Deadline for entries is October 26th, and I can’t wait to see what you’ve created!

Happy Creating!

-Angela

Untitled, 30″x 24″, acrylic on canvas, ©Mitch Triplett

This painting comes to us from rural Oregon, where Mitch lives on 100 acres with his wife and dog.

Pouring Out, oil on canvas, 24″x 30″, ©Matthew Whitney 2007

Matthew is a Seattle artist whose work also graced our walls in our Visions of the Cross exhibit. He says this about his new piece Pouring Out:

My concept for this piece stems from the period of time directly after the Ascension of Christ. I focused on the theme of “Pouring Out”. In Acts 1, just after Jesus leaves the disciples, we read about Christ pouring out the Holy Spirit to them. I have various people celebrating the Victory that Christ has won, while pouring out wine with one another. The smoking altar is a visual metaphor for sacrifice. I also included a shepherd with sheep, as Jesus told Peter after rising from the grave, to “feed his sheep”. We can celebrate our victory of salvation, but the work here is not finished. The swan is a symbol of grace that I have previously used.

You can see more of Matthew’s work on his website, and you can e-mail him at matt@mattsbasement.com.

Ascend II, oil on canvas, 48″x 24″, ©Andrea Trenbeath-Lowen

Andrea Trenbeath-Lowen is an artist who has recently returned to the Tacoma, Washington area from Maryland. She says this about her artwork:

My artwork is an attempt to illustrate two profoundly different states of existence, The Light and The Dark, and the inevitable release from the confines of our own self imposed prisons. The blazing columns of light ripping free from human and humanoid forms represent the violent and powerful release of our true potential, the very character of our souls. They illustrate the escape from the Hell in our minds that hold our bodies captive, and the reunion with The Light that is God. The images reflect not just the release and ascension of the spirit upon physical death, but the realization of our true God-given character and the triumph over the dark influences running rampant on Earth.

You can see more of Andrea’s work on her website, and you can e-mail her at trenbeath@unstableart.com

Spirit’s Fire, stained glass mosaic, 12″x 6 1/4″

Kathy Thaden is a mosaic artist from Golden, Colorado.  About Spirit’s Fire, she says this: “God is referred to in Paul’s letter to the Hebrews as a consuming fire, and that spoke to me as I pondered the gift of the Holy Spirit, coming through the cross of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.”

Please visit the Thaden Mosaics website to see more of Kathy’s work and to learn more about the artist.