two marks

“two marks……” by pam schader

just juried an art exhibit for artists who are blind.
some are legally blind and can see a minute amount & use technology to enhance their sight, but a couple of the 154 artists were totally blind.
someone asked me,
“WHY WOULD THEY DO ART IF THEY CAN’T SEE IT?”

wow, that speaks volumes; and the answer right there in the question.
it is the doing, the doing, the process.
it is called CREATIVE PROCESS. PROCESS.
imagine the joy we would have if we DID this without the infernal habit of looking at it!
if it was for the expression, not for the product.
no criterion. no judging, editing, critique.

the healing is in the process.
the just being with it.
the Tao.
the core of life.
THE WAY TO DO IS TO BE.

we are in the ultimate relationship; that is the one with ourselves.
the one we are with in our studio when everyone else leaves. The one waiting, calling from our hearts. the one who dies when we refuse that small voice.

John Cage said. “when you start working, everybody is in your studio – the past, your friends, enemies, the art world and above all, your own ideas. But as you continue, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you’re lucky, even
you leave.”

without overarching expectations, prejudices, judgments, biases, assumptions, labels, fears, we can be open to making Original art….open to the creative process… the universal phenomenon which baffles, stymies, yet unrelentingly draws us into its labyrinth of discovery and gratification.

THE HUMAN SPIRIT IS IN INTEGRAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A CONSCIOUS LIVING UNIVERSE. MOMENT BY MOMENT WE ARE IN CONSTANT, INTIMATE AND
CO-CREATIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPIRIT OF PLACE, TIME & SPACE.”

Creativity is intrinsic to our lives…we are breathing…we are ready.

“Two marks…..cry out for a third…..” - Robert Motherwell

SCA Breaks the Bank at WFB

Our SCA summer show at Wells Fargo Bank presents the works of the following twenty-one members:

Eileen Anderson

Suki Berg

Ladan Baradran

Ellen Butler

Diane Edwards

Marilyn Ellis

Desiree Engel

Marilou Hogeboom

Randall Holbrook

Teiko Horita

Marie Martin

Bart Palisi

Bob Pece

Pat Whiteside Phillips

Ron Reekers

Ellen Rose

Jay Sagan

Karen Feuer-Schwager

Marilyn Todd

Linda Wright

Thom Wright

The show is quite impressive on the second floor rotunda and can be seen from the first floor. The bank has added spot lighting on all the walls, and it is effective and inviting. Many good comments on the art work were received from attending guests at the opening. My favorite was that our art "is not the regular sort of art that is mostly shown in Laguna."

"SCA Banks on Art" will continue its show at Wells Fargo Bank through the summer and ends on September 14. Many thanks to all who have contributed and made this event happen.

SCA Opening at the Bank

The show is up, SCA is well represented. The work looks Great! A big thank you for all those who spent your hours to make this show a quality production: Jay our curator; Suzette our organizer; Marie the our publicity writer; Ladan, our newest member, designed the eyecatching flyer; Pres Thom designed our e-vite and our Artist Book; Marilyn, Cal, and Teiko who kept us all organized while taking in the art work; Ellen R and Marilou for being our hostesses at the opening.

Karen Feuer-Schwager