Come see these pieces among others at Twist Gallery in the Arcade this November! Tonight kicks off the show, with the downtown art crawl running from 6-9pm.
Showing posts with label downtown Nasville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downtown Nasville. Show all posts
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, June 10, 2011
Bella La Vita
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard
I'm thinking of write now as "pre production" of sorts. I am asking questions, writing down answers, and giving new ideas room and time to be thought out.
Some things I am asking myself are:
*What is important to me right now?
*What do I care about most?
*Why do I make the choices I do?
*Who and What do I live my life for?
*What if people hate what I do?
And then I write down the answers, and in the process of answering those questions, MORE questions arise and I try to answer them too.
Generally, I feel pretty satisfied with the way I spend my days, although there is room for some adjustments. I have been in a creative slump, but I learned years ago the only way to come out of that is by doing. By going through the motions and regaining that familiarity, until the flow of creativity returns.
I've been in this slump for months now. Thanks to good advice from artistic friends and a little wisdom from past lessons learned, I 've managed to not constantly beat myself up about it. Being insanely critical of myself is like a default reaction for me; I'm trying to learn more fruitful ways to deal with frustration.
I've been in this slump for months now. Thanks to good advice from artistic friends and a little wisdom from past lessons learned, I 've managed to not constantly beat myself up about it. Being insanely critical of myself is like a default reaction for me; I'm trying to learn more fruitful ways to deal with frustration.
I'm thinking of write now as "pre production" of sorts. I am asking questions, writing down answers, and giving new ideas room and time to be thought out.
Some things I am asking myself are:
*What is important to me right now?
*What do I care about most?
*Why do I make the choices I do?
*Who and What do I live my life for?
*What if people hate what I do?
And then I write down the answers, and in the process of answering those questions, MORE questions arise and I try to answer them too.
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“The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.”
-Frank Lloyd Wright
Friday, June 19, 2009
Be There & Be Scantily Clad
YESSSSS! I never thought I'd get to use that as a blog post title! I feel it's very applicable, reasonable even, considering the occasion. The artists in residence at the Downtown Presbyterian Church (myself included) are happy hosts of an open studio tour on Saturday, July 11. from 6- 8:00 pm. This will also be the evening of July's Art Crawl, so you multitaskers should be happy about that. Oh, if you don't already know: the studios are NOT air conditioned! Hence, the comment about scant clothing!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
OPEN STUDIOS !
Please stop by; if you have any questions about how to get there, etc.. let me know!
* Tasha does not have a "C" in her name. Whoops!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Please Bring Yourself
Friends,
The Downtown Presbyterian Church invites you to
ART-LUCK: The Art Show / Pot-Luck Dinner
that kicks off the Downtown Gallery Crawl right!
Saturday June 7th, 2008 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Featuring:
The Art Works of The Contributor
Nashville's Street Newspaper
Diverse perspectives on homelessness. Genuine opportunities for advancement.
www.nashvillecontributor.org
The Pot-Luck Dinner and Art Show begins at 6:00 PM
The Downtown Presbyterian Church is proud to welcome the Art Works of The Contributor as the first event on its newly renovated fellowship hall floor. The Art-Luck series is a combination pot-luck dinner and art show during the 1st Saturday Downtown Gallery Crawl. Thus it is fondly thought of as a sort of tail-gating event for art. The Downtown Presbyterian Church is ideally located in the heart of the Gallery Crawl at the corner of 5th Ave. North and Church St. All are welcomed to bring a dish to share at 6:00, enjoy the art and then to visit the galleries across downtown.
This month's show features The Art-Work of The Contributor, Nashville's Street Newspaper. "Street Newspapers" are newspapers from across the world that focus on homelessness and poverty issues and which are sold on the streets by homeless individuals. The Contributor began publication in November of 1997. It is written by both homeless and non-homeless individuals, and it is sold on the street by homeless and formerly homeless individuals as an alternative to panhandling.
Works on display will include works by a cross section of homeless, formerly homeless and non-homeless artists including, Jonathan Field, Ray Ponce De Leon, Tasha French, Paul Fahle, Richard Davis, and others. Vendors will make issues of the June Issue of The Contributor available.
The Downtown Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of 5th Ave. North and Church Street
154 5th Ave. North Nashville, TN 37209 615-254-7584 www.dpchurch.com
For more information contact:
Tahsa French: (615) 598-0061 frenchpress@gmail.com
Johnny Cash by Jonathan Field (homeless artist)
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