April 5, 2024 Images from Echoes & Shadows Event

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Last evening’s Echoes & Shadows Poet-Artist Collaboration was well attended, dynamic, and thought-provoking.

To get the full effect (images of art, poems, and artist statements) the best option is to use this link (scroll down a bit!). This will give you the feeling of an exclusive tour of the gallery show. Of course, if you are nearby, you can come in and see the show for yourself, which is the best way to view the art.

My photos really don’t do justice to the event, but I am including a few just to give you a feeling of the energy of the gathering. Some artists were also poets, and some artists took on more than one poem to interpret. For poets and artists alike, both beginning and long-time practioners were represented, and all the work was well executed. All told, I believe more than 60 people attended this lively event.

Emcees and participating poets D.E. Green and Becky Boling
Artist Darla DeLong, describing her work, “Different Views,” inspired by the poem, “Seat Assignment,” by Heather Candels
“Different Views” by Darla DeLong
Artist Patsy Dew, describing her work, “Last September,” inspired by the poem of the same name by Craig Evenson
Poet Sharol Nau in the gallery next to her poem, “Winter Thoughts,” with art by Charlie Skinner
Artist and FiftyNorth Program Coordinator Michelle Brant in the gallery, with her piece titled “Muscle Memory,” inspired the poem of the same name by Pamela Thompson
“Destination,” by Christine Otis-Skinner, inspired by Susan Jaret McKinstry’s poem of the same name
Marie Gehry, who helped to organize the event, participated as both poet and visual artist, and also read for poets and artists who could not be present
Pat Jorstad’s multi-layered art work, “Hope for Peace,” with cranes made by Paula Gargarry, based on my poem, “A Gesture of Peace”
Me, reading “A Gesture of Peace” beside the image of Pat Jorstad’s canvas

Thank you, FiftyNorth, for creating a much-needed occasion for exuberant sharing of words and images this spring!

LESLIE

3 thoughts on “April 5, 2024 Images from Echoes & Shadows Event”

  1. What an inspiring event!, Leslie! I’m biased but I particularly liked your poem. And the response to women must know a few bad men before knowing a good one … that appealed to me a lot!.
    The visual response to art is such a fascinating thing to me. Makes me look at both the art and the poem again and again.

  2. What a lovely event. Thanks for sharing for those of us who don’t live nearby.

  3. Yes, these events can be so exciting! So stimulating on many levels. Congratulations! I’d love to see the artwork in person.

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