Posts Tagged ‘Paulann Petersen’
The Ungraspable Shadow
“If you look at my work, you will notice I hide my models a lot. And because I hide them. I am able to show more.”
~ Photographer Jonathan Mechanicus, Netherlands
Sam Roxas-Chua, Eugene, Oregon: “Poetry is a Raft”
“Poetry is a raft for me. A safe raft that allows me to go into great depth and explore all the scary stuff. To make sense of what happened. Because if I wasn’t able to make sense of what happened, I would be mute.”
Read MorePaulann Petersen, Oregon’s Poet Laureate
“There are achingly empty spaces, spaces waiting for us to fill them with our creativity.”
~Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen: Writing Your Understory
Think of a month of the year that resonates deeply with you. (A time of the year when you are particularly attuned to an abundance of strong sensual details.) Write that month down…
Read MoreLight and Shadow: Update on Artist Kumi Yamashita
Artists were asked to create a portrait of someone they know personally who is still living. Yamashita’s winning entry is a portrait of her niece comprised of approximately 10,000 tiny nails on a wooden panel painted white and a single unbroken sewing thread.
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