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[RE-CON-STRUC-TION]: the process of reassembling after a thing has been deconstructed or broken down. That is what Susan Hope has done in creating the artworks for this show. “I’ve broken pieces of colored glass and fired them together to become sheets that are then broken up, sorted and fired again to become images with depth and beauty that one layer alone can never achieve. In the heat of the kiln, under the pressure of gravity the broken glass becomes again a beautiful and stable structure.
In making these pieces I was reminded that brokenness is not an ending if there is a willingness to learn, yield and change. It isn’t an odd technique really, it is how Life changes us. Applied to our personal lives or to our world at large, we can be encouraged that the brokenness, pressure, and sifting we encounter will produce a glorious transformation if we trust in the process with an open heart and make room for Joy.”
Textile artist Alice Levinson says about the work she’s presenting in the current show: “In 2010 I returned to art-making after a two year hiatus following a house fire which destroyed my home and studio.With that first work I reclaimed the joy I experience when creative curiosity marries with the work of my hands, when my inner world is freed to ‘speak’ through my art-making.I think of my work as ‘sewn poems’, as narrative and feeling find a voice in cloth. The work presented here is based on that earlier work. Several of the pieces are built from the remnants of others. The juxtaposition of positive and negative spaces, shadow and form, signify the experience of loss and re-equilibration, transition and change, which are constants in our human experience.
Jude Lobe feels, “with all the negatives of the last two years, rather than dwelling on what we are missing, we need to Make Room For Joy. My joy is beginning each day with a cup of coffee in the morning listening to the birds singing. Once I am fully awake, I head to the studio that is filled with my toys; Enameling kiln, pottery kiln, copper, clay, potters wheel paints, encaustics, things I find on walks, and that’s just some of the toys that awaken my inspiration. When I get to the studio, some of the items call out to me. That’s when I set to work. I may or may not have an idea right away, so I begin playing around with the items that scream the loudest that day. If we should begin to concentrate on the joy by surrounding ourselves with people, events and things that make us happy, my studio and all that is in it is one of my favorite joys.”

EDUARDO LAPETINA: Forced by the virus and considering my age and my autoimmune conditions, I had a pause in our incessant life traveling. I was in complete isolation and mostly working in my studio. It was an opportunity to connect withthe outside world through my paintings. I wanted the present work to be the catalyst to rethink the significance of our future and to stimulate ideas and dialogue. To have a fresh outlook with an explosion of vibrant colors, impactful textures and messages of hope.I also wanted to interpret color as a tangible form, yet simultaneously retain a dichotomy of fluidity giving way to shifting patterns mirroring a harmony resonating with emotional feeling.I want my journey in art to be a natural orchestration of my experiences and emotion.
PETE RODRIGUES: Art, the expression of creative skill and imagination, is what I’ve been inspired to display within the Interconnected Visions Show. One finds skill through the way in which my pieces are constructed and discovers imagination by the design and uniqueness of each piece.I’ve been featured three times in Fine Woodworking magazine during my career as a furniture maker. It has been an honor to share with other national woodworkers some of what I can imagine as possible. Now, as a new member of the HillsboroughGallery of Arts, I’m excited to do the same for those who visit the gallery! My pieces in this show display a mixture of wood tones, curves and angles to create functional pieces of furniture to be enjoyed by you and future generations. The gallery is open! Come, visit and explore that which is possible through the imagination of the individual artist who come together as Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. I feel blessed to be a part of this group!
LYNN WARTSKI: My work continues to be centered on anthropomorphic figure pieces that I’ve created primarily out of needle felted wool over a wire and quilt batting armature I create. I’ve found that I increasingly challenge myself to imbue these figures with their human-like characteristics as minimally as possible. I strive to have the gesture and expression of the animal tell the story rather than simply having them dressed up in clothing. I constantly look to evoke a sense of wonder, tell a story, or offer a bit of humor. My work is most often lighthearted, but occasionally my animal creations have a bit more to say. I always enjoy when viewers step in closer to take in the small details hat I add to each sculpture. This year I will also have a few wet-felted pieces added in with my sculptures. These works will include some more functional offerings such as vessels and bags.
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