Tag Archive for ‘Inspiration’
Clay Play: Myrna Minnis
Myrna Minnis’ ceramic art is a reminder that small things can inspire as deeply as anything monumental.
Honoring the Namesake: Kwan Wu
Kwan Wu’s statue of Na Nex Se, for whom Lenexa is named, is both inspirational and educational.
Beauty, Composed: Larry Wolfe
Larry Wolfe’s photos are of beautiful things, cropped and composed and highlighted to show off the subjects’ best qualities … and at the same time, to evoke deeper feelings: serenity (again, see above), joy, inspiration.
Meditations and Explorations: Terri Rogers
Terri Rogers’ fiber art is entering, yet encouraging growth and external exploration.
Contemplating Jazz: Harold Smith
Harold Smith’s jazz-inspired art is full of joy and pain, triumph and adversity and passion … the hallmarks not only of music, but of the lives of those who make it and are touched by it.
Creative Currents, Pools, and Eddies: Maura Conry
Maura Conry has taken vows, and gone on after they ended. She has survived cancer. She has pulled up geographical and vocational stakes, and taken on demons medical, spiritual and psychological. And along the way, she has created. Striking works. Unsettling works. Meditative works … and those which combine all those elements and more.
(ARTKC365) Remnants, Remembrances and Reminders Remain: Kendra Marable
What Remains to be Seen, Marable’s solo show at Lawrence’s Wonder Fair Art Gallery & How!, contains images that are familiar without being trite and elusive without being inaccessible. It’s an impressive balancing act: Intellect on one side, emotion on the other, with just enough uncertainty — “Is she going to fall to one side, and if so … which one?” — to keep viewers riveted.
The Impression that She Gets: Wendie Collins at Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Wendie Collins Monet 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens 8909 W. 179th St. Overland Park, KS 913.685.3604 Hours: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., April 10-Sept. 30, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 1-April 9, open daily except Christmas Runs through: Oct. 1 Gallery site: http://www.opkansas.org/_Vis/Arboretum/index.cfm Like calls to like, as the saying goes. It makes sense [...]
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