July 15 Cardiac Awe by Carol Neel and Penny Pemberton

 

July 14

 

July 13 documentation

 

Chickadee Ridge by Penny Pemberton

 Inspired by an art journalling day on July 7, 2012

Chickadee ridge, Mount Rose, with Carol Neel, Penny Pemberton & Candace Garlock. Feeding the Chickadees &  sketching.

“I hear you call

Your call comes to me

From a distant tree

Chickadee dee dee

I love the birds I hear & see

But my favorite is the Chickadee.”

Tich Nhat Hanh, Grand Shambala 

“When we see that the Earth is not just the environment, that the Earth is in us, at that moment you can have real communion with the Earth.  The Earth is a living, sentient being.  The Earth gave birth to us, and the Earth will receive us again.  Nothing is lost.  Nothing is born.  Nothing dies.  We don’t need to wait until after our body has disintegrated to go back to Mother Earth.  We are going back to Mother Earth at every moment.  The Earth is a Bodhisattva, a great and compassionate being.  A Bodhisattva is a being who has awakening, understanding and love .  A Bodhisattva doesn’t have to be human being. Touching the earth, you touch the nature of no birth and no death.”

We were touched by a Bodhisattva, a Chickadee.

“ I heard her song, and I replied

‘Will you come to me?’

She heard my song, and came to see

‘Who is calling me?’

Gently she perched on my hand,

 & accepted my sunflower seed.

Unafraid, nonjudgmental & free.

Today I was touched by a Bodhisattva,

A Chickadee”. 

Penny Pemberton

More on July 12

 

July 12th

 

Desert Life by Tina Drakulich

This piece was made by Auriel King and Tina Drakulich.  In thinking of Nevada, it is our fabric; our lives are woven in as we are both native Nevadans.  Our desert life is awe-inspiring.  The sunsets, the mountains, the wetlands, the playa; these comfort and inspire.  We make paper because the environmental impact is minimal, and perhaps positive. The medium is simple, versatile, and expressive.  Tina folds cranes of handmade paper as an outward expression of prayer. In this case, prayer is for Nevada Earth. Materials: wood, handmade rag paper, sharpies and mod podge.

This piece, “Area 51” is made by Auriel King and Luana Ritch (deceased, July 2, 2024).  Luana, a Nevadan, was awe-inspiring as an artist, friend and community member.  She was a creative, expressive, and inventive paper maker with vast experience in public health and military service. Auriel King is an imaginative young artist who loves Nevada treks, hikes and waters. It is with awe that these two artists formed this piece in a collaboration.  Materials: Abaca, beads, wire, sharpie, ribbon.

At the Lilley - NV Awe Gelli Printing

We had a lot of fun gelli printing on the discs for the first layer of NV Awe creations from the Lilley. Here are some images! Thank-you Fabio Cristallini, Stephanie Gibson, Daniel Dineda-Luna, Matthew Gaurilles, Candace Garlock, Brisa Guzman, Jose E. Medina, Salvador Parras, Joanna Drakos, Ashley Frost, Sidne Teske, Joselynn Figueloa, Jill Ashenbach, Lilia Todorova, Jim Graham, Joseph Graham, and Rossitza Todorova for coming and creating the first layer of these "Lilley" experience workshops.

Fabio Cristallini, Stephanie Gibson, Daniel Dineda-Luna, Matthew Gaurilles, Candace Garlock

Daniel Dineda-Luna

Matthew Gaurilles

Joselynn Figueloa

Stephanie Gibson

Lilia Todorova, Fabio Cristallini, Joseph Graham, Rossitza Todorova and baby Catherine

Joseph Graham and Rossitza Todorova work on a disc together.

Joanna Drakos

First Layers...waiting for next week's project.

Joseph Graham

Joyful Collaboration

Our disc is a joyful collaboration celebrating Nevada's incredible skies and endless vistas. Judi is a professional quilter. Carol is an intuitive artist and teacher.

A Gathering of South Reno Friends organized by Grace Nichols

Looking for Awe in Nature and being inspired by another's work