Here are photos and information about FAC exhibit posted by Kathie Briggs and my piece "Behold The Child" is a part of this exhibit and I hope that you enjoy.
Milagros at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts
Milagros, a traveling exhibition by the Fiber Artists Coalition is the featured exhibit in the all-media show of the same name at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts in Charlevoix Michigan.
Milagros
are small metal figures used to thank Christian saints for fulfilling
requests in time of need. Milagros as a custom accompanied the Spanish
as they arrived in the Americas
and continues to be a part of folk culture throughout rural areas of
Spain as well as in Central and South American and parts of North
America. In Spanish, the word milagro literally means miracle or surprise.
The spirit of Milagros inspires the art in this collection. Members of the Fiber Arts Coalition and eight guest artists have created pieces offering comfort, hope, peace and strength.
The spirit of Milagros inspires the art in this collection. Members of the Fiber Arts Coalition and eight guest artists have created pieces offering comfort, hope, peace and strength.
The
fiber pieces make up the majority of the exhibited artwork and are
accented by assemblages, sculptures, blown glass and paintings created by
invited artists.
Spring inspires Clairan Ferrono’s series of three works celebrating the season. “Spring
in the Midwest is the longed-for miracle of rebirth. The bright colors
and green shoots of bulbs bursting forth after an extended period of
snow and cold make me smile
and dance!”
But spring is not the only season that inspires. Joy in the Morning by Linda Witte Henke is “inspired by the subtle color and nuanced beauty
of the Indiana winter landscape, bears witness to the hope and promise ingredient in each new day.”
Hope
by Kathie Briggs celebrates the hatching of a wild Whooping Crane chick
to the Easter Migratory Flock of this majestic and highly endangered
bird.
And Shelley Brucar’s Counting Stars II reflects on the simple pleasure of “the carefree times when we would lie in the grass at dusk, watching the
stars appearing in the sky” which remains a magical even to her.
Milagros opened on December 7, 2013 and will run through January 14, 2014
