Barbara Damiano "Land Escape" at the Joyful Jewel 11-16-13

"Land Escape"
Barbara Damiano
Collage and Acrylic Paint, on Canvas, 12' x 16"
$55, Original

What a great and description name "Land Escape" Barbara Damiano has chosen for this mixed media piece.  Where will you go on this fine weekend?  Climbing the blue mountain, traversing the gold & copper field, or soaring in the dreamy sky. You are sure to encounter a life enhancing experience by following the Land Escape of your choosing.

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Nancy L. Smith - "Fallen Angel I" at the Joyful Jewel 11-10-13

"Fallen Angel I"
Nancy L. Smith
13" x 20" Water Media + Found Objects
$425 Framed Original

     Nancy Smith has added enough dimension that you might call this painting 3-D art.  There are bits and pieces added including pages from a book, a luna moth, a metallic decal and various pieces of torn papers.  This is collage very imaginative in nature from an very imaginative woman.

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Lisa Wright-Taylor "Untitled Windows" at the Joyful Jewel 11-1-13

Untitled
Lisa Wright-Taylor
Mixed Media on Canvas, 20" x 16"
$175, Original

Although Lisa Wright-Taylor didn't give this intriguing painting a name, I'm calling it "Windows Calling" as I want to go in each one and see what is behind it. I also see what could be Lisa's study room where she hones her massage, photography and painting skills through research and quiet reflection.   What do you see in this painting?

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Barbara Damiano "Reflection" at the Joyful Jewel 9-22-13

"Reflection"

Barbara Damiano

12" x 9" Mixed Media Painting

$60

  I need one of those "gone fishing" or even better "gone gazing" signs for the door.  Barbara Damiano has reminded me how much I love being outside, near water, with a large reaching tree and some birds, taking in this kind of glorious scene.  Time to get the canoe out and greet the Fall in North Carolina.  Come and join me.  Barbara makes her art from pieces of torn paper, from painting and perhaps even from a photograph or other sweet memento collaged in ways that enhance each part as well as the whole.

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Lisa Wright-Taylor "NO H8" at the Joyful Jewel 7-14-13

"NO H8"
Lisa Wright-Taylor
Acrylic, Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas, 16" x 20", Original

This is a fine example of how art affects politics and politics affect art.  First out in affecting societal change are words of protest, then music, followed by written words.  Next in the que for real change comes visual art.  When art comes, so does lasting change!

I think this painting was inspired by:

On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response.

The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska (http://www.bouska.net) and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in protest.


Four years since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to nearly 30,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more.

The NOH8 Campaign has received overwhelming support from around the world, and has appeared in various local and national news programs and publications. The images are widely used on various social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to spread the message of equality. Eventually the images will be compiled for a large-scale media campaign.

Lisa just told me that her title, NO H8 = "No Hate."  What will Lisa paint in response to NC politics of 2013!

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