Artists' Co-op of Mendocino
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Ekphrasis X 2021 Art Describing Other Art |
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A Collaboration between
Writers and Visual Artists
on the Northern California Mendocino Coast
Note: The Gallery Exhibition at the Artists' Co-op (Kasten x Albion in Mendocino) Oct 6 - Nov 1, is open 11-4 Daily
This online exhibition here is accessible 24/7 indefinitely.
This online exhibition here is accessible 24/7 indefinitely.
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About Our Collaboration: The Artists Co-op of Mendocino has collaborated with the Writers of the Mendocino Coast annually since 2012. The title Ekphrasis is a Greek word meaning “art describing other art.” This year the participants are twenty-one pairs of writers and visual artists. For eleven of them, visual artists responded to writings; for the ten, writers responded to visual art. The participants were paired randomly and anonymously with identities and titles of works withheld until the exhibitions in October. |
About this Virtual Exhibition: The exhibition content is distributed across several pages. There are 3 or 4 writer-artist pairs in each of 6 sets. Ten pairs, in Sets 1-3, feature the Artist Initiators and Writer Responders. The remaining eleven pairs, in Sets 4-6, feature the Writer Initiators and Artist Responders. Click on the Set Links in any order. This exhibition is extensive, and it is challenging to take it all at once. Return often; enjoy the time. This online exhibit is open 24/7. You can revisit last year's Ekphrasis, too; use the "Exhibitions" menu. |
NOTE: Brief comments related to specific writings or artworks add value to this exhibit. Please use the contact form at the bottom of the last "Afterword" section to submit contributions.
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VISUAL ARTIST INITIATORS and their WRITER RESPONDERS
SET 1
A. MARY T ANDERSON, Bad Hair Day, etching. Response by author Holly Tannen: The Vulture and the Raven
B. KAREN BOWERS, Coast Call II., collage. Response by author DOUG FORTIER: Our Needs
C. PAT TOTH-SMITH, Swan Dive, photograph. Response by poet MAUREEN EPPSTEIN: Angel Wings
SET 2
D. JOSEPH DUVIVIER, On Reflection, oil, wrapped canvas on circular frame. Response by author SUSAN FISHER: The Importance of Flowers.
E. STEPHEN GARNER, Night Nagual, watercolor. Response by poet windflower:
F. RACHEL LAHN, In the Mist, 3D with acrylic. Response by author PRISCILLA COMEN: Through the Ages.
G. KAREN EMBREE REYNOLDS Material Wealth, digital painting w/ aqua pencil. Response by poet KNOTTY BUMBO: Merely Human.
SET 3
H. SHARON GARNER Hat, Chair, and Window, photograph. Response by poet ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK-VRENIOS: Your Hat Still on the Chair.
I. SARAH C. WAGNER and DAVID FLAIM: Multilocular Radiolarian, photomicrograph. Response by poet JONATHAN PAZER: Radiolarian.
J. SHANTI BENOIT and SEV ICKES: The First Star, designed paper collage. Response by author NANCY WALLACE-NELSON: Velvet Green Vulva.
VISUAL ARTIST INITIATORS and their WRITER RESPONDERS
SET 1
A. MARY T ANDERSON, Bad Hair Day, etching. Response by author Holly Tannen: The Vulture and the Raven
B. KAREN BOWERS, Coast Call II., collage. Response by author DOUG FORTIER: Our Needs
C. PAT TOTH-SMITH, Swan Dive, photograph. Response by poet MAUREEN EPPSTEIN: Angel Wings
SET 2
D. JOSEPH DUVIVIER, On Reflection, oil, wrapped canvas on circular frame. Response by author SUSAN FISHER: The Importance of Flowers.
E. STEPHEN GARNER, Night Nagual, watercolor. Response by poet windflower:
F. RACHEL LAHN, In the Mist, 3D with acrylic. Response by author PRISCILLA COMEN: Through the Ages.
G. KAREN EMBREE REYNOLDS Material Wealth, digital painting w/ aqua pencil. Response by poet KNOTTY BUMBO: Merely Human.
SET 3
H. SHARON GARNER Hat, Chair, and Window, photograph. Response by poet ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK-VRENIOS: Your Hat Still on the Chair.
I. SARAH C. WAGNER and DAVID FLAIM: Multilocular Radiolarian, photomicrograph. Response by poet JONATHAN PAZER: Radiolarian.
J. SHANTI BENOIT and SEV ICKES: The First Star, designed paper collage. Response by author NANCY WALLACE-NELSON: Velvet Green Vulva.
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WRITER INITIATORS and their VISUAL ARTIST RESPONDERS
SET 4
K. NONA SMITH, Claudia. Response by artist LYNNE ZICKERMAN OLSON: Claudia's Last, mixed media.
L. NATY OSA, Is the Ineffable the Graveyard of Poetry? Response by artist LYNNE WHITING: Eloquence of Sunlight, watercolor.
M. LYNN KIESWETTER, The Hermit in the Backyard. Response by JAMES SIBBET: Two Bambis and a Doe.
N. NANCY MCLELLAND, color/dolor. Response by LARRY WAGNER: Loved and Lost, photograph on metal.
SET 5
O. NORMA WATKINS, Boiling Socks. Response by artist MARY-ELLEN CAMPBELL Soft-boiled, 3D mixed media.
P. MICHELLE BLACKWELL, Mathew Child. Response by ROBERT YELLAND: Acrobat, mixed media.
Q. DONALD SHEPHARD, Surreal Moments. Response by artist CLAIRE FORTIER: Desolation, oil painting.
SET 6
R. EARLENE GLEISNER, Complaint of a Redwood Tree. Response by artist ROBERT RHOADES: Return to Standing, pen and ink.
S. KATHERINE BROWN, Baby's Bed. Response by artist LAURA CORBEN: .Bitter Harvest, watercolor.
T. LES CIZEK, The Choice. Response by artist KATHY CARL: Another Story
U. SUE GIBSON, Potty Time. Response by sculptor PAT SCOTT: It's the Door Knob's Fault, 3D mixed media mobile.
AFTERWORD: Special Ekphrasis Events, Key links, Brief History, Logistics Calendar, Insights on Virtual Exhibitions, Acknowledgements, CONTACT FORM FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
