Artists' Co-op of Mendocino
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Ekphrasis XI 2022 Art Describing Other Art |
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A Collaboration between
Writers and Visual Artists
on the Northern California Mendocino Coast
The Gallery Exhibition at the Artists' Co-op (Kasten x Albion in Mendocino) Oct 5 - Oct 31, 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 were installed 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 the last two years' Ekphrasis, too. Use the "Exhibitions" pulldown menu. |
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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. |
Ekphrasis XI 2022 is dedicated to Doug Fortier (1946 - 2022) Go to the Afterword for a tribute to Doug's contributions to writers and Ekphrasis. |
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WRITER INITIATORS and their VISUAL ARTIST RESPONDERS
SET 1
A. SHARON BOWERS, The Opening. Response by KAREN EMBREE REYNOLDS: Party with the Paintings! Mixed media.
B. LYNN KIESEWETTER, My Friend Nina. Response by artist SHANTI BENOIT: What Lurks Below.
C. NONA SMITH, The Blue Sedan. Response by artist MARY-ELLEN CAMPBELL: Starbucks Saga.
SET 2
D. NATY OSA, Picture Perfect. Response by artist JOSPH DUVIVIER: Point of View, oil on circular support.
E. MICHELLE BLACKWELL, Excerpts from The Dream Pill. Response by artist MARALEE GREENE: Symbiosis
F. NORMA WATKINS, A Room Full of Light, Response by photographer LARRY WAGNER: Choices.
SET 3
G. NANCY HARRIS MCLELLAND, Pareidolia. Response by artist LYNNE WHITING: The Eyes Have It, or Do They?
H. MARY ELLEN MYNATT, London Literary Gazette. Response by artist LYNNE ZICKERMAN OLSON: After George Catlin.
I. LES CIZEK, Shore Patrol. Response by artist RACHEL LAHN: Black, White or MP
WRITER INITIATORS and their VISUAL ARTIST RESPONDERS
SET 1
A. SHARON BOWERS, The Opening. Response by KAREN EMBREE REYNOLDS: Party with the Paintings! Mixed media.
B. LYNN KIESEWETTER, My Friend Nina. Response by artist SHANTI BENOIT: What Lurks Below.
C. NONA SMITH, The Blue Sedan. Response by artist MARY-ELLEN CAMPBELL: Starbucks Saga.
SET 2
D. NATY OSA, Picture Perfect. Response by artist JOSPH DUVIVIER: Point of View, oil on circular support.
E. MICHELLE BLACKWELL, Excerpts from The Dream Pill. Response by artist MARALEE GREENE: Symbiosis
F. NORMA WATKINS, A Room Full of Light, Response by photographer LARRY WAGNER: Choices.
SET 3
G. NANCY HARRIS MCLELLAND, Pareidolia. Response by artist LYNNE WHITING: The Eyes Have It, or Do They?
H. MARY ELLEN MYNATT, London Literary Gazette. Response by artist LYNNE ZICKERMAN OLSON: After George Catlin.
I. LES CIZEK, Shore Patrol. Response by artist RACHEL LAHN: Black, White or MP
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VISUAL ARTIST INITIATORS and their WRITER RESPONDERS
SET 4
J. MARY T. ANDERSON: Spring Flowers, solar etching. Response by author WINDFLOWER: Resetting Bones.
K. KAREN BOWERS, Magical Thinking. Response by author SUSAN FISHER: Finding Meaning Among the Elements of a Collage.
L. LAURA CORBEN, All That Remains. Response by author KAREN LEWIS: Treasure Hunting.
SET 5
M. CLAIRE FORTIER, Flowers for Ukraine. Response by MAUREEN EPPSTEIN: Five Sunflowers.
N. SHARON GARNER, Lone Tree at Sunrise, Cade Cove. Response by HOLLY TANNEN: The Sheltering Tree.
O. STEPHEN GARNER, Windowlit. Response by poet ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK-VRENIOS Woikin' Goil.
SET 6
P. DEBRA LENNOX, Full Moon on the Grand Canal. Response by poet BILL MANN: Haiku Painting Story.
Q. BOB RHOADES, Moving to the Light. Response by author PRISCILLA COMEN: Rues, Boulevards, Paris Streets.
R. ROBERT SPIES, XX. Response by author NANCY WALLACE NELSON: Zoomorphic Phantasmagoria.
AFTERWORD: Special Ekphrasis Events, Key links, Dedication, Brief History, Logistics Calendar, Insights on Virtual Exhibitions, Acknowledgements, CONTACT FORM FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
