First Thursday, October 2, was the opening reception of the Pacific NW Sculptors exhibit in Portland City Hall. As one meandered through the beautiful historic structure, there was a wonderful sculpture that blended seamlessly into the architecture of the building in every corner.
The atrium was filled with wonderful sculpture in every medium imaginable, and it is hard to picture City Hall without them. I had the honor of having two of my sculptures hang on the wall in the office of Mayor Sam Adams. The sculptures will be on view for the remainder of October. Check back in November when I am bringing the Rubia Quilt Project to City Hall. It will be hanging in the Atrium.
I am a collaborator with nature, often using found objects in my clay sculpture. My greatest inspiration is my motherhood and nature. Working with clay is a tactile, spiritual interaction. It's a dance as the image emerges and takes on a life form of its own. The story gradually reveals itself and not always upon completion of the piece. It is a gradual unfolding.... "What the caterpillar thinks is the end of the world...the butterfly knows is only the beginning!"
I keep my spirit vitalized by creating mixed media sculpture, sculptural drawings, exploring narrative photography, writing, participating in collaborative art projects, volunteering for various Portland organizations, walking in the woods and along the Oregon coast collecting the next sculpture inspiration that nature offers me, enjoying the solitude of the Lake in Washington, kayaking, camping, snorkeling in Hawaii, making my voice heard as a quiet activist for various humanitarian issues, appreciating live theater and music in Portland and enjoying the vastly rich life that Oregon has to offer me, but especially spending time with my family. I am savoring my new journey as I explore the middle road of Buddhism. I try to live an "intentional life" every day with "Jo Y"! I feel like a square peg who has finally found her square hole!
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