finding calm while we wait

THIS WAS A CALL FOR ART BY DOUG + LAURIE ART COLLECTION - THEY WRITE “WE BELIEVE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY PEOPLE NEED VISUAL CUES TO ASSIST THEM IN FINDING HOPE - WE BELIEVE IT IS THE ‘CALLING’ OF ARTISTS TO MAKE WORKS OFFERING TOUCH-POINTS OF INSPIRATION AND HOPE WHEN LIFE IS COMPLICATED.”

THIS SERIES OF WORK CREATED WAS MADE IN RESPONSE TO THIS CALL. 34 SUBMISSIONS OUT OF 1,700 WERE CONSIDERED FOR AWARDS. THE FIRST WORK FEATURED BELOW WAS SELECTED TO WIN THE JUROR AWARD AND PURCHASE AWARD.

CONTEMPLATING THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE WORLD, I AM FINDING CALMNESS THROUGH REFLECTION. THIS COLLAGE WORK VISUALLY REPRESENTS THE PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL JOURNEY IN DISCOVERING HOPE WHILE WE WAIT. THE DISMANTLED COUCHES AND CHAIRS ARE SYMBOLS OF BOTH CHAOS AND COMFORT, WHILE SURROUND THE FIGURE IN A SEA OF ISOLATION AND QUIET MINDFULNESS. FINDING CALM WHILE WE WAIT ALLOWS US TO TURN TO COMMUNITY, KINDNESS, AND STORYTELLING. WE SEEK HEALING THROUGH MOMENTS OF SHARED LOVE, EMPATHY, AND HUMAN CONNECTION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAYS THAT OUR COUCHES AND CHAIRS CAN BE ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH THOSE WE MISS AND THAT OUR HOMES WILL SOON SOAK UP MEMORIES OF LAUGHTER AND LOVE.