Pinch me. Is it true? Is 5 year's worth of work really assembled in a real art gallery for others to see? It must be, because people showed up to celebrate the launch, my 'coming' out... And people gathered again this past Tuesday for a conversation about Waste & Our Material World with Marc Morgan, Director of the Lebanon, NH Solid Waste Facility. I love how what began as an isolated exploration of my backyard compost has connected me to so many cool people. Like the Umpleby's, who run Umpleby's Cafe & Bakery in Hanover, NH - - I get all my coffee grinds and other large masses of cool vegetables from them. Or all those strangers I meet at various events who wonder at my composted degrees and share their own stories about celebrating the past while also re-imagining the future. It's magical when a vision becomes reality - - when showing up to something seemingly mundane, like my compost bin, could inspire not just me, but also all those who come in contact with this work. Who knew? Please come
share the joy and experience the wonder that is our waste at my artist's talk next Friday, November 1. It will be at AVA Gallery at 5pm. Oh, and it's also my birthday and I was thinking how great it would be to share it with others who care about all this stuff. See you then and there!
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4/14/2022 02:42:10 pm
After having the pleasure of meeting you in person at the Solid Waste Facility today, I had to google you to find more about your work. Our Upper Valley is such a wealth of talent and passion! The vivid colors you've captured in compost have inspired me to take a closer look while I work. Cheers! A coffee toast to the beauty and wonders of composting!
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Lyn Swett Miller
reframing the narrative, one day, one image at a time Let's ReFrame: By Degrees
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