Secret Place Lael Burns’ artwork is delicate dance. The murky, fleshy shapes and celestial glitter bodies tell a story of opposites that interact. It is a painful struggle. Within the intricacy of this exchange, of these gruesome and pleasing elements, there is beauty. “Making art has always been a way for me to process life
Made New Arts will be having its first exhibition at Gallery Protocol in Gainesville, Florida on Friday, June 9th. Artist Hilary White started the program in February to offer a positive, creative outlet to children in the Ignite Refuge shelter in Gainesville. After one of the youths returned to juvenile detention, White expanded to the
IFAF artist Marianne Lettieri has been awarded the Sillicon Valley SV Laureate Award. The award is given by the SV Creates organization to acknowledge achievement in the arts and community involvement that culturally enriches Silicon Valley. Lettieri teaches workshops at the Community School for Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountainview, California. Lettieri, a mixed
"I Will Go Up" In Matti Sirvio’s paintings there is time and space, the movement of the soul. His paintings simultaneously celebrate the felt senses, the beauty in life, and the nature of a spiritual existence. “I think that colors and their composition are the key to all visual communication. I love connecting them, experimenting
IFAF artist and board member Hilary White started Made New Arts (MNA) at Ignite Refuge in February of this year. Ignite Refuge in Gainesville, FL provides housing and activities for children who are in foster care. White felt that there was a need for the youth to process their experiences. The shelter provided a space
IFAF board member and fine artist Hilary White is expanding her Made New Arts program to the Alachua County Department of Juvenile Detention. White launched the first Made New Arts program with Ignite Refuge and Partnership for Strong Families in a Gainesville, FL shelter. She documents the progress of the youth program on the Made
In 2016, we interviewed Mary Jane Miller about the ancient, meditative art of iconography. At the end of March, Miller traveled from her home in San Miguel, Mexico to Lewes, Delaware to share this gift. The Sacred Icon Retreat was held from March 28-April 1 at Saint Peter’s Church. Ten students, one all the way
Four years ago, when I interviewed someone was representing Fair Trade organization, she said something that I didn’t quite agree with. She told me that all people were creative. When someone living in darkness is encouraged to experiment with their creativity it reunites them with their humanity. Ultimately, the goal of this organization was to
I could feel the weight of the velvet, of the rich details, through the glass. The embroidery caught the light like thousands of flecks of gold. It was difficult to imagine the long, labored work (of perhaps more than one set of hands) discarded to be thrown away or destroyed. This garment is a just
Risen “My main mode of expression, and the most present element of my visual vocabulary, is the line. It’s a flow of uninterrupted force that travels from me to the paper.” Tatjana Jovancevic works on paper to build complex concepts into forms. The mode of her line work interacts with her overarching theme of being uprooted early in her
