AUTHENTIC TRANSFORMATION Group Show - THE OPENING

Authentic Transformation: The journey to find the inner voice that calls to us from our place of deep longing. By responding to the ‘call’ of the inner voice, we authentically transform.

SERIES: INGENERARÉ each piece acts simultaneously as a component that can be moved, rotated and transformed into a multiple new arrangements....a sort of transformer art. This is just one configuration.  I'll post more once I have the work back home to photograph.

We estimate over 100 people attended the event!!!! Way to go Manitoba!!  You ROCK!!!!!

Unseasonal 'Juneuary' temperatures, as the warmest January in Manitoba on record is now being dubbed, helped bring out the crowds. The recorded high for the day was -5.9°C!!

This is my first time working in series and I LOVED it!!!  What a great experience the mentorship program has been.  I'm just sorry it has to come to an end.  

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our RAMP mentors Jazz de Montigny and Cameron Forbes as well as Tim Shouten of the Manitoba Arts Network for all their hard work installing this wonderful show for us.  It was such a great learning experience. 

I didn't get to photograph the work prior to the show so I have to wait until I have it back home to post better images. 

If you didn't get out to the opening you can still catch it

Show runs until February 24th at MAWA

611 Main Street, Winnipeg.

AUTHENTIC TRANSFORMATION Group Show

http://www.communityarts.mb.ca/visual_arts_mentorship.html

RURAL ART MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (for Southeastern Manitoba)

September 2011 - January 2012

This 5-month mentorship program with Mentors Jazz de Montigny and Cameron Forbes will culminate with the exhibition, Authentic Transformation, featuring the participating Mentees, Patricia Penner, Niverville, Sol Desharnais, St. Pierre-Jolys, Lori Zébière, Garson and Margaret Korlak, Whitemouth.

AUTHENTIC TRANSFORMATION
Sol Desharnais, Margaret Korlak, Pat Penner and Lori Zebiere

Opening Reception - January 28, 2012, 2-4 pm at MAWA, 611 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

'Starfish V' of Series

'Starfish V'

6"x6"

Acrylic on Canvas Board

Available

Thanks for stopping by!  New work to follow soon!!  

Stay tuned. :)

Lori Z

'Starfish IV' the Series and my cabinets are here!

'Starfish IV'

6"x6"

Acrylic on Canvas Board

Available

I'm so excited!  My freebie studio cabinets have arrived!!!! We'll be hanging them this weekend and hopefully, fingers crossed, I get to organize my studio and get everything in order.  Just need to paint the walls....argh, not the kind of painting I want to do, but it will be worth it in the end.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori Z

'Starfish III' from Series and studio happenings

'Starfish III'

6"x6"

Acrylic on Canvas

Available

This is the third in my Starfish Series.  These were created to accompany my larger piece 'Polar Play' in the Wild Beauties and Untamed Beasts Show. They were a lot of fun to create and I enjoyed playing with the shapes, colours and brush strokes on each one. 

Studio Happenings

Well, I've decided to take the plunge and move my studio to one space.  Great thing is my commute is only going to be down my basement stairs!  LOL.  It isn't the most beautiful space, but I believe, after touring several working artists spaces that pretty does not have to be a quality of a studio in order to produce good work.  I have cabinets coming this week (throwaways from a friend) and I want to get a coat of paint on the walls to brighten it up a bit, but over all it's starting to look comfy.  Good news is my hubby won't have test his patience looking at art supplies strewn about our main living area any more.  Even I was getting tired of that and it was my stuff!

Hopefully I'll have a photo or two to post in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lori Z

'Starfish II' Series

'Starfish II' 

6x6

Acrylic on canvas board

Available

Thanks for stopping by!  

Lori Z

'Starfish I' series

'Starfish I'

6x6

Acrylic on Canvas Board

First in a little series of 5 starfish I did this summer.  Just getting to adding them to the website and blog now.  I'm sooooo far behind!

Starfish Symbolism

Starfish: In Christian symbolism the Starfish represents the Virgin Mary (Stella Maris which means Star of the Sea) who lovingly creates safe travel over troubled waters and is also seen as an emblem of salvation during trying times. The star as well as the Starfish are seen as celestial symbols and as such, they represent infinite divine love. In addition to love, the Starfish also holds characteristics such as guidance, vigilance, inspiration, brilliance and intuition.