ARTIST STATEMENT: The Cov id journey has been very personal for each of us. Yet we have gone through it together and continue with questions and changes. This watercolor show uses animals to recall our experiences in a captivating way through the " Quaran Team". Whether we have chosen to wear a mask or continue on without \, it engages our minds with our unique adventures. This joyful showing be gins with a moose putting on a mask\, there is a flamingo heading off to S pring Break only carrying hers\, a hedgehog fearful of getting swabbed\, a woodpecker who gets cough shamed and then self isolates\, and two zebras that meet up and \; find themselves in a predicament. Plus there are 2 5 more watercolors along the journey and each one includes a Haiku.
\n< p>Experiencing the show gives an opportunity to open conversations \;a mong friends and families about how they have felt along their journey dur ing these challenging times. If you come alone or with others it is heart warming to see all that we have each survived.\nUtah professional a rtist Linda Kohler Barnes works in several mediums\, but chose to use wate rcolor and Haiku for her response on the social and pandemic scene. Each o riginal painting delights the viewers no matter their age. \;
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ARTIST BIO: The ability to create for a variety of surroundings so that my artwork may be placed in multiple situations\, has been one of my longtime goals. \; My work in a variety of media ha s been very enjoyable and is never boring. I have received awards and reco gnition for my work in most of the media I have explored. \; The stren gths and attributes of each media have allowed me to create and express in a manner that is appropriate for the planned use and situation. \;
\nYou may have seen my tile work in the Red Butte Garden Butterfly gar den benches. \; Or if you have taken a child to Primary Children&rsquo \;s Hospital\, I created a mural with help of the staffs&rsquo\; children for the emergency room admission area. \;
\nI continue to create using a variety materials that are suitable to the intended setting and p roductive of the desired effect. I have a continuing passion to start anew \, gaining flexibility and expanding to my artistic repertoire. The media in which I have worked to date include\, Watercolor\, Acrylic\, Oil\, Lino cut\, Woodcut\, Hand-molded tile\, Glazed tile\, Relief tiles\, Mono-print \, Drawing\, Letterpress\, Ceramics\, and Steel Sculpture. Poetry and Haik u. \; \; \;
\nI graduated from the University of Utah wi th a fine arts degree\, began my teaching experience at the high school le vel\, and have worked over the years with students in a number of grade le vels for a number of school districts. \; I recently retired after 17 years of teaching for Utah Valley University. \; It&rsquo\;s been a wi ld\, fun ride. I have enjoyed teaching and being creative!
\nThe whi msical themes\, bold colors of my two-dimensional works and my steel sculp tures have been collected throughout Utah\, the United States and beyond.< /p>\nhttps://slcpl.libnet.info/event/6855229 URL;VALUE=URI:https://slcpl.libnet.info/event/6855229 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR