I am very glad and grateful that four of my pieces from A Complex Grief are included in Victoria Arts Council’s magazine ‘Until 5’ which engages with the theme of memory. Here is an excerpt from the foreword: “In the following pages, there is a surprising array of interpretations to the theme of Memory. SomeContinueContinue reading “Until 5 Memory”
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the persistence of love
I take courage from an idea by Gandhi, which I paraphrase:Love must exist, it must be powerful – otherwise how is it that human beings survive even with all the awful things we perpetrate upon the world? Gandhi points out that history is full of news of trouble, hurt and catastrophe, but it neglects toContinueContinue reading “the persistence of love”
take this cup
“Cup” was made with conte and acrylic paint in 2010, and digitally edited in 2020. This image was published in the Emmaus Community’s booklet of meditations for the season of Lent. Here is my reflection: As I considered the scriptures for today’s reading, an early artwork of mine came to mind. What does it depict?ContinueContinue reading “take this cup”
interworld opens
Interworld opened on May 3rd and ran to May 12, 2019. It was the first of two exhibitions from the mentorship program at arc.hive. “Seven artists navigate the Interworld to produce works exploring time, transformation, the uncanny, and the secretive and silenced worlds of trauma and mental health.” The artists included Shae Anthony, Desiree DeRuiter, Markus Drassl, SusanContinueContinue reading “interworld opens”
lenten presence
Lent ( the 40 days before Easter) is traditionally a time in which we are to consider our vulnerability and fallibility as human beings. I was asked to contribute to a small booklet of Lenten reflections which is edited by the Rev. Meagan Crosby Shearer who is priest to the Emmaus Community and St MatthiasContinueContinue reading “lenten presence”
Cornelia van Voorst 