Notes scribbled after Art Walk

to blog:

Summer green, not spring green, bluer sky & diff smell [ed. note, see previous entry].

(The photo of how hi the sun was at 6:40 pm)

Dallas A. Peace Be Still - any sculptor rejected by Robert Schuller of the Crystal Catehdral is alright by me. [ed. note - this is an exhibit at the Appleton Art Center of local sculptor Dallas Anderson, who did two prominent public scuptures in Appleton and Neenah of kids playing in water. I thought his work was going to be a bit boring and twee, but it actually had quite a bit of range. "Peace Be Still" was an unfinished sculpture of the 12 apostles stuck out in a boat when a storm blew up. In the bible story, Jesus walks across the water, says "Peace. Be Still." to the wind and waves, and the waters calm and the apostles all make it back okay. Dallas Anderson was the staff sculptor for the Crystal Cathedral but Robert Schuller cancelled this project and let him go because of the violent emotions displayed in this piece. The apostles are wonderful studies of tension and worry and struggle - some are pushing against oars, some are being buffetted helplessly by the wind, some are clinging helplessly to the boat's sides, and one sitting right up front in the prow has his chin in his hands and is the very picture of paralyzed worry. This is a very powerful piece and displays a broad range of human emotions and states. I gazed at it for a long time in admiration, and I want to go back and have another look again.]

Dementia art & a video w/songs - nightmare vision of senior activities being like preschool. The old lady I want to be - look the despair & absurdity the face, get beyond it so I can laugh at it & be amused, keep living amused at it (was looking at prize-winning Hosta leaves in jars while I was thinking this).