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| John Vincent |
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| Peter Dudley |
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| Stuart Copans |
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| terrific display space for my mobiles! |
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| reflections! |
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| shadows! |
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Prayers for Peace
If you're in or near Brattleboro, VT, any time between now and October 29, 2017, stop by the West Village Meeting House to see the exhibit! You will find broadsides by John Vincent (article from February 2017), paintings by Peter Dudley, papercuts by Stuart Copans, and poem/prayer mobiles by yours truly.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Peace Like a River
OK. At camp, longtime friend Stu asked if I'd make some paper mobiles like ones I'd made about ten years ago, this time for a show he's putting together entitled PRAYERS FOR PEACE IN PRINT, PAPER, AND PAINT. I said I would, we selected prayers from a collection he'd brought to camp, and home I went.
Yesterday I realized the show opens on Tuesday 5 September and, presumably, needs to be hung before then. I'd need to complete the mobiles and get them in the mail to Vermont as soon as humanly possible.
Oh!
Would my sister across town still have one of those mobiles sent as a birthday card a whole decade ago so I could use it as a prototype?
She would.
Without having to leave the house, would I be able to round up enough suitable paper to make five mobiles with 30 strips each?
I would.
Did I still have any of the spiral paper clips I purchased ten years ago to use as hangers and stabilizing weights, and would I be able to locate them?
I did, and I would.
Would I have enough white thread in my sewing machine?
I would.
Would I be able to choose peace instead of panic as my modus operandi for this project?
Yes!
One of the prayers:
Yesterday I realized the show opens on Tuesday 5 September and, presumably, needs to be hung before then. I'd need to complete the mobiles and get them in the mail to Vermont as soon as humanly possible.
Oh!
Would my sister across town still have one of those mobiles sent as a birthday card a whole decade ago so I could use it as a prototype?
She would.
Without having to leave the house, would I be able to round up enough suitable paper to make five mobiles with 30 strips each?
I would.
Did I still have any of the spiral paper clips I purchased ten years ago to use as hangers and stabilizing weights, and would I be able to locate them?
I did, and I would.
Would I have enough white thread in my sewing machine?
I would.
Would I be able to choose peace instead of panic as my modus operandi for this project?
Yes!
One of the prayers:
Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.
—adapted from ancient Gaelic runes
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| Prayers for Peace SEPTEMBER 5 THROUGH OCTOBER 29
OPENING RECEPTION
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
2 TO 4 p.m.
West Village Meeting House
All Souls Church
29 South Street
West Brattleboro, VT 05301
802 254-9377
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