Mosaic Dream Waves appears two years after my first public art exhibit, Maps of Loss: Rivers, Ruins, and Grief. On display until July 31 at Runnymede Library, Mosaic Dream Waves has a lighter approach than my previous display. Turning from melancholy to playfulness, the artwork pictured here invites you to visit an inner landscape where waves perform on stage, a mystical ornament shines, a yogini flies on a crazy quilt, and a dancing bird woman keeps company with a raven and a horse on wheels.
Waves on Stage, Catherine Raine, 2011Roll Me to the Moon, Catherine Raine, 2011Disco Pirate Zombie, Catherine Raine, 2010Flying Bookfish, Catherine Raine, 2012. (I learned how to make this altered book at a free workshop at S. Walter Stewart Library).Shine, Catherine Raine, 2012 (This piece was inspired by a guided visualization).Matryoshka Doll on a Stagecoach Ride, Catherine Raine, 2012Yogic Flying on a Crazy Quilt, Catherine Raine, 2012Desolate Yet Undaunted, Catherine Raine, 2012Dancing Bird Woman, Catherine Raine, 2012Abstract Wiseman, Catherine Raine, 2012I love how the staff gathered books about collage and altered books, adding them to the exhibit.
As part of the opening reception on July 13th, I offered a free collage workshop that took place in the program room across the hall from the gallery. My mother, Carlyle Raine, kindly offered to help with the workshop, and the beautiful art that emerged captivated us with its originality, energy, and flair.
Collage by Sehrish Mazumder, 2013Collage by Sehrish Mazumder, 2013Collage by Md. Mahdin Mazumder, 2013Collage by Md. Mahdin Mazumder, 2013Collage by Fariha Fyrooz, 2013Collage by Fariha Fyrooz, 2013“The World Hangs by a Thread” by Ellen Jaffe, 2013
Thank you, Runnymede Library, for fostering community art, learning, and creativity under the eaves of your poetic attic!
4 replies on “Mosaic Dream Waves Exhibit and Collage Workshop at Runnymede Library”
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
Yummy, inspirational, fun, artful play on display,
hills and mountains of colour,
streams of light and possibility,
true soul awakening,
creative fire magnificence.
What glorious splendour!!
Your comment totally made my day, Gennie! Thank you for your gorgeous response!
Very beautiful and deeply moving! Catherine Raine – progressive, visionary and generous!
Thank you for the lovely and supportive comment, Aaron!
4 replies on “Mosaic Dream Waves Exhibit and Collage Workshop at Runnymede Library”
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
Yummy, inspirational, fun, artful play on display,
hills and mountains of colour,
streams of light and possibility,
true soul awakening,
creative fire magnificence.
What glorious splendour!!
Your comment totally made my day, Gennie! Thank you for your gorgeous response!
Very beautiful and deeply moving! Catherine Raine – progressive, visionary and generous!
Thank you for the lovely and supportive comment, Aaron!