Exhibition: Ageless Passion 2025-26
Dates: December 6, 2025-January 31, 2026
David Blow
Kites in Flight
I have developed a visual language that utilizes graphic shapes and patterns to express the spiritual qualities I perceive in my photographs. This language is built upon values that are directly derived from the images themselves, ensuring authenticity and a deep connection to the subject matter.
My objective is to articulate the spirituality present within nature, emphasizing the concept that nothing is static and that all things exist in a constant state of vibration. Through this exploration, I seek to understand and represent the dynamic energy that permeates the natural world.
I am investigating how individuals experience nature, not solely through visual perception but through the integration of all senses. This comprehensive approach aims to capture the full spectrum of sensory engagement, enriching the viewer’s connection to the work.
In the piece titled “Kites in Flight,” Mississippi Kites are depicted gliding on air thermals with their wings outstretched, soaring high and capturing insects mid-flight. The foreground features a Mississippi Kite that has caught a cicada for its meal, highlighting a moment of interaction within the natural environment. In the background, a pattern of arrows illustrates the thermal currents, visually representing the invisible forces that support the kites’ flight.
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Sue Cobb
Deconstructing Koolhass
Deconstructing Koolhass means breaking down his monumental architectural forms into intersecting blocks and disjointed planes.
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Isabel Davis
Orphan Block Round Robin
I began making quilts in 1999. I did not see my quilts as art at first. I made them to cover baby’s crib or a queen-sized bed. As I honed my craft, I began to see the final product as a piece of art. This quilt began as a mariner’s compass block. I then added borders that framed the center block. There are seven borders. The result was quilted by Jackie Brown, an award winning quilter whose many ribbons cover the walls of her studio.
Cathey Ann Fears
As found on Mrs. Pollock’s dining room wall.
I like to use commercial grade cardboard for my paintings. I explore the textures, shapes, and versatility of material often left as trash.
Repurpose. Reuse. Recycle.
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Cecelia Feld
You Can Have It Both Ways
Labyrinthine
Labyrinthine. I love that word! My previous collages with embossing and circles suggested the design of a labyrinth. This, one of four of a new group, uses embossed string in a more defined way. Unlike a true labyrinth (admission – I’ve never visited one) in my work there is no way in or out. That’s the beauty of making art. Inspiration leads to conception!
The complex, textured monotype background layer supports the simple “labyrinth” layer of an embossed circular shape. Start at the center and work your way out (visually) or start at the edge and meditate as you circle toward the center. It’s your choice. “Walk” with your eyes.
There are four prints in this group. “You Can Have It Both Ways” (exhibited) starts with a monotype which includes inked and printed mesh shapes (first layer). The second layer is the embossed labyrinth. Each of two prints has its “ghost” (what’s left on the plate after the first print is made) to which the embossed labyrinthine shape or shapes is added. The third, and final, layer of each print consists of a variety of collaged circles (dots) somewhat randomly scattered over the entire surface.
What purpose do the dots serve? They can be points of light shining down on the labyrinth. They repeat the swirling aspect of the embossed shape. They guide you in, out and around the labyrinth. They aid in the spatial push- pull of the design by placement, size, and color. Anything else?
This is as close as I’ve come to walking a labyrinth. How about you?
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Ron Hollister
Echoes of the Southwest
This vessel, “Echoes of the Southwest” came from the earth, transformed by fire. It was born from an admiration for land and Native people of the southwest.
The apricot underglaze provides a warm foundation—an echo of the color of the land and light of the desert, a color that speaks to the quiet resilience of the earth. The large feathers and horsehair burned into the clay are not merely decoration but an invocation. They carry with them the symbolism of flight, freedom, and connection to the unseen. Each feather and strand of horsehair mark the surface as both a scar and a blessing, a testament to transformation through flame.
Horsehair pottery is a collaboration with chance: the fire decides, the smoke decides, the horsehair and feathers decide. My role is to prepare the ground and surrender to the process. This piece embodies that surrender, holding within it both the fragility of pottery and the permanence of stone. It is a meditation on balance—between earth and sky, control and release, permanence and impermanence.
Norman Kary
Collection”, 18 x 9 x 2. Collage on found metal object, cast flash light, chain , with
various found objects
My challenge as an artist has always been to present a stage for objects to tell their story. The inspiration for the found objects I discover comes from an understanding that they possess a personal, hidden narrative; an underlying story to share with us. Seemingly random objects such as globes, watch pieces, and dice have a direct reference for me to time, memory and chance. These disparate materials and imagery create characteristically complex, enigmatic works that may not be understood upon their initial viewing. Various objects have different meanings to each and every one of us and therefore the narrative I leave solely up to the viewer.
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Steve McDaniel
Still Alive
While on a hike in Morocco with my grandsons, in between Casablanca and Rabat, I took a photo of a tree that at first glance looked dead or dying. However, later upon looking at the photo, I saw the new leaves growing on the branches. Moroccan shepherds often cut off the branches of trees to feed their flocks and this old tree had ‘given’ a lot and yet was still alive offering a scenic photo for an artist. Having discovered a love of painting later in life, I can identify with the tree as I, too, want to continue to grow and approach life with an eye for new interests and things to learn.
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Nancy E Muñoz
My Little Garden
Art is my passion. I love to draw, paint,sculpt with clay and work with other media.
I was recently honored with “1st Place Painting” with my “CHRISTUS”at Fall Students Art Exhibit 2025, Dallas College,Richland.
My fused glass piece resting in this miniature garden is a captured moment of elemental transformation. This creation merges two distinct glass arts: the broad, painterly fields of kiln-forming and the precise, sculptural detail of flame-working. It captures a frozen moment of growth, a durable ecosystem where light illuminates both the solid terrain and the delicate, eternal blossoms born from flame. This miniature garden centers on a fused glass element, created by kiln-firing compatible glass at approximately 1500°F. This process permanently bonds the layers, resulting in a durable, vitreous form.
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Mary Nickell
Our Door’s Always Open
Growing up one of 7 children and having 5 myself, my greatest gift from my parents was always an “open door”. I hope that my children, grandchildren feel our home is always an “open door”, that diversity is celebrated, and love is endless….that’s home!
Website: bluegoatstudio.com
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Jill Nonnemacher
One with Self
My intent in creating this pensive seated figure was to capture a profound sense of emotional complexity and physicality of the human individual. Emphasizing awareness through simplifying form, posture and minimal facial features brings focus to the body language and its emotional weight rather than detailed expression. I invite the viewer to question their own feelings and curiosity making this a memorable and thought-provoking piece.
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Kenda North
Philodendron – From the Series “Notes in Passing”
“Notes in Passing Series”
Many of these photographs were made of natural forms with an interest in patterns and texture. They are photographs made while walking and wandering in spaces from Todos Santos Mexico to botanic gardens in Florida to the Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles. Notes in passing.
I have always had an interest in how color is rendered with photographic materials. Is it enough to settle with how the camera records and the printer translates? I returned to a process of applied color to the photograph, something I did many years ago. Putting watercolor on the surface of an inkjet print sounds like a dangerous act but after some practice it worked well. These prints are now photographs and paintings (or something in between).
Artwork courtesy Craighead Green gallery
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Pavlina Panova
Inspired by Gustav Klimt
My art is a symbiosis of the cultural heritage I came with from Bulgaria and my new life in America as an artist.
I work with a wide variety of materials from pressed plants and clay to paper and fabric. Using different and sometimes unusual materials, I recycle, upcycle and mix them. This is not only the basis of my creative process, but also reflects my understanding for sustainability and art. As an artist and art teacher, I value originality and craftsmanship. I believe in the transforming power of art and its ability to make people better and more spiritual human beings.
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Jan Partin
Rhapsody In White
I hate cold weather – except when it snows. Snowy winter days have become my favorite time to photograph. “Rhapsody In White” was created as an attempt to capture a photograph that was primarily white in color and yet still contained just enough subtle color to give definition. It’s a minimalist piece that to me reflects how little we need materially as we age and how much meaning can be found in the simple beauty of nature.
Website: https://www.janpartinphotography.com
(479) 409-1954
Dawn Petty
Swirls
“Swirls” a quiet meditation on movement & emotion. Each curve drifts into the next, creating a gentle rhythm – the feeling of breath & flow made visible.
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Linda Rector
I Need a Sign
I need a sign to let me know you’re here,
that you understand and will always be near.
I need you to know that I still feel,
the love you gave and in time I’ll heal.
I need to know that you’re light still shines,
to lead me home in the darkest times.
In this crazy, volatile world we all search for answers to the hard questions.
After the loss of my husband it took me years to feel strong enough to move forward. I finally realized I was still alive, vital with so much love left to give and the desire to share my life again. Humans aren’t meant to be alone but how would he feel? Would he be happy for me? Would he want me love again? Would he smile and tell me it’s ok?
This piece is my search for answers. To be open to any form of communication, any symbol, omen, ritual, belief whether it be the power of nature, religion, clues from the universe. For enlightenment. For explanation. For his guidance. For his support and comfort. For strength and peace and a sign that he would approve.
John Reed
Tres Amigos
John Reed
My work explores the use of clay, form, texture, pattern, color, and surface. Native American Southwestern pottery was an early influence on my shapes and forms, as well as firing and glazing techniques that bring their own music to the creative dance.
Encouraged to “find my own voice,” I have discovered that my “voice” is one of exploration, the “what if” where change is the only constant and mistakes are the forerunners of success. It is my desire to provide others with a touch of the same pleasure as I get from creating simple but elegant pieces of art.
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Grisel Ofelia Rivera Hernandez
De la series Rara Avis 2
This work explores the profound relationship between Yin and Yang—the eternal dialogue between darkness and light. I draw inspiration from the way the Moon and the Earth can pull toward each other while maintaining their own independent path.
The piece speaks to the constant struggle between good and evil in our daily lives and the ongoing effort to pursue our goals while navigating the balance between what pulls us and what keeps us grounded.
It is an invitation to witness the coexistence of opposites—not with conflict, but with growth.
Esta obra explora la profunda relación entre el Ying y el Yang- el diálogo eterno entre la oscuridad y la luz. Me inspire en la forma en que la luna y la tierra se atraen manteniendo su propio camino independiente.
La pieza habla del conflicto constante entre el bien y el mal en nuestras vidas diarias y el esfuerzo continuo por alcanzar nuestras metas mientras navegamos el balance entre lo que nos jala y lo que nos mantiene anclados.
Es una invitación a presenciar la coexistencia de los opuestos – no como conflicto, pero como crecimiento.
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Lesley Brandt Rucker
in the shadows
I have always felt a connection between nature, the elements, and human emotion. Each express a feeling that can be volatile, serene, tumultuous, ever changing, and constantly moving. My work explores those connections with both real and imagined subjects using symbolism. Often there may be a subtle underlying meaning that the viewer may notice with a second glance or by interpreting the narrative in the work for themselves. The relationships created within each composition become new landscapes of my view of the world. My current work explores time and place. Whether it’s a small moment that happens in a flash, or a momentous occasion, the memories stick with us to recall at a later time. Often that memory becomes stretched or abstracted in some way.
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Jane Cornish Smith
Dusk in Abiquiui
Artist Statement
I make paintings and sculpture with an expanse of materials: paper, plaster, textiles, paint, encaustic, cold wax, and other media are applied, painted, crocheted, or collaged into 2-D and 3-D work. The artworks begin as thin layers and build up to textural surfaces that are abstract, figurative or that reference the environment. Always experimenting with materials represent a constant movement and pushing against boundaries.
Usually depicting universal themes such as vulnerability and resiliency, in recent years my art has been more of a reaction to current events, the environment, and the concern this has caused. I’ve come to realize that what I value most—and what has emerged in my work—is a liberty of sorts– from potential loss of human rights, from climate change, from worry. Much of my art speaks to that liberty, and to a place that is open, verdant, and where we are free to move.
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Terri Thoman
REFUGE
A place of shelter, providing safety, offering comfort; REFUGE is a sense of being.
Adopting the marks of Japanese brush writing, evoking the symbol of Home within the human figure, I hope to convey the thought of a place where we can remove ourselves from the outward chaos of today’s culture.
Using the Relief process, with the woodblock, reduction technique, the image is slowly carved. Each level of carving is printed, then again carving away from the same block and printing another layer of color onto the print. There is a balance between the block of wood that is being whittled away while building an image that is becoming clear with each layer of ink.
It takes time to build a place of REFUGE, time to trust that indeed, this place is not just an illusion.
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