For the month of April, Waterbury Congregational Church at the White Meeting House will host an exhibit of art work by Colchester artist Carol MacDonald.
The exhibit, titled “Spiritual Threads,” features drawings, paintings and prints. MacDonald’s award-winning work is organized around images of knitting. By closely examining the object of knitting, MacDonald draws the viewer to actually look at the process and its connections to the lives we metaphorically knit together.
“As I work with patterns, opening up parts, microcosms emerge,” MacDonald explains. “The structures become cellular or skeletal in nature or take on their own sculptural shapes. It shows us beauty in its most essential form.”
On March 30th at 11:15 AM, there will be an opening reception and MacDonald will give a brief talk on her work. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to all. The show will remain up and open to the public during business hours for most of April.
This is the third exhibit the White Meeting House has mounted. Many of the church’s members are painters, writers, musicians or woodworkers themselves and wanted to share their joy in the visual arts with others. About a year ago, they installed picture rail in the beautiful and light-filled sanctuary. In choosing exhibits, the organizers have tried to find work that is thought-provoking but not specifically religious.
Ms. MacDonald’s work certainly fits that bill. She says, “Knit pattern is created from a single strand, at times mistakes are made, the pattern unravels and becomes a tangled mess or can be reformed into a new pattern. These are all metaphors for our life and spiritual process.”
For more information about Carol MacDonald’s work, visit her website at carolmacdonald.com. For more information about this event and exhibit, call 244-6606.
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