I wanted to remind everyone about the art opening this Sunday 3/30 at the White Meeting House in Waterbury Village. Carol MacDonald, a gifted artist from Colchester, will be giving a talk as we officially open her month-long exhibit at the church. The event is at 11:15 AM and there will be light refreshments served. It is open and welcoming to all.
And I've been thinking.... If you’re looking to set yourself up for a memorable day of arts and enjoyment this weekend, come on in to town for the art opening at 11:15, then grab brunch at one of our great village eateries, then come back to the White Meeting House at 3 to hear a performance by the vocal ensemble, Solaris. So much “kultcha” – and you don’t even have to leave our fair community!
I stumbled across Ms. MacDonald’s extraordinary work this fall and have been telling people about it since, and then asked the church (of which I am a member) to set up an exhibit of her work. 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 in her statement. “The structures become cellular or skeletal in nature or take on their own sculptural shapes. It shows us beauty in its most essential form.”
This is the third exhibit the White Meeting House has mounted. Many of the church’s members are painters, writers, musicians, woodworkers or textile folks 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 or the exhibit, feel free to contact me at 244-8581 or by email, or call the church directly at 244-6606. I hope to see you there!
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