During my 2005 travel to the Carolinas, I was drawn into these interior spaces where the afternoon sunlight filled in a narrative of antiquity. The story dates itself to circa 1800’s on a plantation near the Catawba River in the Carolinas, where early African-American slaves created various objects used for daily living. In these post-photo images I had asked a photo service to add sepia, my favorite. When the final touches were applied, a result of which I refer to as frayed edges came forth. Sepia has the ability to effect emotion that reestablishes a mood in history, and it also serves as a sage of time.

my poems emerge from the dark of you meeting i. then there is something more than light. there is life.

in this life there are people wanting secret wishes taking shape as poems; friends connecting 3000 miles of wonder and wisdom and what now’s; lovers giving each other keys to rooms they’ve always wanted to open; rain smells on sidewalks; kites shaped like swallows; squirrels; chickens; yes; no; o; oh!; children laughing as mothers underdog them on swings; men named harry and women named betty living in nursing homes writing poems for the first time in their eighty-something years of life, “well,” they say, “how about that.”

that is where magic lies, where a poet turns teacher, meets old people turned friends, and so much waiting and wanting comes alive. that, like tea-lit pumpkins on porches and thousands of fireflies looking like fallen stars over a field at night, and punctuation changing so many things, that is the stuff of my life.

if you’d like to know more about my work teaching poetry in nursing homes, visit the Institute on Aging’sCEYA Program

if you’d like to hire me to write poems at your next event, or teach poetry, contact me at [email protected]

thank you so much for your support. yours in poetry and gratitude,

silvi

p.s. the poetry store is an interactive experience where, in 3 minutes or less, you get a custom poem typewritten on beautiful paper, about anything you want! also for sale: one-of-a-kind art & jewelry inspired by the same of-the-moment process and made with an upcycled ethos and vintage appeal.

As a visual artist I use printmaking techniques to layer hand-drawn images, colors and abstract shapes to create layers of meaning in a dream-like design. I use objects and images from my everyday life in San Francisco to I am extremely passionate about the design, printing process and style and believe the impressions made by Letterpress printing create a visual and tactile euphoria for the mind and body.

As a person who is filled with many different emotions, most of my work is cathartic self-expression. In expressing my emotions, I seek to connect with others and evoke a sense of familiarity and fellowship. Part of my body of work is based on my dark feelings such as pain, struggle and depression, however, beauty of human emotion is almost always stressed. Recently, I have been influenced by the texture and shape of a seashell, as well as its connotation of protectiveness, privacy and individuality. The harmonization of the radically different, such as, violence and meditation, spontaneity and meticulousness, and destruction and repair is found in the process, as well as the result of my work

Experiencing a deep friendship is a creative act, through which vulnerable persons transform each other as they open themselves to influence. Great friends share themselves, and receive from within. "Flight Of The Internal Compass" looks at the creative act as found in relationship (Spring 2015, Familius Publishing). 

Rebecca Meredith works can be found in children's books, magazine content, surface pattern designs, licensed content, and in individual, gallery and corporate fine art collections. Her work engages the mind and beatifies the eyes, thus providing lasting interest and satisfaction for the viewer. The sociological orientation at the heart of the work aims to synthesize both the shaping factors of an experience and the symbolic content derived therein. She also engages her work and that of others through her classes and lectures in art foundations, history and theory. Awards include Top 100 Artists by Paint for America, a teaching fellowship at Mission 17, Museum purchase by Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, numerous artist residencies around the world, and a grant from The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the implementation of an arts program at an orphanage in Jalisco, Mexico. Rebecca Meredith currently resides in the California Bay Area.

After becoming interested in an observation or idea, I feel an overwhelming desire to explore, describe and share it. Subjects range from the improbable juxtaposition of things that I happen upon, to concepts that I find particularly interesting. The process of translation into imagery enhances my experience and distills information from whichever image or idea has captured my attention.

Context is the primary mechanism that I use to filter my perceptions. Relationships between a subject and its viewer, or between an object and its environment, create a contextual reference that orders and defines the way something is understood. Seemingly concrete concepts like east compared to west, up and down, or in front of and behind, become fluid depending upon the position of the observer in relation to direction.

People define and are defined by their experiences. In my art practice I use sculpture, two-dimensional media and performance to explore the interrelationships between forms and their implied observer in order to share that experience. My perspective in the observation and creation process inevitably becomes part of the art produced. This implied reference, manifested in the work, engages the viewer as part of the context, while they experience the art.

I make wall sculptures out of reclaimed scraps of wood and broken furniture.  I am interested in the joys and challenges of creating harmonious and dynamic compostions with found objects.  I also make paintings that deal with the formal aspects of modern art and design: positive and negative space, dynamism and hamony, depth and surface.

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Aaron Kllc's work explores painting and sculpture as a means of expressing primal energies and emotions. Drawing on mid-century art for inspiration, his work ranges from the re-purposing of found objects to pure abstraction on canvas. Returning to the west coast was an affirmation and connection with California Modernism that has become apparent in his work.

Kllc's black and white works oscillate between ghostly abstracted impressions and actual found objects which ignite memories, emotions, and narratives. The resulting effect is a playful and inquisitive conversation that bridges the duality of the literal and ethereal worlds. His background in Japanese Aesthetics is apparent in this discovery: working with the material world is always a reflection of the spiritual.

Aaron Kllc is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, RISD

Awards:
Banking on Creativity Scholarship, Rochester New York
Merit Award Winner, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester New York

Sales and Representation:
ABC Carpet and Home - NYC
Caira Mandaglio - London
Modern Way - Palm Springs