island poems 2011
New Work / New Words / New Process
PEI Writers’ Guild, Peake Street Studios and this town is small presents:
ISLAND POEMS: A Collaborative Art Project April 19 – 30 2011 @ the Gallery at the Guild
Island Poems: A collaborative art project involving Prince Edward Island poets and artists from many disciplines will be mounted at The Gallery @ The Guild during poetry month this April 19 – 30th. The interdisciplinary project marks the first time Peake Street Studios and this town is small inc. have joined forces. Working with The Writers’ Guild of Prince Edward Island, the show will involve the interpretation by 27 individual artists of 27 new works of poetry created specifically for this show.
To hear an interview on CBC Mainstreet please click here.
To see some pictures from the exhibition please click here – to see the online catalogue of the show please continue down the page!
appologies to the poets: this blog site is making your poem formats kinda wacky .. but the words are still there!
spring water - Norma Jean MacLean , oil on canvas 2011 - in response to Spring Water By Jane Ledwell
Singing Water - Lori Joy Smith 2011 , found embroidery, linen - In response to Spring Water by Jane Ledwell
Aubade -Sandi Kowalik, terracotta and oil glazes 2011 - In response to Awake by Shirley Limbert
Frottage – Becka Viau and Scott Brown, acrylic and ink on cotton bed sheet – In response to Lady Girl Woman – Sir Boy Man by Kele Redmond
Blue Cocoons - Nan Cole, silk cocoons 2011 - In response to Mother by Jo Jory
The Mother - W.Brent Johnston, digital photography 2011 - In response to Mother by Jo Jory
Angels in the Operating Room - Cindy Lapena, Water colour on paper 2011 - In response to Angels in the Operating Room by Molly Scott
Would-be Lovers - Marion Copleston, Watercolour on paper 2011 - In Response to Ghazal for Clowns and Would-be Lovers by Hugh MacDonald
The Promise of the Aubade Under the Cherry Blossoms - Suzanne O'Callaghan, acrylic on panel, vintage frame - In response to Aubade by Sean Wiebe
- Jim – John Dohe, Oil on Canvas 2011 – In response to Jim by E.E. Nobbs
- Memory Dream – Dark Echo – Susan Christensen, Acrylic 2011 – In response to Ghazal Leaning toward Aubade by Yvette Doucette
The Dream - Bruce Nobbs, Oil on Canvas 2011 - In response to The Dream by Cheryl Connell
Mere Semblance - Renee Laprise, Encaustic and charcoal on plywood 2011 - In Response to Wind at Yellow Blue Dawn by Susan Buchanan
Sangria! - Donnalee Downe and Matt Bowness, Acrylic, Fabric, Found Objects and mixed media - In Response to Sangria by Laura O'Brien And Don Heisz
Promised Pearls - Gail Hodder, found objects 2011 - In response to Sangria by Laura O'Brien and Don Heisz
Living End - Holly McGee, hand dyed and felted marino wool 2011 - in Response to My Secret garden by Pam Martin
untitled - Chris McInnis, acrylic on canvas 2011 - In Response to My Secret Garden by Pam Martin
Two Voices - BJ McCarville, oil on canvas 2011 - In Response to Two Voices by Fiona Papps
Two Voices - Nils Ling and Catherine Ann, Digital Photography - In response to Two Voices by Fiona Papps
R.I.P. Gary Webb - P. John Burden, Artist Print Gliclee open unlimited edition - In response to Aubade D'Minion by Alex Scott
untitled - Chloe Weale , mixed media 2011 - In response to Aubade D'Minion by Alex Scott
Cemetary and Potatoe Field - Becka Viau, colour photograph 2011 - In response to Dreams of Spring by Alan MacDonald
Beauty Revisited- Terry Dunton Stevenson and Johanna Van Waarden, acrylic, ink, encaustic, found object and polyclay - In response to An Aubade Audit by John Mackenzie
Untitled - Heidi Waterman, Acrylic on Canvas - In response to Donor by Mark Sampson
