Even if the photos likely do not quite show the complete picture (how could they when the work is so intricate and layered?), these pieces of very well-crafted art are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing these, Jason, because they're a relief from much of the screwedupness of the world.
Thank you, Ram, for your support and for the kind words about Sherrie's remarkable art. The images are a good respite, aren't they? And restorative too.
I didn't know you had written about deep-sea mining until I saw (and read) the links in this article. I've just posted the first of a two part series including the recently published impact studies:
I just read it, Brad. Really nicely done. More thorough in some ways than mine, and with important updates. I hope my readers interested in the topic head over to read it.
Thank you, Jason, for offering another essay accompanied by art. Although Sherrie's prints seem to capture a moment in time, the mystery of what she accomplishes is that, even in the print "Stillness," there seems to be movement, echoing life itself. The patience required for her to create such beauty, is, it seems to me, the same patience required for all of us to slow down, look more closely, and see the profound beauty of which we, too, are a part. What better way for each of us to have a deep sense of belonging to such beauty, the absence of which, I believe, is one of the foundational "causes" we have lived such destructive lives for millennia. In that sense, then, while you might not "make a claim. . .for the power of art to fix the Anthropocene," I'm not so sure. A shift in consciousness toward a "hard-working creativity" might just be exactly what we need--and let's do it through dance, music, poetry (and poetic prose), and visual art!
Sherrie notes, of the intertidal zone, that "organisms. . .must be resilient and adaptable. . .holding fast when necessary, and moving or letting go when the time comes," and what better advice for all of us during these times.
As always, thanks for these gifts to your readers, and may you and Heather enjoy a wonderful holiday season.
Thanks very much, Carrie. Yes, lots to learn from each other about living in the tidal zone of this disrupted but astonishing world. Happy solstice and holidays to you as well.
I hope you have a wonderful two weeks off! Thank you for sharing the artwork of Sherri York...it is amazing!! She makes the process sound and look easy. Maybe for her it is, but I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out how she creates such beautiful images.
Thank you, Jason!
Thank you.
Of course, Neva. Thank you for being here.
Even if the photos likely do not quite show the complete picture (how could they when the work is so intricate and layered?), these pieces of very well-crafted art are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing these, Jason, because they're a relief from much of the screwedupness of the world.
Thank you, Ram, for your support and for the kind words about Sherrie's remarkable art. The images are a good respite, aren't they? And restorative too.
100%.
I didn't know you had written about deep-sea mining until I saw (and read) the links in this article. I've just posted the first of a two part series including the recently published impact studies:
https://ecologistatlarge.substack.com/p/a-deep-dive-into-deep-sea-mining
I just read it, Brad. Really nicely done. More thorough in some ways than mine, and with important updates. I hope my readers interested in the topic head over to read it.
Sherri's work leaves me in awe.
Me too. I'm happy to share it here so she can find new admirers.
Astonishing in so many respects, but for me it's her conveyance of the interplay between light and water. Dazzling, alive, mysterious.
Well said, Rob. And the slow, grinding process that leads to that delicate play of light on water makes it all the more amazing.
Thank you, Jason, for offering another essay accompanied by art. Although Sherrie's prints seem to capture a moment in time, the mystery of what she accomplishes is that, even in the print "Stillness," there seems to be movement, echoing life itself. The patience required for her to create such beauty, is, it seems to me, the same patience required for all of us to slow down, look more closely, and see the profound beauty of which we, too, are a part. What better way for each of us to have a deep sense of belonging to such beauty, the absence of which, I believe, is one of the foundational "causes" we have lived such destructive lives for millennia. In that sense, then, while you might not "make a claim. . .for the power of art to fix the Anthropocene," I'm not so sure. A shift in consciousness toward a "hard-working creativity" might just be exactly what we need--and let's do it through dance, music, poetry (and poetic prose), and visual art!
Sherrie notes, of the intertidal zone, that "organisms. . .must be resilient and adaptable. . .holding fast when necessary, and moving or letting go when the time comes," and what better advice for all of us during these times.
As always, thanks for these gifts to your readers, and may you and Heather enjoy a wonderful holiday season.
Thanks very much, Carrie. Yes, lots to learn from each other about living in the tidal zone of this disrupted but astonishing world. Happy solstice and holidays to you as well.
I hope you have a wonderful two weeks off! Thank you for sharing the artwork of Sherri York...it is amazing!! She makes the process sound and look easy. Maybe for her it is, but I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out how she creates such beautiful images.
Thank you, Judy. I don't think Sherrie would ever say the process is easy, but the results - like any good art - make it seem that way.