I am avoiding writing up all the official documentation I need for the workshop tomorrow. It is the first OFFICIAL Recovery Panes workshop. I will have 6 staff members from Outside In (A homeless youth organization) working on their panels. I am a bit nervous after my 'trial run'. I don't know them or their issues, personalities or whatever. Hopefully, I will be clear and consice about what we are doing, how to do it, and why. They will be the ones encouraging (or discouraging) the kids at Outside In to participate later when I bring the workshop to them. Performance Anxiety?
I did get the liability/release forms from 'my' lawyer. WAAAAYYYY better than any hack job I was trying to peck out on the computer. I just want to be clear that the project is an installation that will hopefully travel for awhile and that the art and accompanying writing will belong to the community for all intensive purposes, not the people making it. They get to make it, not keep it. I am trying to get enough funding for the homeless kids to be able to do a second piece they will be able to take with them. I think that will be really important to them. I will just have to see how the Pepsi Grant thing pans out.
The studio is trashed. I should probably consider getting that in order as well or the paperwork won't matter, we won't be able to find the paint. Time to turn up the music. I am listening to 'Cake'. Maybe time for some Black Eyed Peas or something really funky?
A blog to follow the journey of the Recovery Panes Healing Arts Project in Portland, Oregon. A project to help those whose lives have been impacted by addiction through the cathartic medium of encaustic (wax & fire) painting.
What is Recovery Panes?
Recovery Panes is a multi-phase community project involving those who have been impacted by addiction. Participants created a small encaustic painting representative of their personal experience, strength and hope. The complex elements of encaustic wax uniquely allowed a symbolic and cathartic exploration of their experiences. Participants also shared a short, written response to the process which is paired with their art in an accompanying catalogue
All individual paintings are joined to form a larger work, framed and presented to resemble large windows with each painting representing a single windowpane. The art is interactive- the individual panels are mounted on magnets, allowing the viewers to rearrange the paintings, symbolizing our need to change our perspective and move towards de-stigmatizing addiction.
All individual paintings are joined to form a larger work, framed and presented to resemble large windows with each painting representing a single windowpane. The art is interactive- the individual panels are mounted on magnets, allowing the viewers to rearrange the paintings, symbolizing our need to change our perspective and move towards de-stigmatizing addiction.
Both the Recovery Panes and the accompanying catalogue will be shown at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts through March of 2012.
A reception will be held on Thursday, February 2nd, 5pm-9pm, to celebrate both Recovery Panes and 'Come to Your Senses', a showcase of encaustic paintings by local artists
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Performance anxiety and avoidance.
Labels:
Black Eyed Peas,
Cake,
documentation,
Outside In,
paperwork,
Pepsi,
performance anxiety,
Recovery Panes,
worshop
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