photo by Samantha Stidham

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.

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

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Workshop Today!!!!

I am sending out random calls for participants for the workshops over spring break.  I am in the studio on and off and decided that I should try this 'on the spot method'.  We shall see who shows up. Although I would appreciate a heads up (post, call, message etc. so I can set up materials.)

I still need to get the more formal promotional material out, but my printer guy is on vacation.  Good for him..  Wish I was too, but I don't think I get a vacation for about a year now that I have bit off this chunk of love of a project.

So , there will be a workshop today at 1:30-4:30.  You do not have to be an addict or alcoholic to do a panel.   You only have to have had your live impacted/affected by addiction.  As far as I know, that is the majority of the population if not all of it.  Is our health care system not a perfect example of that.  Ok... off that soap box.

Anyway... Today.  My NW Studio. 801A SW Green.  Right behind the Zupans on W Burnside and NW 23rd/SW Vista  1:30-4:30.  Bring imagry you might want to transfer into the wax. (I will show you how). I will randomly be posting these workshops, keep your eyes peeled.
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