Recovery Panes: August 2010

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

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Transitions

The painting portion of the Recovery Panes Project is coming to a close and I am trying to get my poop in a group to start the layout of the book. IF all goes well, then I should be able to have a beautiful, professional book to accompany the installation. All the matching response writings will accompany the images.

If you have a desire to be a part of this project and want to do a 'Recovery Pane' to be included in the installation/book, please contact me for a time to come paint.