6 Ballard Road Wilton NY 12831
In this extended series of over 200 works artist Michelle Vara uses oil pastels on printed material collected from museums referring to climate, impact, and mankind.
The Ballard Road Art Gallery is open by appointment – 518-587-8706
Ballard Road Art is featuring the simple expressive line with over 120 works displayed there’s something for everyone.
The gallery is open by appointment. Please call 519-587-8706
“Johnsburgh” oil on paper -Michelle Vara
Please join us for this wide varying display of sculpture, painted pictures, photographs, actions, and mixed media.
Opening Reception October 15th at 7 pm after the gallery is open by appointment. please call 519-587-8706
Things that go Ka-Bloom!
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Artist statement-
“I felt the anxiety of the current world climate. The doom and gloom linger like a rock, slung around the necks of so many. This makes me sad to watch, so I began to think what metaphors could I put together using discarded home objects (JUNK) and design to embody the Buddhist notion of growth, harmony, and joy. I then opted to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, during the welding and painting process. The paint is a handmade stain that keeps the scars of memory and past, visible while remembering nothing is perfect. The scars become sealed badges of honor in the fished piece. The process, became the embodiment of life’s conditions- to see obstacles as opportunities, as turning points, for developing our best qualities as human beings and moving into natural beauty which all of us carry inside.”
