Spring has sprung! Everywhere I look I see evidence that the long winter sleep has finally come to an end. The heavy rain washed away the last of the snow, revealing spiky hyacinth and tulip leaves poking through the ground. I've also noticed the rhubarb beginning to grow, and my cluster of chives is already tall enough to be picked. Plus, the neighbourhood is full of bunnies, which we often see scampering about on our early morning walks. I love these early signs of spring, and the promise of so much more to come. As an added bonus, the cedar waxwings returned this week to the crabapple tree for some tasty berries still clinging to the branches. But the best surprise was my snowdrops... |
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During a warm spell in late February, I was surprised to see my snowdrops in full bloom. It had to be the earliest I'd ever seen them come up, let alone bloom, in our north-facing garden. March came in like a lion, bringing heavy snow a foot deep, which stayed the entire month. With dismay, I believed it would take the luck o' the Irish for these blooming beauties to survive. When April cried and washed away the last of the snow, imagine my surprise when the snowdrops reappeared, completely unscathed and taller and hardier than ever before. Pretty lucky indeed! |
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In 2015, my sister and I attended a workshop in Milton to learn how to build a free website to showcase our artwork, and students from Humber College would be on hand to help us. The 22-year old student from Colombia who had been assigned to help me out, spoke perfect English and was able to guide me with effortless ease. I would be forever grateful to him for his help, especially when I left the 2-hour session with a functioning website, one that would serve me well over the many years since. However, it seems the time has come for me to upgrade, especially when I noticed that I had come dangerously close to running out of free storage space. My new website URL is: www.tinaclancyart.com Perhaps an apt time of year for brave, new beginnings! |
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My daughter surprised me this week when she sent me this gorgeous little gem of a poem. It certainly has made me ponder what-came-before-that-which-has-become. |
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The Big Bang
There was no up, there was no down, there was no side to side.
There was no light, there was no dark, or light of any kind.
There were no stars, or planet Mars, or protons to collide.
There was no up, there was no down, there was no side to side.
And furthermore, to underscore this total lacking state… there was no here, there was no there, because there was no space!
And in this endless void that can’t be thought of as a place, there was no time and so no passing minutes, hours, days.
Of all the paradoxes that belabour common sense, I think this one’s the greatest, this time before events; because how did we get from nothing to infinitely dense?
From immeasurably small, to inconceivably immense?
But before we get unmoored from the question at the start, let’s take a breath and marvel at when math becomes an art.
Because we don’t have to understand it to know there was a time, when there was no up, there was no down, there was no side to side.
-Reina del Cid |
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On Monday, I installed the first of a few new exhibits in April - read on to learn more, and plan to stop by if you are in the area ... |
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| | I have a solo art exhibit inside the charming Ritten-house Branch of the Lincoln Pelham Public Library in Vineland, ON. Runs from April 4 to June 2, 2023. | | |
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| | The Fine Arts Society of Milton spring members exhibit, From Heart to Hand, in the Holcim Gallery at the ArtsCentre Milton. Runs from Apr. 25 to May 13, 2023. | | |
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| | DVSA Annual Art Auction bidding will start Apr.10 and close Apr.16. Online preview now available! In-school previews are available from Apr.12 - 15 – an essential element for artwork purchasing. My entries are: #1201, 1202, and 1203. Follow on Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram. Event hashtag – #dvsaauction - for all the auction action! | | |
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| | The upcoming Members' Exhibit at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake will have a Garden theme. Runs April 28th to July 29th. | | |
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| | My solo art exhibit on the Wall of Art, located in the rotunda just outside the Public Library (Main Branch), in the back of Welland Civic Square. The exhibit runs until Thursday, May 4, 2023. | | |
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| | Art in the Workplace Exhibit #36 runs until June 28, 2023, and can be viewed from 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays. Admission is always free. | | |
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| | The current Members' Exhibit at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake will run until April 22, 2023. | | |
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Mother's Day, many family celebrations, and more. |
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My plans for the rest of April are spring-inspired: feeding the family an Easter feast, golfing as soon as the courses open, joining in a new, weekly paint-along, and playing with my dog in the backyard (which means watching him sniff around and "christen" the low shrubs as they reawaken while I do a bit of tidying). Oh, and it goes without saying that I will get into the studio and see where the brushes and paints take me. Up or down, side to side, far or near, I've yet to see. The neighbourhood bunnies and I wish you a Happy Easter, and continued health and happiness... Tina |
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