Carol Wiebe

The very things we accuse of holding us back may really be building us up. Chains Many who have survived “hard times” will tell you that they learned so much from those experiences: discipline, fortitude, a sense of purpose (if only to survive), a realization of strength they didn’t know they had. Suffering strips all that is superfluous from our lives and exposes that which means the most to us. We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted

. Yesterday I posted my latest painting (21″ x 21.5,”). It is one of those pieces I put it out with fear and trembling. It means so much to me, but will it communicate the strong emotions that produced it? Red Bird I wrote a poem to go with it, and again, I have many personal connections with the subject. I will let you judge for yourself, but my hope is that it will speak to you. #CWWOL20111224 #present #killer #wings #poetry #RedBird #suffering

Deborah Koff-Chapin is an artist whose work always moves me, on a profound level. I would so enjoy seeing her work “up close and personal.” Even better would be an opportunity to watch her paint an Interpretive Drawing Session. Deborah says: Through the immediacy of Touch Drawing, I am able to visually portray the content and feeling-tone of a lecture, poetry reading, meeting or musical performance. I create 8-12 drawings per hour. I love the collaborative nature of the ex