Monday, February 28, 2011
Readie reading her poetry
Recorded at Art League Houston on Friday, February 18, 2011 by Emily Sloan.
Veronica reading her poetry
Veronica shares some poetry she wrote:
Recorded at Art League Houston on Friday, February 18, 2011 by Emily Sloan.
Recorded at Art League Houston on Friday, February 18, 2011 by Emily Sloan.
Entwined, performance with Emily Sloan
Entwined is a performance of hair giving. It was performed on November 19 (the Friday before Thanksgiving) with a group I have worked with as a Healing Artist for approximately a year and a half. To bound our relationship even tighter, I offered everyone in the group a lock of hair they could cut off and keep as a memento of me and a passing on of power.
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Above: We are discussing Victorian traditions of hair saving, exchanging and hair work. In some cultures and stories the sharing of hair is a sharing of power. Hair is also significant as a part of the body which will not rot.
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_czyka5I/AAAAAAAABGg/5HeYFHWyZ14/s1600/reading.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_czyka5I/AAAAAAAABGg/5HeYFHWyZ14/s400/reading.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589711417338770" /></a>Reading 19th century sayings such as "when this lock of hair you do see, think of me."
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TP0BwjFL03I/AAAAAAAABG4/5ft6Mg5HhVk/s1600/Caroline1.1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TP0BwjFL03I/AAAAAAAABG4/5ft6Mg5HhVk/s400/Caroline1.1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547592249552655218" /></a>
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_GvEanmI/AAAAAAAABGA/EdtV3Swu6l4/s1600/cut3Janet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_GvEanmI/AAAAAAAABGA/EdtV3Swu6l4/s400/cut3Janet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589332192894562" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-u4gWm-I/AAAAAAAABF4/i9R_l_Pq-BE/s1600/cut4BeverlyNape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-u4gWm-I/AAAAAAAABF4/i9R_l_Pq-BE/s400/cut4BeverlyNape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547588922409130978" /></a>Above: A selection is made from the nape of the neck.
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_G-QVL3I/AAAAAAAABGI/5ltE7o14bP4/s1600/cutHandoff2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_G-QVL3I/AAAAAAAABGI/5ltE7o14bP4/s400/cutHandoff2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589336269401970" /></a>Above: A participant gives me a lock of their hair.
Photography courtesy of Crystal Owens.
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Above: We are discussing Victorian traditions of hair saving, exchanging and hair work. In some cultures and stories the sharing of hair is a sharing of power. Hair is also significant as a part of the body which will not rot.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_dOlmw-I/AAAAAAAABGo/zla5iSNeYR0/s1600/Audience1.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_dOlmw-I/AAAAAAAABGo/zla5iSNeYR0/s400/Audience1.1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589718610723810" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_czyka5I/AAAAAAAABGg/5HeYFHWyZ14/s1600/reading.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_czyka5I/AAAAAAAABGg/5HeYFHWyZ14/s400/reading.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589711417338770" /></a>Reading 19th century sayings such as "when this lock of hair you do see, think of me."
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TP0BwjFL03I/AAAAAAAABG4/5ft6Mg5HhVk/s1600/Caroline1.1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TP0BwjFL03I/AAAAAAAABG4/5ft6Mg5HhVk/s400/Caroline1.1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547592249552655218" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_R-WcrkI/AAAAAAAABGQ/FUYrFYpOnYg/s1600/cut1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_R-WcrkI/AAAAAAAABGQ/FUYrFYpOnYg/s400/cut1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589525273620034" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_GvEanmI/AAAAAAAABGA/EdtV3Swu6l4/s1600/cut3Janet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_GvEanmI/AAAAAAAABGA/EdtV3Swu6l4/s400/cut3Janet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589332192894562" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-u4gWm-I/AAAAAAAABF4/i9R_l_Pq-BE/s1600/cut4BeverlyNape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-u4gWm-I/AAAAAAAABF4/i9R_l_Pq-BE/s400/cut4BeverlyNape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547588922409130978" /></a>Above: A selection is made from the nape of the neck.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-uXY8vzI/AAAAAAAABFw/EZjgEGI6wyw/s1600/cut5Ramiro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-uXY8vzI/AAAAAAAABFw/EZjgEGI6wyw/s400/cut5Ramiro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547588913519705906" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-ku37BdI/AAAAAAAABFo/aQbDv6gHok8/s1600/cut6Kate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-ku37BdI/AAAAAAAABFo/aQbDv6gHok8/s400/cut6Kate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547588748024939986" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-kYE_CbI/AAAAAAAABFg/GxW6GWj4j3g/s1600/cut7SarahGood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz-kYE_CbI/AAAAAAAABFg/GxW6GWj4j3g/s400/cut7SarahGood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547588741905713586" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_G-QVL3I/AAAAAAAABGI/5ltE7o14bP4/s1600/cutHandoff2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8KanshSNrLE/TPz_G-QVL3I/AAAAAAAABGI/5ltE7o14bP4/s400/cutHandoff2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547589336269401970" /></a>Above: A participant gives me a lock of their hair.
Photography courtesy of Crystal Owens.
Artists at Work at Art League Houston
Anna painting. (above)
Everyone looking busy.
Outside waiting for the limo service...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Hello my name is: Healing Art Outreach
Healing Art Outreach is a group meeting weekly at Art League Houston to explore art and healing. Members of the group include approximately 25 participants with various diagnosed chronic illnesses, volunteers/collaborators Kay Massey and Crystal Owens, and art instigator Emily Sloan.
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