Thursday, April 10, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Fray Project-Guerilla Poetry for the Planet
FRAY-Santa Fe, New Mexico
FRAY, a community dialogue and guerrilla poetry installation, uses the metaphor of “fray” to evoke the strain we feel as individuals and communities living deeply within an economic system that is fraught with painful realities and contradictions that we must internalize in order to survive.
On Sunday March 16, 2014, 9 women artists and writers came together at the
Leonora Curtain Wetlands in La Cienega, NM for a workshop.
Inspired by the beauty of the place we were to create poems
that we would copy onto small fragments of parchment paper
(meant to evoke fragility and impermanence).
On April 15th or before we are to distribute our poems in
public places around Santa Fe. Send them out into the world.
These are little guerilla love offerings.
The poems would be photographed where they were placed (on car
windows, shop windows, public parks, taped to park benches, etc.)
There will be a reading of poems at Op-Cit Books, April 15th 5:30-6:30 pm
http://www.opcit.com/
For more information about the Fray project go to: http://fraypoetry.wordpress.com/
Thank you to Kirsten Mundt and Stella Reed
FRAY, a community dialogue and guerrilla poetry installation, uses the metaphor of “fray” to evoke the strain we feel as individuals and communities living deeply within an economic system that is fraught with painful realities and contradictions that we must internalize in order to survive.
On Sunday March 16, 2014, 9 women artists and writers came together at the
Leonora Curtain Wetlands in La Cienega, NM for a workshop.
Inspired by the beauty of the place we were to create poems
that we would copy onto small fragments of parchment paper
(meant to evoke fragility and impermanence).
On April 15th or before we are to distribute our poems in
public places around Santa Fe. Send them out into the world.
These are little guerilla love offerings.
The poems would be photographed where they were placed (on car
windows, shop windows, public parks, taped to park benches, etc.)
There will be a reading of poems at Op-Cit Books, April 15th 5:30-6:30 pm
http://www.opcit.com/
For more information about the Fray project go to: http://fraypoetry.wordpress.com/
Thank you to Kirsten Mundt and Stella Reed
Working on pieces of artwork to add poems to.
My Poems
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
We moved in circles
The cold wind filling our lungs
I took in your breath.
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
You could never imagine...
the death of old worlds
bring about new stars...
the world is collapsing
from its ashes
a new one will emerge...
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
parched earth under her feet
wearing a coat of SHADOWS
she is so thirsty
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
your soul flew to the world that is invisible
leaving your wings behind
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
live simply...
let your soul be as free
as feathers
in the wind
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
place your hand on this print.
i was here too
if only for a short while
i do not know you
and i might not ever get to know you
my friend
but,
i love you
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014
look through the burnt hole
set a fire to your mind
what do you see there?
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014 |
We are too busy
staring into digital screens
instead of looking into
each others
EYES
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| Lorraine E. Leslie © 2014
The
wetlands we visited showed no signs of water,
except
for the gourds that I picked up.Round yellow spheres, like the bright winter sun that hung above the horizon. when I gently pressed their shells. in that place of barren beauty. I was outside of the fray. |
Monday, February 17, 2014
1 Billion Rising
On Valentine's Day millions of women, men and children all over the world,
danced, bringing awareness to stop the violence against woman.
February 14th is now officially known as V-Day.
I participated in the dance and march last year in Santa Fe,
New Mexico at the Roundhouse. I didn't go this year, but I
finally got around to taking pictures of one of the cartoons I painted
documenting the event.
It was a great day, filled with positive energy, excitement and love!
Video from the Santa Fe, New Mexico
1 Billion Rising 2014:
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| Axel Contemporary VAGINA van |
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Art As Social Justice
Over the last few years I have been creating artwork
with a social message. This is a jacket that I painted and decorated which
addresses the subject of poverty and wealth inequality in the USA.
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| "End Poverty NOW!" hand painted jacket by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 Graph on front of the jacket shows the Actual Distribution of Wealth in the USA |
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| "End Poverty NOW!" hand painted jacket (back) by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 We Don't Need Coins. We Need Change (Attached nickels, dimes and pennies to jacket) "So what is the solution to the poverty of so many American working people? Ten years ago the standard liberal wish list - a higher minimum wage, universal healthcare, affordable housing, good schools, reliable public transportation and all the other things we, unique among many developing nations, have neglected to do. Maybe, as so many Americans seem to believe today, we can't afford the kinds of public programs that would genuinely alleviate poverty - though I would argue otherwise. But at least we should decide, as a bare minimum principle, to stop kicking them when they're down." -Barbara Ehrenreich 2011 |
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| "End Poverty NOW!" hand painted jacket (detail) by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 Wealth Inequality in America |
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| Lorraine E. Leslie showing jacket @ Angel Wynn Studio Santa Fe, NM 1/16/2014 (photo taken by Daria) |
Monday, January 6, 2014
Bodhisattvas
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| "The Heart of the Bodhisattva" by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 This painting as well as my "Soul Carrier," painting were chosen to be published in the 2014 Santa Fe Literary Review. My paintings are on pages 57 and 91. Click link below to read the PDF version: http://www.sfcc.edu/school_of_liberal_arts/santa_fe_literary_review |
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| "The Warm Hearted Bodhisattva" by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 |
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| "Bodhisattva" by Lorraine E. Leslie 2013 |
This tiny painting showed in the 3 x 3 show at the
Artists Path Gallery in Bantam, CT this past
summer and it sold! Hopefully it found a good home.
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| Little card I made for a friend |
Been painting and drawing these wise and peaceful fellows since
last summer. I really like them a lot. I make them because they want
to come into the world right now. I make them because maybe
one day I too will become a Bodhisattva.
I do practice little acts of kindness and compassion when I can, but I
still have a lot of practice to do before I
become a Bodhisattva.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
"People Have the Power"
"We don't need an atomic bomb
because we already have one;
it's called the Venezuelan people."
-Hugo Chavez
Sunday, August 19, 2012
"GOD"
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| "GOD" by Lorraine E. Leslie |
"The true, authentic god resides
in your heart and mind."
-Father Alberto Luna
Friday, August 17, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
We'Moon 2013 is out!
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| "Eve of Destruction" |
My work is located in the calendar at the beginning
of the year, in the month of January
and at the end of the year, October 31st,
Samhain/Halloween.
You can order this calendar at: http://www.wemoon.ws/
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| "Death" |
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Painting selected
My painting, "Winter Solstice," was chosen to
be published in Suzanne Mathis McQueen's new book,
"Four Seasons in Four Weeks."
http://www.4seasons4weeks.com/
The book is now out and available at Suzanne's website!
Suzanne will be reading and talking about her book, "4 Seasons in 4 Weeks"
at The Ark bookstore in Santa Fe, NM.
February 25th at 4:30 pm. http://arkbooks.com/
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
"M.O.A.B."
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| "Mother of all Bombs" by Lorraine E. Leslie |
This is another painting inspired by a dream I had one night. Or maybe it was more
of a nightmare? I saw a madonna, holding a "little boy" with a mushroom cloud for
a head. Women have the power to give birth to little boys who will either grow up to build atomic bombs that destroy or they will grow up to hold all life sacred.
"Little Boy," I later found out after researching, was the name of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during WW2.
The bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was
called "Fat Man."
This painting will be shown at El Museo Cultural
555 Camina de la Familia, Santa Fe, NM
Opening reception 5pm-7pm
Visit NukeFreeNow.org for more information:
Saturday, July 7, 2012
An Artists Interpretatino?
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| "atOMic" by Lorraine Leslie |
"Say, what?"
My friend, who's a proof reader sent me this.
See if you can spot the typos.
Too funny not to share.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
"Atomic Vegas"
"Atomic Vegas" and "Area 51"
July 6th - July 29th 2012
@ Blackbird Studios
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| "Bombshell" by Lorraine Leslie |
This painting will be shown at Blackbird Studios, a cooperative art studio and exhibition space located in the Commerce Street Studios. Visit them in the Las Vegas Arts District at:
1551 S. Commerce Street Ste. ALas Vegas, NV 89102(702) 782-0319
Link to a clip from channel 8 news, which shows my painting behind Gina Quaranto as she's talking to George Knapp:
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/18968812/aliens-invading-first-friday?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=7477524
A mention in The Las Vegas Weekly, unfortunately they got the title of the painting
wrong, but I guess any press is good press.
Photo taken by Paco Alvarez @ Place Gallery 2009
Thursday, February 23, 2012
"Drain the Blood"
Inspired by a line from the song "Cross Out The Eyes,"
written by the band, Thursday.
"...The leaves falling
And counting down our days to live....
Drain the blood from this valentine. "
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
"Bodhichitta"
"For as long as space exists
And sentient beings endure,
May I too remain,
To dispel the misery of the world."
-Shantideva
Thursday, December 29, 2011
We'Moon 2013!!!
Just found out that two of my paintings were chosen to be part of We'Moon 2013!
The theme of the 2013 calendar is Death and Transformation. http://www.wemoon.ws/
The theme of the 2013 calendar is Death and Transformation. http://www.wemoon.ws/
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| "Death" |
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| "Eve of Destruction" |
Monday, October 3, 2011
"Red Velvet Revolution"
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| "Red Velvet Revolution" by Lorraine E. Leslie 2011 |
"Let Them Eat Cake"
October 16-December 12
UNLV's Majorie Barrick Museum
for more info about the exhibit
A collection of local artists' work
inspired by the dessert called, cake
and the anniversary of Marie Antoinette's beheading.
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| Barrick Museum at UNLV-Las Vegas, NV |
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| Let Them Eat Cupcakes!!! |
Thursday, August 11, 2011
We'Moon 2012 is out now!
Here's my page from the calendar, in front of my painting "Chrysalis" that was chosen
for the We'moon 2012 Calendar.
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| "Hanged Woman" |
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| "Chrysalis" |
Monday, July 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
We'moon 2012 Calendar
Just found out that two of my paintings were chosen to be included in the We'moon 2012 Calendar, which will be out this fall. The paintings that were selected are:
"Chrysalis," which is a 6 foot painting, and
"Hanged Woman," which is part of my tarot deck, "Keys to the Heart Tarot."
Visit We'moon at this link to purchase the calendar: http://www.wemoon.ws/
"Chrysalis," which is a 6 foot painting, and
"Hanged Woman," which is part of my tarot deck, "Keys to the Heart Tarot."
Visit We'moon at this link to purchase the calendar: http://www.wemoon.ws/
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| "Chrysalis" |
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| "Hanged Woman" |
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