Baltimore Sonnets

A day without smiling is a day wasted. (Grandma's doily) linocut in progress,  10/31/2014, Suzanne Coley   Lucky numbers: 10, 12, 14, 31, 45, 62

I am pleased to announce that  Emergence 2014: International Artists to Watch  has been extended to January 10, 2015.  Still from I Never Thought I'd be the One, 2013 Suzanne Coley It is an amazing exhibition with artwork created by artists from 13 different countries.  I was not able to attend the artists' talk, however if anyone has a question or wants to have coffee, please let me know. *I created a limited edition silk screen print especially for this exhibition - on view and for sale at Galerie Myrtis, 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore.  (410) 235-3711 

Ink transfer on handmade paper with c hine-collé , 2014 Suzanne Coley Time magazine lists the 1911 theft of Mona Lisa from the Louvre  as one of the top crimes of the century.  Poet Guillaume Apollinaire was accused of stealing it, and police brought Pablo Picasso in for questioning.  Both were released and eventually exonerated.  Scholars have written countless papers about the identity of the real  Mona Lisa as well as the composition of the painting.  In 1956, someone threw acid on it and damaged it.  Later, someone threw a rock at it and chipped some paint off.  Reconstructing Mona Lisa, handmade papers, 2014  Through papermaking techniques I am reconstructing Mona Lisa because I, too, am intrigued by her history, the painting’s technical aspects, and the lore that surrounds it. Incorporating the techniques of “sfumato” that Da Vinci used over 500 years ago allows for an interesting play with shadow and light when re-cr...

What you do with sincerity pays the greatest reward. Lucky numbers: 10, 12, 14, 24, 38, 56

What is humanity but a collection of stories.   Told by a variety of voices in a variety of ways. Seen through the eyes of the beholders, each with unique spectacles. Thanks for visiting! suzanne

marking where we've been planning where we're going Badass, 2013 linocut on map 2-dimensional symbols depicting 3-dimensional spaces marks, points, lines, curves Astoria, 2012  how we see, how we travel life journeys drawn on network graphs linocut printed on handmade  Suminagash i paper, 2014 nautical maps created by controlled temperatures in conference rooms coloring social conditions unclassified rainfalls waiting to be ranked shipwrecked before they could sail baltimore, maryland by suzanne coley

Back in July I blogged about printing on fabric .   I've been experimenting with telling stories on different mediums.  Since August, nine of these large fabric panels have been on exhibit at a busy bookstore in Maryland -- Ukazoo Books. Linocuts and silkscreens on fabric - 4 feet and 5 feet panels I am really pleased with the way the panels have held up, allowing viewers to see the nuances of the prints, pressure marks, and silk fabrics up close.   Sitting with the panels - Ukazoo Books, Towson, Maryland 10/18/2004 Tonight I deinstalled the exhibition and would like to thank everyone for allowing me to tell my stories.

The will to do, the soul to dare is yours for the taking if you prepare. Today I received this lovely vintage postcard from Bogota -- Plaza de Bolivar, 1948 Lucky Numbers: 10, 12, 17, 20, 34, 54 muchísimas gracias M.

Welcome! Whenever I am in NYC I love stopping by St. Mark's Bookshop .  Yesterday, co-owner Terry McCoy was working hard at the store's new location: 136 East 3rd Street. We briefly discussed poetry by Jorge Luis Borges .  (I ended up purchasing a 500 page book of Borges' poetry edited by Alexander Coleman.) I love the store's new layout, and the mini art zines and books are amazing! *My previous post on St. Mark's Bookshop .

You asked me to jump.  I said, "I do."  We both fell into fiery oceans. Only you could swim, leaving me behind in the deep end.  Now I am free.   Suzanne Coley

You lead by example, which inspires others. Lucky Numbers: 10, 11, 14, 20, 24, 44

-- .. ... -.-. --- -. -.-. . .--. - .. --- -. ...  (misconceptions), 2014 by Suzanne Coley 

Dramatization of T.S. Eliot's poem  Sweeney Agonistes: Fragments of an Aristophanic Melodrama.   University of Colorado, 2001.

You are the only flower of meditation in the wilderness. Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 10, 14, 24, 38

Hecuba: Bound by Fate by Suzanne Coley Euripides' tragedy Hecuba  is one of the bleakest tales about loss, desolation, and revenge during war.   The character of Queen Hecuba of Troy offers a view of suffering through the eyes of a mother.  Wife of King Priam, Hecuba is the mother of Hector, Paris (the main cause of the Trojan War), Cassandra (prophetess), Polydorus, and Polyxena.   (Depending on the Greek poet who wrote about her, Hecuba has as many as 50 children and as few as 14.) "Never ought words to have outweighed deeds in this world." Hecuba My vision was to capture the moment Hecuba prepares to take revenge on Polydorus' killer, King Polymestor.  Why this moment?  Hecuba has to be sweet and persuasive to get her son's killer to trust her enough to be alone with her.  Once they are alone, she plucks out Polymester's eyes and destroys his family.    Fate demands that words, both powerful and worthless, yield to acti...