{"id":5671,"date":"2018-11-26T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T23:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2018-11-26T18:21:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T23:21:16","slug":"2018-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/2018-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

By making space to enrich your life with original art & craft, the world benefits too.<\/p>\n

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In art, craft & music, humanity isn\u2019t just equipped with beauty & function, it\u2019s gifted with hope.
\nPeople exposed to art have less mental fatigue, \u2018stronger critical thinking skills and are more socially tolerant<\/a>.\u2019
\nSolutions rise along with open-mindedness.
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By collecting, you inspire others, creating tradition & legacy, opportunities to prosper, improve health, awareness and ideas. Art is an energy game changer.<\/strong> Your place becomes not just functional, but a place to thrive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Original art & craft become a part of a family\u2019s stories & legacy, inherited, gifted or auctioned, unlike so many disposable items today. In this way, dwellings become more sustainable, encouraging generations of conscious consumerism.<\/p>\n

When we stop filling our spaces<\/em>, and start filling our lives<\/strong> with thoughtful intention, mindfulness<\/strong> flourishes.
\nCradling a mug of favourite tea made by a makers hands becomes an event. A caress in the curve of an armchair carved by hand gives one pause.
\nArt can empower and enlighten, stopping you mid stride with emotion. Paint & linen didn\u2019t do that, the maker did.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSupport the arts\u201d suggests a charitable act.
\nYet, the arts support & unite humanity. Arts root us to past & present, inspire future possibility.
\nThe arts are one of the largest contributors to fundraising for healthcare, conservation and educational venues.<\/p>\n

But if we don\u2019t include, collect, share art, artists become fewer, less inspired, less hopeful there is a place for them, and their work.<\/p>\n

Dealers, Gallery owners and Artists report it\u2019s become challenging motivating the public to visit & purchase original work.
\n\u201cScreensavers have become their art collection\u201d said one. Some people confessed not ever experiencing art in person, social media supplies their art viewing.<\/p>\n

In this instance, the free online view deprives the artist of funds & fuel for further art, and the viewer is denied authentic experience. Art on a screen vs in person is like viewing a picture of a cupcake vs. savouring one.<\/p>\n

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\nThese great electronic tools with their pixilated screens are intended as invitation to engage with real art.<\/p>\n

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In a time where fewer may be visiting galleries, a handful of resilient art lovers traveled thru a snow storm to the Shurniak Gallery opening.<\/p>\n

\"\"my cousin Linda at the Shurniak<\/a>
\nWhen new three paintings arrived in Kelowna, BC at the Hambleton Gallery this fall, two quickly sold, \u2026to a couple from Toronto.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a wonderful 2018, you fill me with gratitude & inspiration by making room for and enriching your lives with art. The world thanks you too.<\/p>\n

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\nNews~<\/strong>
\nThis is my last post for 2018, as I will be traveling to the exhibit this week without a laptop.
\nI will be available by email, and updating Instagram.
\nAll artwork shown is available for purchase.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been told often enough that craft is threatened.<\/em>
\nBut the truth is that craft can be so powerful, so convincing, that we will gladly stand helpless before it.\u201d<\/em>
\nThe invention of craft 2013 Glenn Adamson<\/p>\n

Glenn Adamson\u2019s inspiring commencement speech May 2018 is truly worth the read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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