tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967541333446494792024-02-20T18:12:23.190-08:00linda dalal sawayaart bloglinda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-46945148325471176962015-09-21T08:45:00.000-07:002015-09-21T08:45:10.841-07:00new blog posts are here!please go to the following link on my website for my art blog posts since 2014!<br />
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-15110117055667724532014-03-15T14:44:00.000-07:002014-03-15T14:44:07.935-07:00new work: mandala inspired glass mosaic table for benefit auction!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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glass mosaic mandala table "Alice's Wonderland"</div>
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inspired by my recently completed mandala painting, i decided to do a mandala design, of course much simplified for a table renovation to be donated to <a href="http://www.communitywarehouse.org/chairaffair" target="_blank">Community Warehouse table and Chair Affair</a>. my intention to use my beloved mother alice's fused glass scraps and beads for the mosaic, thus the title of the piece!</div>
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here's my table just posted on the <a href="http://www.communitywarehouse.org/ca2014/linda-sawaya" target="_blank">community warehouse website</a> along with other invited artists who take old tables and chairs and make them into a work of art, showing the before of my broken little wicker table. the community warehouse is a marvelous organization that donates home furnishings to the poor in portland. a great alternative place to donate what you no longer need that can be used by others.</div>
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their Chair affair takes place on april 5, 2014 in portland. you can bid on this table and bring it home if you can get to their event and auction! hooray for the lucky winner. this piece took hours and hours of work, and was certainly a labor of love. and i learned so much in the process and had some great people from all overe giving me advice including <a href="http://www.handmadetilestudio.com/" target="_blank">carol hegedus</a>, <a href="http://www.fineartbycarole.com/" target="_blank">carole choucair</a>, <a href="http://lynnbridge.com/" target="_blank">lynn bridge</a>, and my dear friends artist linda vogel and her fabulous husband, steve in the bay area! in addition to mama's precious glass, i used some favorite broken glass that i saved up. </div>
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just so happy with the result, and a thank you to my mama for creating all these beautiful pieces!</div>
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here's the table in my living room</div>
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the little broken table before it's renaissance!</div>
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-11626700095549357232014-03-15T14:19:00.000-07:002014-03-15T14:44:48.227-07:00mandala completed! final process photos of gouache on paper mandala by linda dalal sawaya 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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entering the threshold</div>
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completion of the center: bliss!</div>
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final binding ring added and voila, it is done!</div>
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this has been a marvelous process that i am so grateful to have been taught by a friend about 10 years ago. happily i ran into her recently and was able to share this new one with her. </div>
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i am filled with total gratitude and feel so blessed. will begin another one soon! it is all drawn out </div>
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so stay tuned for more photos!</div>
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-21697220746624337962014-01-28T22:27:00.000-08:002014-01-28T22:27:06.497-08:00detail of mandala in progress: gouache on paper © linda dalal sawaya 2014 this is a detail of my mandala painting in progress! just love this process—it is a spontaneous process within a defined structure with particular steps along the way, and areas of contemplation to allow the images to emerge.<br />
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this is my third mandala done in this way, since a friend taught me in 2004. i painted two and then there has been a long dry time. i am so grateful to be back in the experience of creating this new one. it is very energizing and surprising! such a blessing and a creative expression.</div>
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art saves lives! peace, love, and blessings to you in the new year! do what you love...this is all we have, this moment. </div>
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this is a makeover of a painting i did last night for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge! today is day 24 and i must confess that several of them were painted over. </div>
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this is all about practice: it is good practice for me to paint, and good practice to let go of any attachment to them. this one is 6 x 6 inches.</div>
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i love this abstract one. do you?</div>
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i have been enjoying <a href="http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.com/">leslie saeta's</a> 30 paintings in 30 days challenge this month and have only posted a few of my paintings, as i am mostly working in oils, in which i need practice, so this has been a great way to do that, but not necessarily are they all great paintings.</div>
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i am more comfortable and adept in acrylics, and this portrait of baba ghannouj, my little yorkie mix was based on a photo my dear friend rima, visiting from lebanon took a few days ago is painted with acrylics on canvas in two sessions. even though baba has been with us for 5 years, this is my first portrait painting of him! what have i been waiting for?</div>
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probably for him to sit still...so this is based on a photo, which is wonderful and truly captures his spirit. what a doll!</div>
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thanks to my friend, rima for the great shot! </div>
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it is a small canvas 8 x 8" and is not for sale! of course i could sell prints if you love it as much as i do. <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com">email me</a> if interested! love my baba!</div>
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-79244012842409288012014-01-14T23:06:00.000-08:002014-01-14T23:06:14.335-08:00oil painting: pomegranate from life! by linda dalal sawaya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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practice, practice, practice! i am happy that i signed up for 30 paintings in 30 days, as it is forcing me to paint every day. i am working in oils, which i have some experience with but no where near enough to be proficient. so even though this is day 14 and i have done almost that many paintings, this is one i feel happy enough about to post here on my blog.<br />
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two issues: i normally work from memory and imagination, and in acrylic or water based media. the "juice-iness" of oils is very appealing, and yet very difficult to work with. i painted this from observation over yesterday's painting of a lotus flower that was not too fabulous...and the oil paint was still wet.<br />
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i love pomegranates; this one came from my kitchen—a great subject for a still life, quickie painting: did it in about an hour, as it is a small canvas, about 5 x 5 inches square. maybe this one is a keeper? if i eat the pomegranate tonight, i still have two more in my kitchen to use for upcoming practice paintings. what fun!<br />
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i decided at the last moment (not on january 1, but on january 3) to join a 30 paintings in 30 days challenge inspired by my session at Studio 30 painting in oils from a live model yesterday. it was fun, and i can certainly use the practice! so this little palm tree is a quick study done on canvas.</div>
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this is the portrait i painted in the 3 hour session yesterday with a model on a 12" x 12" panel with oil paint. i will work on it further to get it to where i feel happier with the result! i know doing a painting every day (which was my initial inspiration to start this art blog a few years ago) will bring much joy, practice, and improvement to my art.</div>
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-76584252006786060882013-12-05T17:36:00.001-08:002013-12-05T17:36:55.700-08:00The Sweets of Araby just published in paperback! Sawaya artwork praised by WSJ & Boston Globe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>The Sweets of Araby</i></b> pastry cookbook which i illustrated and did cover design as well has just been published in a paperback edition. <a href="http://www.countrymanpress.com/titles/SweetsArabyi1.html">Countrymen Press</a>, the publisher recently commissioned me to revise the cover for the paperback book! it has just been published in the early part of December, 2013, perfect timing for holiday gift giving!</div>
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one of the delightful things about the paperback edition is two of the three endorsements of the book praise my artwork…the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> and <i>Boston Globe</i>!</div>
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<i>“Never before has so much oil, sugar, starch and spice been squeezed between two covers. Better to consume this whimsical, beautifully illustrated book one chapter at a time.”—Wall Street Journal<br /><br />“The eye-catching colors of Linda Dalal Sawaya’s charming illustrations make this book one to savor in or out of the kitchen.”—Boston Globe</i><br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-23636576435111763982013-12-05T17:14:00.002-08:002013-12-05T17:15:55.383-08:00jewelry making using one of mama's porcelain roses<br />
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in the spring i treated myself to a jewelry workshop to learn how to do "cold
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to make beads like the ones at the top of the piece above, which is my
first piece using a porcelain rose that my beloved mother alice made.
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most of the time i love to work from memory and imagination, but painting from life and observation is such good practice. i am grateful to be painting with very talented artists and learning, always learning! this was done in a less than 3 hour session with oil on canvas. as much as i am happy with it, i love looking at the other artist's work done today and am inspired.<br />
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recently made <a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/" target="_blank">SoulCollage</a>® cards for my deck: monkey mind, children of the light, the lovers, hand of fatima, and eagle ally. </div>
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delighting in preparing for my upcoming SoulCollage® workshop march 1 and 2 which filled up quickly. </div>
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if you'd like to be notified for the next workshop, please <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">email me</a>! </div>
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Intro to <a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SoulCollage®</a> Workshop</div>
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In SoulCollage® there are four suits: Committee, Community, Companion, and Council, which encompass all aspects of our lives. The card below engages with a dark, playful, silly, mischievous, trickster part of myself.</div>
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The card below was made to honor a writer whom I was blessed to know. We make cards to help deal with difficult issues and to celebrate our blessings; to ask questions and to help process things old and new. To call on our elders, mentors, animal companions, and beyond.</div>
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I will be honored if you join me in this workshop. I hope these images give you an idea of the vast and magical range of possibilities to be discovered with SoulCollage®.</div>
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linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-67847657319784100542012-12-09T13:17:00.000-08:002012-12-09T13:17:54.964-08:00Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) in November a success for linda dalal sawaya!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it is with delight that i completed the challenge of coming up with 30 picture book ideas in the 30 days of november for this national event.<br />
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not every idea for a story that i would write and illustrate was fabulous, but i am amazed and grateful for the exercise and discipline that produced so many ideas.<br />
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now, to sift through them, and discern which i'd like to focus my creative efforts on. a good time of year as we approach official winter, to stay cozy and warm, and write and sketch.<br />
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much gratitude to <a href="http://www.taralazar.com/" target="_blank">tara lazar</a>, who organized this fun challenge!<br />
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here are two children's books i illustrated, both out of print: <b><i>How to Get Famous in Brooklyn</i></b> and <b><i>The Little Ant</i></b>. i have a number of written manuscripts in progress for books that i'd like to illustrate. now i'm totally inspired to fulfill this intention!<br />
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linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-38176174884409794472012-11-30T22:09:00.000-08:002012-11-30T22:09:23.785-08:00Intro to SoulCollage® Workshop December 7 & 8! with Linda Dalal Sawaya<br />
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December 7 and 8 in her outer NW Portland art studio</div>
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SoulCollage® is a simple but deep process of using collage to tap into your heart and soul. The workshop begins with a Friday night intro from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, followed by all day Saturday from 11 to 4 pm to make cards, read, and write about them. It's a fun and revealing process! </div>
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The card shown here is one of three OPRAH cards made to honor a woman who is a part of my COMMUNITY, someone whom i have learned from and respect. In SoulCollage® there are four suits: Committee, Community, Companion, and Council, which encompass all aspects of our lives.</div>
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No experience is necessary for this workshop. Anyone can do it, and it is an insightful and affirming process. Please e<a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">mail L</a>inda with questions or if you'd like to register. Workshop fee is $85, which includes all materials. Treat yourself to a creative gift for yourself this holiday season, and join the workshop! Teens and adults are welcome. Bring a friend, and receive a discount for two!</div>
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i'm back in the groove on my art and illustration work, and delighted to return to my children's book manuscripts in progress, and new ones about to be created. last month i participated in a 30 day picture book dummy challenge initiated by portland illustrator <a href="http://www.leewhiteillustration.com/Lee_White_Illustration/Gallery.html" target="_blank">lee white</a> via Portland Kidlit facebook group, which initiated finding one of my manuscripts written long ago that i intend to illustrate. the dummy is in progress! hooray! i didn't meet the deadline because i had a number of big deadlines and projects in october, but it's on my drawing table and the challenge sure jump-started me.<br />
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two well-loved children's books i illustrated are long out of print, so i'm ready to dive in.<br />
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the first one i did, <b><i>How to Get Famous in Brooklyn</i></b>, is close to my heart with the recent superstorm sandy. i hope my friends and precious places in brooklyn have survived. <a href="http://www.underdown.org/" target="_blank">harold underdown</a>, friend and children's book editor and author of <b style="font-style: italic;">The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books </b>and major contributor to educating on the children's book publishing process, has been posting his news; he and family are hanging in there! not sure that roller coaster at coney island pictured on top left of my cover made it. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/03/hurricane-sandy-coney-island_n_2069243.html" target="_blank">here's</a> an article with photos talking about the future of coney island.<br />
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-89720995661560334202012-11-08T12:25:00.000-08:002012-11-08T12:25:35.998-08:00acrylic paint and collage workshop participants create cool new work in one day!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://vlind.com/" target="_blank">vicki lind</a>, artist and creative marketing coach, attended her fourth workshop in my studio last saturday and created two powerful paintings with collage in her unique style.</div>
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if you'd like to be contacted for my next workshop, please <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">email me</a>.</div>
<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-1878279114040548782012-10-25T09:33:00.000-07:002012-10-25T09:33:09.760-07:00Linda Sawaya's Acrylic Paint with Collage workshop Nov. 3!<br />
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Give yourself the gift of making art in an Acrylic Painting with Collage Workshop in my studio in outer NW Portland, Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10:30 to 4:30. This one-day workshop is a fun exploration of collage together with acrylic paint. Learn a variety of techniques with acrylic paint, how to integrate collage images with paint, and how to transform images from one idea into another. </div>
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Finish at least one piece by the end of the day! All levels of experience are welcome. Please <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">email me</a> for more information and to reserve your space by October 26, 2012. Workshop fee is $95 plus $10 materials. </div>
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linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-79513814284072796322012-10-23T22:45:00.000-07:002012-10-23T22:45:05.153-07:00Intro to SoulCollage® workshop in linda sawaya's studio Dec 7 & 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SoulCollage® is a simple but deep process of using collage to tap into your heart and soul. The workshop begins with a Friday night intro from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, followed by all day Saturday from 11 to 4 pm to make cards, read, and write about them. It's a fun and revealing process! My SoulCollage® card, the Clutterer, was made recently as I rejoice in having cleared and cleaned my studio this summer, making it ready to teach classes and workshops again, after a few years of taking time for myself and loved ones. I celebrate this clarity of space and beauty that surrounds me!</div>
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The Clutterer is my tribute to my love of things and acknowledges the dark side of having too much stuff! No experience is necessary for this workshop. Anyone can do it, and it is an insightful and affirming process. Please e<a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">mail me</a> with questions or if you'd like to register. There is space for 6 in my beautiful studio. Workshop fee is $85, which includes all materials. I hope you can join me!</div>
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i will have matted art prints for sale as well as some framed International Madonna prints.</div>
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my beloved mother, alice, joined me at Wordstock in 2005, when they had a cooking stage and the revised and expanded edition of AK had just been published. it was such a joy to share the stage with mama; the audience loved her, and she was honored by the line of people waiting for us to sign their books.</div>
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and if you are too far away, you can order copies through <a href="http://www.lindasawaya.com/">my website</a> or amazon, or please <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">email me</a> for more info. happy cooking!</div>
linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-17485738743723200652012-10-05T12:38:00.003-07:002012-10-05T12:38:51.882-07:00ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS COMING UP in my studio!INTRO TO SOULCOLLAGE® WORKSHOP<br />
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<a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/" target="_blank">SoulCollage® </a>is a simple but deep process of using collage to tap into your heart and soul. The workshop October 26 & 27 begins with a Friday night intro from 6:30 to 9:30 pm followed by Saturday from 11 to 4 pm to make cards, read, and write about them. It's a fun and revealing process!<br />
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My SoulCollage® card shown here was made recently as I rejoice in having cleared and cleaned my studio this summer! The Clutterer is my tribute to my love of things and the dark side of having too much stuff!<br />
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<a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com" target="_blank">Email me</a> for more information or to register by October 15. Space in my beautiful studio has room for 6. Workshop fee is $85.<br />
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-2915161732301558872012-10-05T12:18:00.001-07:002012-10-05T12:18:07.851-07:00FALL ART NEWS for linda dalal sawaya: exhibitions, wordstock, classes!there's been a lot going on since my last blog post, and i must confess, since i got my iphone in march, i've been doing lots of instagram photos and posting on TWITTER (lindasawayaART) and FB...so if you'd like to keep up with me that way, you'd be welcome to join me!<br />
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EXHIBITION THIS WEEKEND: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR GOD<br />
i will be displaying my original icons and accepting commissions for them, as well as selling Alice's Kitchen cookbooks, and some art prints. please join me there!<br />
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<br />linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-22780678669755339302012-04-13T12:21:00.000-07:002012-04-13T12:21:21.311-07:00WE SPEAK mural presentation Wednesday, April 18 in VOICES LESS HEARD at Columbia Center for the Arts Hood River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgFHggyYIuHbyhMIG_Cz1r7RZ37esi5IDvb42ueowaectEiLj2rtk1dx2AKNpXt8s4RpqRxLY2qZaM__wrHlOzXiWmChdGprfikpTKT24ZbmDD0P4hnxS6CqPJbPBhNO9xuX70xlKfEde/s1600/muralWeSpeaksawaya+panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgFHggyYIuHbyhMIG_Cz1r7RZ37esi5IDvb42ueowaectEiLj2rtk1dx2AKNpXt8s4RpqRxLY2qZaM__wrHlOzXiWmChdGprfikpTKT24ZbmDD0P4hnxS6CqPJbPBhNO9xuX70xlKfEde/s320/muralWeSpeaksawaya+panel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://wespeakmural.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">WE SPEAK MURAL</a> celebrates its 20th anniversary with first exhibition this year in the Columbia River Gorge at the <a href="http://cgcc.us/literacy/calendar/2012-spring-humanities-series-we-speak-muralists" target="_blank">SPRING HUMANITIES SERIES: VOICES LESS HEARD</a> sponsored by Columbia Gorge Community College. my arab american panel reflects on the 500 years (1492—1992) of Columbus in the Americas as it relates to being an arab american. thirteen other panels of the WE SPEAK done by asian american, african american, latinos, and native americans are on display this month in Hood River, White Salmon, and The Dalles.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">on wednesday, April 18, i will be presenting with Seidel Standingelk, and one of the ALANA mural organizers, Elizabeth Perry, at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWki2H4Mq7VuZB8gRHNYCRIL7y6ua9xpqFoHNTSNv7n9bcNHu407LJfqGqUezYJEtTpYa83uIP9PxmGwbrbPS1-lGfSwsq3eXFtPGG1jkHURuvsnM7p-VvmkKecKRLUn8m430Ojz0M9DW3/s1600/wespeaksawaya1small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWki2H4Mq7VuZB8gRHNYCRIL7y6ua9xpqFoHNTSNv7n9bcNHu407LJfqGqUezYJEtTpYa83uIP9PxmGwbrbPS1-lGfSwsq3eXFtPGG1jkHURuvsnM7p-VvmkKecKRLUn8m430Ojz0M9DW3/s320/wespeaksawaya1small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">please see the new <a href="http://wespeakmural.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">WE SPEAK blog</a> with more information and views of all the murals with a map of locations to download if you're able to visit the beautiful Columbia River gorge and visit the murals in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">here's the text from my artist's statement above adapted from the 4 pages in the original 1992 brochure:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">Artist’s Statement (1992)<br />
<blockquote>“Salaam (Peace)—An Arab American Voice”. The Columbus legacy began by brutally denying the integrity of the indigenous people on this continent. Racism and lack of respect for diversity has continued through the course of North American history. If a people were not of the ruling class and color, they were typically exploited, stereotyped, abused, scapegoated, and oppressed. Beginning with indigenous peoples, the pattern continued through each successive wave of immigrants subsequently arriving. Most recently targeted are Arabs and Muslims.<br />
<blockquote>A montage of images in a geometric design depicts the Arab experience in America: from the first wave of Arab immigrants in the late 1800s through the present resistance by ADC (American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee) and peace demonstrators, and including Detroit auto workers, Yemini farm workers, political activists Alex Odeh and the LA 8—politi-cal prisioners used as a test case to round up Arab Americans similar to the Japanese Americans internment camps in 1942. Together with oppression/resistance are images of strength and inspiration—the flowering of our culture within the constraints of racism. The border includes portraits of Arab Americans, who have contributed to the country: Khalil Gibran, Ralph Nader, Christa McAuliffe, Naomi Shihab Nye, Helen Thomas, Casey Kasem, Alixa Naff, Danny Thomas, Mary Rose Oakar, Candy Lightner, James Abourizk, Fadwa El Guindi, Salma Jayyusi, Edward Said, and Rosalind Ellis. Interspersed are culturally significant icons; along the bottom are Arabic contributions to civilization with the Arabic word for peace, SALAAM, in the center. The central figures in the Arabic arch represent 3 generations: the heavenly wisdom of the ancestors—the grandmother (Sitto) holding the olive branch for peace, the Mother/present generation, also grounded on the earth, carrying a child—the hope for the future, for peace, a healthy planet, and affirming the importance of family in Arab culture.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-23578468112531169112012-03-08T21:08:00.002-08:002012-03-08T21:12:40.962-08:00WE SPEAK mural project and my Arab-American panel celebrate 20th anniversary this year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWki2H4Mq7VuZB8gRHNYCRIL7y6ua9xpqFoHNTSNv7n9bcNHu407LJfqGqUezYJEtTpYa83uIP9PxmGwbrbPS1-lGfSwsq3eXFtPGG1jkHURuvsnM7p-VvmkKecKRLUn8m430Ojz0M9DW3/s1600/wespeaksawaya1small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWki2H4Mq7VuZB8gRHNYCRIL7y6ua9xpqFoHNTSNv7n9bcNHu407LJfqGqUezYJEtTpYa83uIP9PxmGwbrbPS1-lGfSwsq3eXFtPGG1jkHURuvsnM7p-VvmkKecKRLUn8m430Ojz0M9DW3/s400/wespeaksawaya1small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">in 1991 the first Gulf War instigated the creation of an organization in portland, oregon called ALANA: Asians, Latinos, Native Americans and African Americans for Peace and Justice. in 1992 ALANA organized a mural project called WE SPEAK presenting a minority view of the Columbus Quincentenary being celebrated that year across the nation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i was a participant and painted one of the thirteen 5'5" x 5'5" panels on racism and an alternative view to the Columbus Discovered America theme. my panel naturally centered on my being an Arab-American and the issues i was aware of from my experience and perspective as an active member of the <a href="http://www.adc.org/" target="_blank">ADC</a> (Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee) portland chapter. this was 9 years before 9/11 and the second Gulf war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">since January 2012 my panel has been on exhibition in LA at <a href="http://afsc.org/" target="_blank">AFSC's</a> gallery in the art district of downtown LA. it is a part of their show <b><i>free your mind, awaken your spirit</i></b>, and will be on display through the end of March, when it's returning to join the other panels to be exhibited in the Columbia River gorge. more about that when i have more details. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">being in the presence of the WE SPEAK murals last june for the first time in almost twenty years gave me the goosebumps. the issues presented by the many artists representing various cultures are still relevant today. WE SPEAK is still speaking truth to power.</div>linda dalal sawayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231510788900976634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696754133344649479.post-77058354085440488332011-12-16T10:39:00.000-08:002011-12-16T10:39:09.162-08:00art news and holiday greetings from linda dalal sawaya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgnlOm5kywz1wE0qoHmUP4NNjP9WuPCXBmgwV6stffv_ernSm8tXnBe6JiSjpmfBKGQDBxq7KLwWEXje-xg-2KfqD0OKYhSrVt6p3gAkLu05p_5VINcuY1PpG8i7NlZyrMtRAOiHUz3KL/s1600/artnews.dec2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgnlOm5kywz1wE0qoHmUP4NNjP9WuPCXBmgwV6stffv_ernSm8tXnBe6JiSjpmfBKGQDBxq7KLwWEXje-xg-2KfqD0OKYhSrVt6p3gAkLu05p_5VINcuY1PpG8i7NlZyrMtRAOiHUz3KL/s320/artnews.dec2011.png" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'm delighted to have sent my freshly designed art news email yesterday with colorfully good information including my teaching art classes starting in january after a two year sabbatical! instead of in my studio, they will be taught at <a href="http://villagegalleryarts.org/">Village Gallery of Arts</a> in the cedar mill area of portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday Night Collage class returns! this popular class i've taught over the years culminating a few years ago in a student exhibition at Washington State University, Vancouver campus, is great fun and starts up again in mid-January. sign up through their <a href="http://villagegalleryarts.org/">website</a>; no experience necessary, and all materials provided.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this collage is by a wonderful artist nicknamed Kosmic Karen—her <b><i>first</i></b> collage of many exquisite ones done in my classes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoTTzzTtHYMx6BmR-cTYfWgUvdKIxBbOqMUh43y3ip_pJKenV_SeDZi6xjL0kP0O5n0slJ2ToxVAgbEZttPsrlIBaP0WOtRhlU7_GjpRcumCAAQEJPLCS8V0tlnOUXYjJsS9VWR3otfSE/s1600/kosmickaren%2527sfirst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoTTzzTtHYMx6BmR-cTYfWgUvdKIxBbOqMUh43y3ip_pJKenV_SeDZi6xjL0kP0O5n0slJ2ToxVAgbEZttPsrlIBaP0WOtRhlU7_GjpRcumCAAQEJPLCS8V0tlnOUXYjJsS9VWR3otfSE/s1600/kosmickaren%2527sfirst.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">two workshops: collage and acrylic paint, and <a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/">soulcollage®</a> coming up in the new year in the same location have me very excited to get back to teaching as they are both great fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">my Tree of Life painting was mailed in poster size to a few thousand people by <a href="http://www.fosna.org/">Friends of Sabeel North America</a> for their Christmas fundraising appeal with a letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu—an honor and a blessing to be sure! FOSNA does significant work working for peace in Palestine and Israel, which i support wholeheartedly, and encourage you to support as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">one last item included is a special holiday offer for copies of my book, <b><i>alice's kitchen: traditional lebanese cooking</i></b>! <a href="mailto:linda@lindasawaya.com">email me</a> to get your gift copies now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">wishing you all many blessings, happy holidays, and peace to all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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