DrewBoy Creative presents our first ever All-Women Art Show. Show runs July 12 - August 25 at Confluent.
Congratulations to the award winners from Woman Work: An All Women Art Show
The Numerica Award: “Reach” by M Hopp
The Dee Boyle Award: “Societal Job Description Bullet Point 1” by Emily Richman
The Ashleigh Rogers Award: “Not Dead Yet/Push Back” by Shannan Julson
Best in Show, awarded by the art selection committee: “She Was Wondrously Created from Stardust” by Heather Poncho
Image: Paper Dolls, Bunneah Munkeah.
Sponsors: Numerica Credit Union and Gravis Law, PLLC
Beyond the Walls of Perception - Part One
David V35 solo art show at DrewBoy Creative, September 20, 6 - 9 pm, Confluent, 285 Williams Blvd., Richland, WA
Live music by Kinda Spicy.
Food by Picante Mexican Taqueria Food Truck.
Sponsored by Numerica Credit Union and Joann & Ron Hicks.
![Existo: A film Ahead of Its Time.. - By Adam Whittier“No doubt you are as distressed as I am over the recent reports of isolated artistic activity.”—Armond Glasscock, host of The Family MinuteDuring my time at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, I was lucky enough to attend a number of private “movie nights,” hosted by one of our instructors. Steve Bissette had joined the faculty after retiring from the comic-book industry, during which time he’d worked on projects as varied and venerable as Swamp Thing, Constantine, and 1963….[click here to read more]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363e207e4b01eecfd1410fb/1557272486882-41RRWTMC9BQYOA0K3B8D/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHfZ0D-yvbui5B2jZWYUabEUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKcivdoAJWe1XtaNgzeCyi0XSTwwt7OiEU8I705ttuy3UAwETeuLA1rDD-O8QEMy1iv/22829681_1733871753587647_5758727175308599161_o.jpg)
Existo: A film Ahead of Its Time..
By Adam Whittier
“No doubt you are as distressed as I am over the recent reports of isolated artistic activity.”
—Armond Glasscock, host of The Family Minute
During my time at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, I was lucky enough to attend a number of private “movie nights,” hosted by one of our instructors. Steve Bissette had joined the faculty after retiring from the comic-book industry, during which time he’d worked on projects as varied and venerable as Swamp Thing, Constantine, and 1963….[click here to read more]
Por Favor, Ya No Me Pegues
"Allow yourself to be placed in the shoes of the assailant, or much worse, in the shoes of the victim. The victim is protecting his/her face as if in the last moment before physical contact. It begs for mercy. It pleads with you to please stop.
I interviewed multiple members of the community with a history of domestic abuse. Their direction allowed me to create an anthropomorphic sculpture. As the sculptor this piece haunted me constantly due to the fact that I was the one generating these emotive responses from the sculpture.
There's a playful element to the physical exterior of this piece. The joyful innocence we all assume of our peers when we are young. Statistics show that an average of 24 instances of sexual/ physical abuse per minute. Almost as if taboo to speak of it. For this reason, this piece still haunts me. The interior of this figure remains empty. As described by an interviewee "You feel hopeless and empty on the inside. This is how you make it through the abuse." --Saul Martinez
Saul is raising money for the victims of physical abuse. To donate click below. In the “Additional Information” section enter “piñata”.
The piñata is on display through May at Confluent Space Tri-Cities.
![Mexican-American Therapy… - By Saul MartinezNothing gives a higher sense of power than the grainy wooden handle of a broom, or a real baseball bat in late adolescence. I remember being nine years old and feeling my heart pounding in my chest. I was the next batter up, but this was no baseball game. Not whiffle-ball. Not Stick-ball. This was a different sport. La Pinata! ….[click here to read more]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363e207e4b01eecfd1410fb/1557280129199-HXKAZOMP9WR8RO5908JT/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kH6s7YBRJP4XU9JOy1HtdoNZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxkfy1_W2YpG5uqnXR6VmH5mheJvb26FhzNBGjFixN7c-ke6TVD3i11eUMBYHeinlU/Mexico_Christmas_breaking_the_pinata_LCCN2016820994+%232.jpg)
Mexican-American Therapy…
By Saul Martinez
Nothing gives a higher sense of power than the grainy wooden handle of a broom, or a real baseball bat in late adolescence. I remember being nine years old and feeling my heart pounding in my chest. I was the next batter up, but this was no baseball game. Not whiffle-ball. Not Stick-ball. This was a different sport. La Pinata! ….[click here to read more]
Fatima Traore is raising money to build a day care center in her mother’s name. To learn more and to support the day care center click here.