"DREAMCATCHER" (take care not to smile at any part of it)

“I have dreamed in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after and have changed my ideas. They have gone through and through me, like wine through water and altered the color of my mind. And this is one: I’m going to tell it ~ but take care not to smile at any part of it.” ~ From Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights”

"Dream Catcher" 

© Mary Becker Weiss

My work in creating abstracts from my early drawings and adaptation to the unpredictability of encaustics has encouraged me to loosen the reins and to actually let go of the reins altogether in trying to control the outcome of each piece. There have been happy surprises as a result, which may be a metaphor for life. ~ MBW

QUOTABLE QUOTES

• "This is pensive, smiling magic." ~ KT
• "You are full of surprises." ~ JF
• "Lovely, fine ~ deep." ~ SM
• "Your art work has made a lasting impression on me." ~ RA
• "Hey, man, you're definitely into border violation!"

Great News: "AMERICA NOW: A DIALOGUE" EXHIBIT moving from HHRC to Portland Public Library July 2018

"Exploration" 

© Mary Becker Weiss

Artist’s Statement:

“A piece of artwork can stop traffic.

Can make you think.

Rise above the noise.

Make you act.

Make it impossible to forget.

Make it impossible to walk away.”

~ Mary Becker Weiss 2018.07.06

"The art of "America Now" tells us that unless we can live in harmony with one another and with nature we are doomed." ~ Edgar Allen Beem, "America Now and Then: Art in Times of Crisis"