SRJC
Art Faculty Show 2009, reception
Thursday, November 5, 4-6 pm
SRJC ARt Gallery, 1t floor Doyle Library,
Next to Analy art buidling.
1501 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa. Dates:
Nov. 5-Dec. 12.
Hours: 10 AM to 4PM
Mon-Th 12 PM to 4PM Sat
Workshops: for information visit:
http://www.marshaconnell.com/workshops.htm
Gesture and STILLNESS: Two Approaches
to Watercolor
Nov. 7 & 8,
2009. 9am-3:30pm Penngrove
Sally Baker
and Marsha Connell, two brilliant
painters, both wodely collected,
are extraordinary teachers. Both
are passionate about color and about
exploring personal creativity. Their
dramatically different styles perfectly
complement each other.
http://www.sallybaker.com
Collage Quarterly Retreat Day with
Marsha Connell and Reba Connell.
Nov. 15 Sun 9am-3pm Santa Rosa
Marsha is delighted to collaborate
with her therapist daughter, who
first inspired her to make collages.
http://www.centerforstressreduction.com
Download FLYER PDF
marsha@marshaconnell.com
http://www.marshaconnell.com
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http://www.facebook.com/artrails
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marshaconnell
http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/42742-marsha-connell
BLINTZES
I wrapped my babies
like little flannel blintzes
tidy little packages
with a sweetly delicious filling
all their parts tucked in,
for a moment.
The mothers taught me how,
their mothers taught them.
This bundling
bridges worlds—
wombspace,
warm, embracing,
to worldspace,
cold, unsupported.
It calms their bodies
makes a home
for their souls,
the mothers said.
Did my mother
wrap me
like she helped wrap my babies?
I try to remember,
repeating the motions
on myself,
pulling up triangles
over the legs
across one side and the other
tucked around
there!
But I’m not sure
if it happened to me, too.
I do know
my mother loved
to make blintzes—
pancakes like baby skin,
tender morsels
filled and wrapped,
sweet ritual passed on.
--
Marsha Connell |
