When Text Inspires Art
Author and artist Jill Kelly was the curator for our October Gallery exhibition, 1000 Words: Visual Response to Literary Works. Jill wrote a poem about her experience that we want to share with you.
When Text Inspires Art
by Jill Kelly
by Jill Kelly
Jack Kerouac in Mexico
get rendered in fabric
An Italian poet from 2932
sees through the 2017 eyes
of a girl in a red jacket
Penelope unweaves her fate
in tulle and oil
as she waits for Odysseus
Leonard Cohen’s lament is
Leonard Cohen’s lament is
calligraphed into
a koan in acrylic
Elvis’ little sister
Sings in pastel cubist shapes
100 people look
discuss
consider
the 1000 words
and the pictures
that express them
An opening in Hood River
an opening in to the creative impulse