One Brown Crafter -Article on Vara’s sculpture

http://onebrowncrafter.blogspot.com/2011/11/artists-showcase-michelle-vara.html

Americans our Country’s Founding History

 is in Danger of being deleted-

Battle Hill in Fort Ann NY, is the site of choice

 To be Mined by Troy Top Soil. 

The site is where French and Indian Revolutionary War occurred on July 1777.

Currently:          Troy Top Soil clear cut every tree and

Plans mining the entire hill.

DEC has not yet issued the mining permits but intends to in the next short days. This historic site offers archeology on the events, July 8, 1777 and grave site to soldiers.  American history is waiting to be unveiled.

We need people to call-

 Richard Spidel at the DEC office 518-623-1286

(Leave a message with name and contact Number. Anonymous calls don’t count.)

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U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson 20th District of New York ....

gibson.house.gov/

Office 136 Glen St. Glens Fall, NY 12801 T (518) 743-0964 F (518) 743-1391 ...

And the sign petition, it has not yet been released but will follow in the next few days.

Voice Your Support to Preserve American History!

There will be more information to come, please feel free to contact-

miChelle Vara-518-587-8706   www.michellevara.com

Historian: Dale Grinnell, Fort Ann NY -518-639-8633 -Book: Fort Ann 300 Years of History

Thank You!

Professional Photographers' Society of New York State - PROJECT 9.11

   Vara is included Thanks to Jim McLaughlin.

Link for newly released October Sculpture

to see all the pictures please click on the link below-

https://picasaweb.google.com/michellevara09/MiChelleVaraSMetalSculptureOctober12011?authuser=0&feat=directlink

5th Annual- D.V. Awareness moth

Please Join us in-

 1- PurpleNight Lights™- residents are encouraged to purchase a purple light bulb and display it on their porch or in their window throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Organizer Sandra Becker from the H.E.R. Shelter says the porch and window light bulbs are available in two sizes and for just a few dollars. The goal is to bring awareness and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and to send a strong message that “Domestic Violence Has No Place in Our Community.”

2- the Shirts of Awareness

Hang a shirt at the 6 Ballard Road Art Studio Wilton, NY
In remembrance of someone or just to support awareness.
Anyone is welcome to bring a tee shirt to hang and write on.

3-B.J.S. ARTWORKS Show,
10-8 to 10-31-2011, - Opening reception is Saturday October 8, 4 – 6 pm
    Meet the artists and enjoy the acoustic inspirational music by Pam Barker.
miChelle Vara .com is showing metal sculpture-
This body of work is called- “The Soul Perceptible”
“My life nothing more than an investigation left in metal and paint”
The artist mission is to make the soul capable of being realized by the mind or through the senses. Visionary art encourages the development of our inner sight. To find the visionary realm we use our inner intuitive eyes. All inspiration originates here. The visionary embraces the spectrum of imagined space.
I believe best known for this is artist Alex Gray.
Poet William Blake called it “The Divine Imagination.”

In Loving Memory of my friend Dawn Bove Roberts, who lost her life in 2007.

Awareness is the only opportunity to stop this silent epidemic in all communities.
This epidemic is not gender specific so all are welcome to participate.

Sincerely , miChelle M. Vara

The 911 event ceremony Upstate NY Sculpture

My words cannot begin to extend how the entire evolution of this process touched me in a way that has never happened before. The power of individuals joined through tragedy, all with personal stories, has forever changed me as a person.

 All I am left to say is THANK YOU for allowing me to be part in such a strong and unique community.  Thank you all for sharing.

9-11 sculpture outline, or the artist's visual symbolization.

“As an artist it is invigorating to have been given such an eminent opportunity”…….

The sculpture piece I call “Respectful Remembrances” (50” X 57” h) is meant to reflect the unity of Americans’ in all walks of life, offering an uplifting sense of healing and forward progression, on the home front horizon, without forgetting the past.

 I have outlined in words, a highlight of my visual symbolization.

·       The I Beam

Is an actual piece from the World Trade Center events.
 You can see the sever duress the iron has been through by the bends that are in it.
It encapsulates immense spirit and energy.

 ·       The arched rusted piece of Angel Iron –

On 9/11 the scene of countless people walking orderly across the Brooklyn Bridge towards safety, left a mark in my mind’s eye.

 The events as they happened in real time. 
The rise and fall. 
The bending of Strength but still holding.
The metal piece was from a fire escape removed from building in Glens Falls NY.

 ·       ¾ inch Round down post-

This piece intentionally bent, wavy and rusted showing inconstant information coming from the ground level. 

The Questions that remain un-answered about the disaster.

·       The small Off Shoot of ¼” Flat stock-

“fractional pieces”- of stories,  ideas,  thoughts,  energy.

Made as a support in the supporting of each other, human being to human being.
The holding up or up lifting.
Rising.
Each small part played is important to the big picture.

 ·       The circle -

The circle is of inexhaustible implications.

Unity, all encompassing, beginning, end, strength, connection.
The sun and moon, work, human culture, concept of all-inclusive.
All the forces (medical, fire, rescue, military, etc,) that work together so hard in collective efforts.
Polished metal is the representation of the light and opportunities.

In closing-
The remembrance of life lost, given and shared, the innocents of a nation changed and our troops on the front, even now, are also meant to be implied in the over all of this piece.

 In overwhelming gratitude,

miChelle M. Vara