I ce Screams , encaustic on board , 12 x 12 inches . Private collection . © 2007
EXCURSIONS AND THE IN-BETWEEN by Nanette Newbry
THE TRAIL HEAD
The last few years have been a challenging time . Especially the last four , which have been life-changers — from my dad passing away with undeserved suffering , followed by a de-voted friend checking out after a long illness with cancer . And , there have been five other losses just this year . Since late summer , life has settled down and I have experienced the silver lining we all look for when things get tough . I ’ ve learned a lot about life , love , time , grief and confusion and have gained first-hand knowledge about what it means to be acquainted with my own mortality .
I welcome these experiences even though they shake me up — I use them as seeds that grow into a visual language for my work . They are lightning rods that zap me into cre-ativity . They are my muses , and are integral to the concepts and discoveries I encounter in my art .