July 2021 | Olivebridge, NY | no. 6
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Dear Friends,
Crafting one's life is an ongoing process of making choices, taking risks, evaluating and hitting repeat. At least that's the way I've always approached it. I have never considered any of the changes that I made in my life as mistakes but rather choices that yielded a particular result - sometimes not the result that I anticipated, but there was always something that I learned and that informed and moved me toward the next step. Years ago when my daughter was in high school, I would drop her off at school and shout through the window, "have a curious mind!" For me, living with eyes, ears, mind, and heart open, being curious about the world around me and particularly that which was unfamiliar, embracing new experiences, and even digging deeper into that which I thought I already knew - all brought such discovery. This is how I have always learned - through observation, contemplation, and being unafraid of taking a chance.
I have learned many lessons over this past year of "pausing." I am keeping myself open to new possibilities and opportunities, and addressing priorities, namely, devoting more time to my studio practice. Next month my friend Petra will once again host an open studio at her studio in Woodstock, NY and I am excited to be showing new works on paper along with fellow artists Diane Dwyer, Elizabeth Gourlay, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and Petra Nimtz. The dates coincide with Upstate Art Weekend where there will be many locations to see great art. P lease add us to your list of stops for that weekend.
To continued adventures!
Sending love to you all,
xo Janice
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OPEN STUDIO
Fri. Aug 27, 6-8pm
Sat. & Sun. Aug. 28 & 29, noon-5pm
19 Wilber Lane, Woodstock, NY
SAVE THE DATE! New work is brewing in the studio and I will be showing a selection of recent works on paper (examples at right) at this open studio along with fellow artists Diane Dwyer, Elizabeth Gourlay, Petra Nimtz and Mandolyn Wilson Rosen. I love the opportunity to show and talk about work in an informal and casual setting. I'm thrilled to be among this group of women - all strong, vibrant, intelligent artists. Please mark your calendars and stop by. I look forward to seeing you!
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Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved heaven and earth; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Ulysses, Tennyson
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IMAGES
Top of page: Photo of my daily drive through the Ashokan Reservoir.
Artwork: Janice La Motta, Untitled, oil pastel on Yupo paper, 9x9 in.
Left: My first visit to the Catskills, the Catskill Game Farm, c. 1963
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