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WALKING IN MY MOTHER'S SHOES
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A CELEBRATION OPEN TO ALL supported by THE ARTS COUNCIL OF MUSKOKA
Only when we have walked in someone's shoes can we begin to feel what they felt. What is "walking in my mother's shoes? This is intended to be a yearly event held around Mother's Day - around the world. It will be a celebration of the lives of our mothers - whether, they endured great struggles, experienced wonderful successes - whether they were mentors and loved us unconditionally - whether they punished us or whether they were encouraging. This will be an acknowledgement of the highs and lows - experienced by daughters and sons. This exhibition will write, paint, sing, sculpt, photograph, draw, collage, knit, mozaic, sew, cook the journeys of our mothers --- of course it will be a reflection of our journey as well, for whether we want to or not, we do walk in our mothers' shoes. Who can participate? This exhibition is open to all - we can all express ourselves- there will be no judges - we will celebrate our mothers and tell of their journeys and in so doing our journeys as well. It can be held anywhere and each participating group is responsible for its own organization. I intend that the venues and images of the exhibits be posted on this site accessible to all - so we can all acknowledge our mothers. Open to women, men and children for we all walk in our mothers' shoes. This idea will spread everywhere in each community - all celebrating Walking in My Mother's Shoes. We are all artists - we are all creators and we are all creations. Why????????? After my mother (the eternal optimist who survived work camp during WW II, widowhood as a young woman with 4 small children, bringing up three daughters and a son to all be successful, happy individuals) died, I kept some of her shoes. To me they symbolized her whole life, for she wore them everyday, whether she laughed, cried, baked, looked after us, loved, worked, mourned, celebrated, danced, prayed.... the weight of an entire world - an entire life - was supported through those shoes and she loved shoes. How do YOU walk in your mother's shoes??? Go for it.. fun, tears, memories, laughter.. Tell others about it.. Hold your first annual show in your back yard, in your garage, in your basement, in a gallery... anywhere with as many celebrants as you can muster. Run with it. This project is now YOURS. Our second annual celebration at MUSKOKA PLACE GALLERY, Port Carling, Ontario supported by THE ARTS COUNCIL OF MUSKOKA info@artscouncilofmuskoka.com 705 644-0531 May 9 Friday evening - opening ceremonies and presentations readings, singing, drumming, dancing - Mistress of ceremonies - Maria Duncalf-Barber May 10 Saturday - visual art, free interactive woodblock printing -Krysia Bower Entry fee $10.00 to cover costs of gallery. Entries due May 6, 7, 8 at Muskoka Place Gallery 20% commission on sales to Arts Council of Muskoka to support artists in the community INFO and REGISTRATION: mailto:info@artscouncilofmuskoka.com 705 644-0531
RUN WITH THIS.. HAVE FUN..Celebrate with us.
THANK YOU ....Krysia Bower, Bracebridge, Ontario Canada 705 645-6512 My mom Halina married Edward Wilanowski right after the war and had four children - Basia, Leszek and Zosia and me. She was a marvelous woman, creative, supportive, loving, patient, beautiful.
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