inks, watercolors, collage paper on Asian scrolls; triptych: 54x41x4”; 3 scrolls, each: 54×13.5×4”

“This triptych embodies our individual and collaborative conversations about social justice and peace. Our imagery reflects Martin Luther King’s quote “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” These words provided a robust dialogue on how social justice and peace must involve generations of unbroken actions on multiple levels in a society. Water became an expressive metaphor to signify the transformative power of its movement to deliver change over time. Feelings embodied in the mark making explore ways water moves from cloudbursts, rushing, flowing surges, and crashing against edges that try to keep justice and peace from finding its boundless resting place among us.
The three scrolls, presented as a triptych, depict a cascade of intersecting ideas that are necessary to generate energy and stamina for sustainable change.
Just as streams move through different landscapes, flowing, crashing, and collecting bits of life along its path, we have had different journeys wandering through life’s currents. When streams collide, ideas, feelings, and imagery overlap, swell, and transect assembling a more powerful energy essential to erode malicious beliefs and move mountains.”

ARTISTs BIO: Paula Kelberman, a semi-retired professor enjoys exploring book arts, the arts and psychological landscapes and patterns. Her work is primarily in learning styles models and support of teacher education candidates.
Patricia Pinciotti makes books with children and adults as a way of sharing dreams, secrets, visual discoveries, and feeling-thoughts. A retired professor, author, CREATE lab designer, and educational consultant, Pat connects creativity and the arts to advance wonder, learning, wellbeing and imagination in her work and bookmaking.