PROPOSAL CVAG Wearable Art Show 2011

Hecate Queen of the Night

HECATE—Greek Star Goddess manifests moon magic and witchcraft.

Hesiod ancient Greek poet described her thus:

Hecate whom Zeus honours above all—he gave her splendid gifts: a share of earth and the unfruitful sea. Praised in the starry heavens, Hecate is honoured exceedingly by the deathless gods. Power, is surely with her!

Here she appears as an OWL—Guide to the Underworld.

Hecate is the queen of the night and ringleader of the three witches from MACBETH. She is perverse, proud, regal, wicked, willful, wild, fierce, sharp, strong, bold, determined, domineering, strident, superior, confident, revengeful, vicious, indignant, demanding, commanding, condescending, fearless, forthright, malicious, and a reclusive but omnipresent force with witch to be reckoned. Hecate stridently dwells on the wrong side of the nest and vehemently clamours her descent in contrary couplets.

HECATE: THE OWL CONCEPT

OWL CONCEPT: Throughout MACBETH, Shakespeare repeatedly makes references to birds and specifically the raven and owl, which was the ingenious character concept idea behind this costume which was commissioned by and for Director Sue Raley’s 2011 La Costa Canyon production of MACBETH.

HECATE'S MONOLOGUE AS SHE ADDRESSES HER WITCHES

Have I not reason, beldams as you are,

Saucy and overbold? How did you dare

To trade and traffic with Macbeth

In riddles and affairs of death;

And I, the mistress of your charms,

The close contriver of all harms,

Was never called to bear my part

Or show the glory of our art?

And, which is worse, all you have done

Hath been but for a wayward son,

Spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do,

Loves for his own ends, not for you.

But make amends now: get you gone

And at the pit of Acheron

Meet me i'th'morning. Thither he

Will come to know his destiny.

Your vessels and your spells provide,

Your charms and everything beside.

I am for th' air. This night I'll spend

Unto a dismal and a fatal end.

Great business must be wrought ere noon.

Upon the corner of the moon

There hangs a vap'rous drop profound;

I'll cath it ere it come to ground:

And that, distilled by magic sleights,

Shall raise such artificial sprites

As by the strength of their illusion

Shall draw him on to his confusion.

He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear

His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear:

And you all know security

Is mortals' chiefest enemy.

Hark! I am called. My little spirit, see,

Sits in a foggy cloud and stays for me.

HECATE: BEAK WING FEET

MANDALA PAPER DOODLES

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: SEA URCHIN MANDALA

Medium: ink on scratch paper

Dimensions: 2" x 2"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: DIVE TO THE HEART OF THE SKY

Medium: ink on scratch paper

Dimensions: 6" x 5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: CLIMB THROUGH THE MIND OF THE SEA

Medium: ink on scratch paper

Dimensions: 5" x 5"

PAPER PAINT SWATCH MOSAICS: April 2011

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: VERTICAL MIXING: where the tide meets the wind

Medium: paint swatch mosaic

Dimensions: 19" x 10.5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: BY THE PULL OF THE MOON

Medium: paint swatch mosaic

Dimensions: 19" x 10.5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: SALMONDAE AGAINST ALL ODDS

Medium: paint swatch mosaic

Dimensions: 19" x 10.5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: DONG FENG JIE DONG: east wind thaw

Medium: paint swatch mosaic

Dimensions: 19" x 10.5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: IF THE SEAS CATCH FIRE

Medium: paint swatch mosaic

Dimensions: 18" x 14"

PAINT SWATCH DOODLE PROJECT

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: ANC MOON PEACE SERIES: 16 APRIL 2011

Medium: mixed media

Dimensions: 3.25" x 5"

ARCTIC ZODIAK SERIES: 3D found object

DALL SHEEP

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: Dall Sheep Mandala

Medium: papier mache and found object

Dimensions:

SNOWSHOE HARE

Artist: Joan Stone

Title: Snowshoe Hare

Medium: found object

Dimensions:

A CARPET RIDE: through the eye of the needle

A CARPET RIDE: through the eye of the needle is a pieced network of online and in-progress ether-ial current fiber art and textile design inspirations by Kari Glass

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: MOVE YOUR TASSEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

Medium: ink-paper and ethernet-photo

Dimensions: 6" x 4"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: SO SEW SKETCH: drawing the thread through the needle

Medium: ink-paper and ethernet-photo

Dimensions: 10" x 8.5"

Artist: Kari Glass

Title: OUTER CIRCLE OF SIX: when insight slips away

Medium: ink-paper and ethernet-photo

Dimensions: 5" x 5"

ARCTIC ZODIAC INSTALLATION

Artist: Robin Rosemond

YEAR OF THE WHALE 2012 (sketch)

pen on paper

4.25" x 11"

SNOW CITY CAFE--Anchorage Alaska:

Kari Glass and Robin Rosemond of ROSE COLOURED GLASS PRODUCTIONS have a collaborative, multi-media, cross discipline, mixed genrefication, interactive works in-progress for the ARCTIC ZODIAC INSTALLATION opening on the first Friday December 2, 2011 at SNOW CITY CAFE in the heart of the arts district in Anchorage Alaska. Robin Rosemond and Kari Glass have transposed and reinvented the familiar Chinese zodiac model into a parallel northern paradigm. 2011 has evolved from the Chinese year of the rabbit into the year of the SNOWSHOE HARE and 2012 from the year of the dragon into the year of the WHALE. All are invited to participate and/or observe the opening celebration on 2 December 2011 to bid farewell to the snowshoe hare and usher in THE YEAR OF THE WHALE!

Artist: Kari Glass

YEAR OF THE SNOWSHOE HARE 2011 (sketch)

pen on paint swatch

5" x 3.25"

Artist: Kari Glass

YEAR OF THE WHALE 2012 (sketch)

pen on paint swatch

5" x 3.25"

12 ARCTIC ANIMAL ZODIAC SKETCHES

ARCTIC ANIMAL ZODIAC PAINT SWATCH SKETCHES by Kari Glass

Sponsored by ROSE COLOURED GLASS PRODUCTIONS

Transposed Chinese Zodiac

ARCTIC ALTER EGO ANIMALS

Sea Otter (Rat) Muskox (Ox) Lynx (Tiger) Snowshoe Hare (Rabbit) Whale (Dragon) Salmon (Snake) Moose (Horse) Dall Sheep (Sheep) Bear (Monkey) Raven (Rooster) Wolf (Dog) Seal (Pig)

ZODIAC CHARACTERISTICS

MUSTELIDAE: Enhydra lutris

SEA OTTER: Forthright, tenacious, intense, meticulous, charismatic, sensitive, intellectual, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, artistic, shrewd. Can be manipulative, vindictive, self-destructive, envious, mendacious, venal, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming.

BOVIDAE: Ovibos moschatus

MUSK OX: Dependable, ambitious, calm, methodical, born leader, patient, hardworking, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, dogmatic, hot-tempered, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.

FELIDAE: Canada lynx

LYNX: Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish, aggressive, moody.

LEPORIDAE: Lepus americanus

SNOWSHOE HARE: Gracious, good friend, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, shy, astute, compassionate, lucky, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, stubborn.

MONODONTIDAE: Delphinapterus leucas

WHALE: Magnanimous, stately, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, noble, direct, dignified, eccentric, intellectual, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, artistic, generous, loyal. Can be tactless, arrogant, imperious, tyrannical, demanding, intolerant, dogmatic, violent, impetuous, brash.

SALMNIDAE: Oncorhynchus nerka - Sockeye salmon

SALMON: Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, strong, constant, purposeful. Can be loner, bad communicator, possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful, mendacious, suffocating, cold.

CERVIDAE: Alces alces

MOOSE: Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile—mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, arrogant, childish, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn.

CAPRINAE: Ovis dalli

DALL SHEEP: Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered, shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate, understanding, mothering, peaceful, generous, seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, over-passive, worrier, pessimistic, over-sensitive, complainer, weak-willed.

URSIDAE: Ursus arctos

BEAR: Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem solver, self-assured, sociable, artistic, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual, intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, arrogant, selfish, reckless, snobbish, deceptive, manipulative, cunning, jealous, suspicious.

CORVIDAE: Corvus corax

NORTHERN RAVEN: Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, proud, opinionated, given to empty bravado.

CANIDAE: Canis lupus arctos

ARCTIC WOLF: Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amicable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, sensitive, easy going. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.

PINNIPEDIA - PHOCIDAE: Phoca vitulina

SEAL: Honest, gallant, sturdy, sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, sincere, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent. Can be naïve, over-reliant, self-indulgent, gullible, fatalistic, materialistic.