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Hindsight 2020
conversation takes time
watercolor paper, ballpoint pen, soy-based ink
institutional voices
handwoven paper, coffee filters, rice paper, soy-based ink
from the catbird seat, words count
handwoven paper, rice paper, soy-based ink
mumbles and whispers, it's not what they shout
handwoven paper, rice paper, soy based ink
peaceable assembly
all news is local
subtle divides to the open airs
all the way through god's green gates
handwoven paper from road maps, rice paper, soy based ink
shake the ruts of America
dazzled by false choices brother
sometimes, precipice
allowed to rise most stand on their own together
quilt from rinsed coffee filters, thread, garden cloth, soy based ink
draws attention to the nouns, but it's the verbs that mount
Juror's award: National Collage Association's 36th Annual Competitionhandwoven paper, rice paper, soy based ink
a brief history of little tin gods would serve us well
and still, we have his bridge to cross again (Senator John Lewis)
handwoven paper from shredded maps, rice paper, black tape, soy based ink. Thanks to Jake Crandall, Photographer for source photography
wasps in the rose garden is a long standing problem for garden diversity
handwoven paper from shredded books and seed catalogs, rice paper, soy based ink
showing the seams, the drywall tape, the glue (rather than some rush of words, he simply said "black lives matter")
drywall tape, watercolor & rice paper, soy based ink
in a flicker, a song replaced by drumming
when frogs prevail, we call it plague
©2020, Mike Sweeney, rice and watercolor paper, soy based ink, ball point pen
the myth of monoliths, of all-of-a-kind
which word does it sound like? which intent?
handwoven paper, rice paper, soy based ink, graphite
too sleepy people
the world is a large place, and I intend for it to be interesting
handwoven paper from magazines and desk calendars, rice paper, soy based ink
reach
handwoven paper, gesso, cutout, permanent ink