Forest Temple - a Painting becomes an installation:

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Art Sanctuary's Enchanted Garden - 2013 - closes its' gates.



 

The book 'Art Sanctuary - The Enchanted Garden - SEASONS' welcomes you to stroll through the garden, through the seasons, of 2011 - 2013.
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'THE ENCHANTED GARDEN'
NEXT YEAR!
 

In the press - July 2013

Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden' is open and welcoming our visitors:)
Please have a look at what the press is saying about Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden' exhibition this year!

Forest Temple; A painting becoming an installation, at 'Art Sanctuary's Enchanted Garden - 2013'

My primary work this year is what I call “(the interior of a) ‘Forest Temple’ “  -  the evolution of one painting in progress through more than 25 years of my life; 1988/89 – 2013; a journey that took me from Norway to US, and back again, through many experiences…..and finally my arrival  here at Art Sanctuary (Belgium); where beautiful dreams were realized.

And then experiencing my mother’s sudden passing (3/8-2012).

My mourning brought me again to the forest…. a young and vibrant forest growing right here in this very garden... Where I could let my thoughts run, like the threads which always accompanied my mother; in her making and mending of fish nets, in her constant knitting, and in her ever present companion, the fish line... threads, threads, and threads again....

 

 - And again this particular painting appeared to guide my way:

To make an interior 'Forest Temple', with tapestries:

And so this painting - of a 'Flight - Five Crows Flying' (orig. title in 1988) becoming  'Forest Temple' -  now evolved into an interior space, an installation: - with tapestries (threads), an earth floor, and a source (of inspiration from a forest).

Inside 'Forest temple' (photo: Ann Schmitz)



This little book is my attempt to tell a bit of the story of this painting 'Forest Temple':

 (Click on image to preview book)

 'Forest Temple' - the installation -  has a very special and beautiful  sound installation created by Nicky Bendix

http://nickybendix.bandcamp.com/track/forest-temple-dream

Ja, det er den drømmen

Noe vidunderlig har skjedd

det måtte skje

da tiden åpnet seg

og berget åpnet seg

da kilden sprang

og åpnet hjertet

for at vi en morgenstund

skulle gli inn i verden

på en bølge av drømmer vi ikke visste om.

(Nina Irene Olsen – in response to Olav H. Hauge)

Yes, it is that Dream

Something wonderful has happened

It had to happen

When time opened

and the mountain opened

when the spring gushed forth

and opened the heart

so that we one morning

should glide into the world

on a wave of dreams we didn’t know.

(Nina Irene Olsen – in response to Olav H. Hauge’s poem ‘Det er den draumen’

Transl. Tone Aa. )

Hvor er du?

'Hvor er du?'

 



Den gamle kvinnen forlater bildet

glir inn i bakgrunnen

men blir ikke borte

hun trer bare inn i skyggene

hvor minnet om henne blir værende

som et etterbilde

på netthinnen

 

Den unge kvinnen lener seg ut av bildet

vil ut i livet som hun ennå

ikke kan se klart

og ennå ser hun ikke 

den hvite båten

som rolig venter

mellom dem.

 

(Nina Irene Olsen - min gode hjertevenninne)

 

'Tre generasjoner'

Norpus - My Little Angel

 

A little wild kitten walked into my house in Hardanger, Norway, in 2008 -

There is a long story behind, and so....

I shut the door and decided to try to find him a home.

There was none to be found - so I ended up keeping him.

I called him Norpus.

('Nor' is 'little' and 'Nord' is north)

He came with me on a long journey, from the fjord of Hardanger, Norway, to Wallonia in Belgium,

where he became my constant companion and special friend,

and the Prince and Guardian of a most beautiful garden.

 

At only 2 he became critically ill - the vets all said there was no cure....

leukemia..?

But he survived....and lived on....for another 2 years....

 climbing the trees, running and playing -  always inspecting and guarding the garden

- and inspiring me....

 

2 days ago he passed on -

 

This little cat had one of the biggest hearts and spirits I have ever experienced -

and he inspired several paintings - some of them:

 

'This is not the last piece of the Puzzle'

 

'A Room With a View'

'12 Crows'

I cannot explain how he inspired this - but he did.

And this painting made me remember the crow 'RaSpirit' who came to me, and made me a 'Crow Mama' during the spring, summer and autumn of 2006 -

 

'Blue Bird Visiting'

This painting and the one below arrived at the same time - at the beginning of this winter.

I didn't know what to make of either one of them....

Now I know:

A 'Messenger' and the 'Message':

 

'Blue Moon Dancing'

 

 

The evening of April 4th - my dear husband and I danced.....into the night.....

slowly.....and tenderly --- there was so much love -

and Norpus watched....

my heart was aching for him - so weak -

it was such a peaceful evening....

 

- Then it was time to go to bed....my husband went upstairs - and I was preparing to carry Norpus upstairs, to sleep on his bed next to ours.

Norpus looked at me - and I knew.....

 

This wonderful being put his head in my hand.......

And he sighed three times......clutching my hand.

 

I am so thankful, but I cannot keep from crying.....

 

LIFE.....