Mark Dierker

ARTIST STATEMENT:

As many nights a year as the weather will allow, I spend my time driving around looking for scenes to shoot in the dark. The dark holds secrets many people never have a chance to see, from storms to stars and sometimes just the dying or birth of the light. This image captures Beaver Blood Moon Eclipse over the Mississippi River in East Dubuque, IL.

Image opposite : Moon River

Lauren Douglas

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Lauren Douglas’ mixed media collages often incorporate antique photographs, hues of blue, text, and images of the moon. While Douglas is compelled by the passage of time, the text in this piece “She is still here” is a poignant counterpoint to the constant unstoppable march of passing days. The hand painted ombre frame around this portrait recalls the falling darkness of blue hour, yet the firm, enduring “She is still here” holds fast even as day transitions to night and night to day again. We can perhaps resonate with the dissonance one might feel when times moves on, and we have not. The elongated dress surpasses the boundaries of the small portrait and continues on even past the painted frame like the continuation of a person’s line into generations to come.

Image opposite : She is Still Here