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IN MEMORIAM
STONE VOICES COLUMNIST
THERESA SWEENEY


I received word late last week of the recent passing of Stone Voices columnist Theresa Sweeney. Her mother phoned to tell me that Theresa fell in her home and died from her injuries the next morning. 
 
A huge shock. A terrible loss. Indeed, the world has lost a voice of wisdom. Theresa's insights into the interconnections between art, nature, and spirit were truly remarkable,
Theresa Sweeney
1962 - 2014
and she had a gift for communicating the secrets of these interconnections in a way that was clear and accessible. Her wisdom would sneak up and gently take hold of you while enjoying a story about her grandmother's garden, a trip to the store, or paintings of teddy bears. 
 
Theresa wrote a column for Stone Voices from the very beginning of the publication's history in fall 2011. Her column always offered a powerful message tucked inside a simple, but eloquent, story. Though I never met Theresa in person, I could always feel her radiant personality and vibrant energy when I read her work. So, thinking about her many contributions to our publication over the past few years, I went through her columns and extracted a few paragraphs that I particularly like. Theresa will indeed be missed by the entire Stone Voices community.

from "The Art of Patience," Spring 2014
By wanting something to be good, by desiring a particular result, we jeopardize what wants to have life. Artists must be cautious not to super-glue themselves to their initial vision, but rather to always live in new beginnings. That way we leave the door open to all potential.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS
EARTH WATER FIRE AIR: OUR WORLD IN ABSTRACT 

 

 

The deadline for entries is Tuesday, July 1, 2014.  

 

Our beautiful world is perceived in many different ways. Artists share their unique perceptions, be they realistic, minimalistic, black and white, impressionistic, expressionistic, or abstract. Artists are invited to submit work that explores our world-earth, water, fire, and air-in an abstract manner.  

 

A bit of advice, don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it and concentrate on what you will create as a result.  

~ Paul Gauguin  

 

 
Selected work will be published in the Fall 2014 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly.  
 

Theresa's insights into the interconnections between art, nature, and spirit were truly remarkable, and she had a gift for communicating the secrets of these interconnections in a way that was clear and accessible. Her wisdom would sneak up and gently take hold of you while enjoying a story about her grandmother's garden, a trip to Wal-Mart, or paintings of teddy bears.   more 

 

 JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT - June 2, 2014
It is not colorful, it has no sweet flowery scent, and it can very easily be missed as one strolls through the woods, but the Jack-in-the-Pulpit is quite possibly my favorite plant. more 

 

GENUINE SILENCE - May 28, 2014
So, on the morning of May 24, I stepped out the front door of our cabin to walk down to see the lake and I was immediately reminded of one of the most wonderful things about the woods up north. Silence. more