Thursday, July 12, 2018

'Life Is Better Together' August Art Show


I'm having my LAST SOLO ART SHOW IN IDAHO (at least for awhile) as a FEATURED ARTIST FOR AUGUST at THE COFFEE STUDIO and I want to invite you to it. 

ART EXHIBIT:
August 7th through August 31

WHERE:
The Coffee Studio
6360 Saguaro Hills
Meridian, ID
(on Chinden between Locust Grove and Meridian Rd)

OPENING RECEPTION:
I love collaboration and love supporting local, so I'm partnering with The Coffee Studio (a locally owned coffee shop) that I've had relationship with for many years, along with local singer/songwriter/musician Jared Nilo for a night of ART, LIVE MUSIC, COFFEE, COMMUNITY, and COLLABORATION! I'll be LIVE PAINTING and you'll have the opportunity to do some collaborative art also if you'd like. 

WHEN:
Tuesday August 7, 2018
6pm-8pm

WHERE: 
The Coffee Studio
6360 Saguaro Hills
Meridian, ID
(on Chinden between Locust Grove and Meridian Rd)

Come and see my new paintings on display/for sale that I've created to be included in this solo art exhibit titled:
"LIFE IS BETTER TOGETHER"

The paintings on display are for sale. You can also Pre-Order/Pre-Pay Prints of the paintings on display. 

The profit on any original painting sale and pre-order/pre-pay prints  will go towards providing art supplies and expenses for my UPCOMING MOVE FROM IDAHO in SEPTEMBER to serve through ART and MINISTRY full time in the middle of the Pacific. 

LISA MARTEN CREATING LIVE

JARED NILO PLAYING LIVE

Come join me for the Opening Reception at The Coffee Studio on August 7th from 6pm-8pm for a fun night of art, music, coffee, collaboration and community. I'd love to see you there! 

SUMMARY OF THE ART EXHIBIT THEME:
LIFE IS BETTER TOGETHER
As an artist, I travel around the world connecting cross-culturally with diverse communities, coming alongside others through creativity, joining in conversations with people from all walks of life and diversity of backgrounds. I enjoy listening to people’s stories of who they are. Sharing human to human, heart to heart. And no matter where I’ve traveled I’ve learned that we as humans (regardless of age, race, gender, culture, religion) have more in common than we differ. We all have a desire to belong…belong to our family, to our tribe, to our community, to our world. The innate understanding that we are a part of something much bigger than ourselves. And we all have a desire to know who we are…to know who we are in relation to our family, our tribe, our community, our world. The innate understanding that we are individually important within that bigger something. 

This exhibit is an exploration through mixed media abstract expressionist paintings that embraces the topic that we are better together.  Not separate and alone. When we are brave to drop our masks of performance and pride,  break down the walls built by fear and pain that divide us , admit that we all experience sorrow, loss, fear, pain, joy, faith, hope, and love. If we can stay open to seeing and hearing each other…really seeing and hearing, and reach out to each other in genuine gratitude, forgiveness, and humility….we will become who we are meant to be.