{"id":1926,"date":"2019-04-20T17:32:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T21:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryahernartist.com\/art-blog\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2019-04-20T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T21:34:11","slug":"slide-slam-patchogue-arts-council-presentation-by-mary-ahern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryahernartist.com\/art-blog\/slide-slam-patchogue-arts-council-presentation-by-mary-ahern\/","title":{"rendered":"Slide Slam-Patchogue Arts Council Presentation by Mary Ahern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I had the honor to present my art and the meaning behind my thought process at Slide Slam. This event was sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/patchoguearts.org\/\">Patchogue Arts Council<\/a> and hosted by the Haven Gallery in Northport NY.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation by the 20 selected Long Island artists was to display a slideshow of 15 images and speak for exactly 5 minutes each about the work. Such a daunting task proved to be an interesting challenge. How do you get to the essence of your work succinctly in such a short span of time?<\/p>\n<p>With plenty of planning!<\/p>\n<p>After the event, I created <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2JXwnYWFsvc\">a video of my Slide Slam talk which you can see here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flowers Are a Microcosm of the Universe\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2JXwnYWFsvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Important for me was to convey how critical the garden is to my work. It is in fact the beginning of my creative workflow. In the garden I feel the power of the interconnectedness of all that surrounds me; the necessary ecological balance of the earth, climate, water and nutrients, that sustain the cycle of life.<\/p>\n<p>The communities of birds, bees, insects and yes, humans to pollinate flowers with the assistance of the wind of course. This cooperation is the main critical component of maintaining not just my garden but our entire life here on earth as we know it. Without fertilization the cycle of life would die for all living things, not just for the loss of our beautiful garden flowers but for all our food sources as well.<\/p>\n<h4>To me, the garden is just a microcosm of the universe.<\/h4>\n<p>The vast beauty of color, fragrance and the architecture of each plant is created to seduce assistance in procreation. Each flower has evolved its own method for attracting exactly the pollinator they desire. Long tubes for hummingbirds, open centers for nice fat bumble bees. Certain colors are more visible to different insects than others. Fragrance signals an invitation to specific species that the time is right for fertilization. The Brugmansia is most fragrant in the late afternoon since it would rather have an energetic pollinator just arriving on their evening shift than a tired one at the end of it\u2019s working day.<\/p>\n<p>Working in and studying my own garden for the last 30 years has given me the unique opportunity to watch dynamic change occur. <a href=\"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/adding-tree-garden\/\">When my oak trees fell in Hurricane Sandy<\/a> suddenly the types of plants that enjoyed their shade began to suffer from too much sun. I dug them up and moved them and their scorched leaves to where they would be more comfortable and replaced them with flowers that thrive in the drenching sun. Over time this would have happened naturally but I was able to speed up the process.<\/p>\n<p>Each day in my garden I\u2019m inspired by the energy of life. I carry this with me right into my studio where I allow that energy to inform my art.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I had the honor to present my art and the meaning behind my thought process at Slide Slam. This event was sponsored by the Patchogue Arts Council and hosted by the Haven Gallery in Northport NY. 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