Transcending Cultures and the Limits of Family By DeWitt Henry, Prose Editor THE LIMITS OF THE WORLD by Jennifer Acker (Delphinium Books, April 2019). 300 pp, $25.95. Jennifer Acker’s deeply considered and expansive novel focuses on love and family transcending races, cultures, religions, geography, and time, and calls to mind other recent cross-cultural novels (such…
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Caitlin Cloninger
Pine See Caitlin Cloninger’s work in WTP Vol. VII #1 wet Cyanotype printed on watercolor paper 14” x 17” “I don’t take pictures; I make photographs. My photographs not only act as my vision, but as my voice. Where I’m Reaching From is a series about the cusp of decay and the passage of time. To…
FINDERS by Melissa Scott
Eye on the Indies: A Look at Indie Authors and their Publishers By Lanie Tankard, Indie Book Review Editor FINDERS by Melissa Scott (Cambridge, MA: Candlemark & Gleam, December 10, 2018). 372 pp, $20.95 paperback, ISBN 9781936460885; $5.99 e-book, ISBN 9781936460878. “…to hope, till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates….” — Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus…
Cindy Rinne
Fiberverse: Quilted Paintings By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor The first paragraph of Cindy Rinne’s artist statement is a quote by Josef Albers: “To experiment is at first more valuable than to produce; free play in the beginning develops courage.” For over thirty years, Cindy Rinne has embraced that philosophy in her mixed-media fiber work, by…
Hope Jordan
From WTP Vol. VII #1 From the Outside it Was Beautiful 2018 WTP Honorable Mention It wasn’t an apple the princess bit before she fell into sleep. It was a peach. Yellow-fleshed, sun-warmed, sweet juice that ran down her chin as her teeth punctured skin. Submission, lips tickled by tiny hairs – oh, she knew…
Gordon Leverton
“I think of media as different games— one might be bridge and one, chess.” Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Guest Writer Gordon Leverton is a self-taught Canadian artist who was awarded honorable mention at the 2014 Juried Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. He received first place awards in the Junction Juried Art Exhibition and the Riverdale Art Walk…
Joshua Field
Surreal Paintings and Works on Paper By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Joshua Field is a surrealist painter who creates dream-world narratives that entice the viewer into making emotional connections. On his website, joshuafield.com, you’ll find an impressive collection of paintings grouped by theme, followed by smaller projects and works on paper. There is a quiet meditative quality…
Sarah Nesbitt
Photography Challenging Objectivity By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Photography has long been perceived as objective visual truth. However, a photograph can alter perceptions and be just as open to misinterpretation as recorded history, and it is within this discrepancy where multimedia photographer Sarah Nesbitt finds her inspiration. For her images, she researches forgeries, memory, misattribution,…
The Minefield and the Soul
Notes on Identity and Literature By David Mason, WTP Guest Writer “The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys to the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.” —Czeslaw Milosz “When I was a…
ARS Finnish Art
Art Speaks for Itself Video by Annariitta Saarelainen “With my background in photography, I moved onward to metal art, obtained a degree in audiovisual communication, and have of late landed on sculpture. I’m currently focused on wood graphics and sculptures. I see my surroundings through mediums of light and shadow. My roots as a photographer manifest in…
The Healing Art of Pottery
“The pottery is my refuge.” By Kate Charlton-Jones, WTP Guest Writer There is intense joy and anticipation in opening a kiln that’s been firing and then cooling for twenty-four hours or more: you never know quite what you will find. Have all the pots made it through, without cracks and blemishes? How have the glazes…
Kathy Ferguson
Magical Paintings Between Sleep and Awakening By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Kathy Ferguson is a mixed-media abstract painter living in Colorado and New York. On her website www.kathyfergusonart.com you’ll find several series of whimsical, colorful, and organic compositions of surreal and imaginary worlds that she describes as “[m]ore illusionary than authentic; places more commonly found in dreams than…