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…
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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…
Installation by Sophia Latysheva
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/horzontal.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” max_width=”1500px” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/tm_pb_image][tm_pb_text admin_label=”Text” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Horizontal Column, steal strip , 200′ x 16′ x28.5′ See more of her work in The Woven Tale Press Vol. VI #10 [/tm_pb_text][/tm_pb_column][/tm_pb_row][/tm_pb_section]
AYA DANE by Mhani Alaoui
Eye on the Indies: A Look at Indie Authors and their Publishers By Lanie Tankard, Indie Book Review Editor AYA DANE by Mhani Alaoui (Northampton, MA: Interlink Books, 2019). 256 pp, $15.00; paperback ISBN 9781623719685. Aya Dane is an elegant exploration of invisible cultural memories, creatively rendered on a canvas of migration. Here in her…
Margaret Swan
Inside the Studio See Swan’s work in WTP Vol. VI #10 Inside the Studio offers a behind-the scenes peek into the work environments of WTP artists, as well as insight into their creative process within these resonate spaces. By Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Thirty years ago, sculptor Margaret Swan converted a garage at her home into…
Featured Bookmarks: The Literary
December 2018 By DeWitt Henry, Literary Bookmarks Editor Monthly link highlights to online resources, magazines, and author sites that seem informative and inspiring for working writers. Most are free. Suggestions are welcomed. The Best of the Net An online annual, The Best of the Net was begun by Erin Elizabeth Smith in 2006 to recognize and promote the…
