artist’s words;

Parable The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose.

Allegory The representation of spiritual, moral or abstract meanings through the actions of characters that serve as symbols.

When I run into a paradigm that appears illogical to me, I work to understand. Below are four questions that have occupied me for years

Man and Nature Why are we at war with nature?
Shown @ Boston University, 1983

Monadnock Burning Why did the farmers set Mount Monadnock on fire twice in the 19th Century?
Shown @ Currier Museum 1988

Why Do Girls Want To Get Married Why did our daughter want to marry her first husband?

Gods and Goblins Why the other man’s God is so threatening to us?

Janet Hulings Bleicken, 10 Sugarbush Road, Hancock, NH 03449
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