Delaney, even though she cannot see and has a rare endocrine problem, came with her grandmother to entertain all of us. THANK YOU from our CEDE family!
Rene LaRose - WILL BE SHOWING HER POTTERY WORK IN OUR 2015 Program
Artist Statement
Making art has been especially interesting to me. Having began my art experience
mostly with clay, moving into collage and assemblage has been extremely exciting for
me. Using a variety of materials, especially discarded items, and found objects has held
my intrigue. It is interesting to place items in a new way that expresses ideas in a
refreshing way. Having experienced native life ways through my spouse and five
children, cultural ideas of native peoples have also deeply influenced my art and life.
Native people have had a long history of being a largley discarded culture. It is my hope
that to some small extent my work can reflect some of that struggle. The huge numbers
of natives with diabetes has deeply touched my life. My husband was part of that
statistic. Type 2 diabetes touches a staggering number of native people. In addition, I
have a daughter who is type 1 diabetic. She was diagnosed when she was 3. This also
has deeply touched my life, and has given me a passion to share the struggle for
understanding. My art reflects that struggle.
Helping to bring sociological understanding to the life ways of natives, and the experience
of having five girls, drives me to make art that grapples with the life struggles of not only
natives, but also other under-served communities of the world. The art speaks of the
quiet unspoken beauty that can sometimes be seen in the mundane. Our everyday lives
are worth sharing, even if it seems mundane and unproductive. Our lives are truly
valuable. The art that is created out of humble attempts to show the beauty in all things,
that is my life work. Finding treasures in a pile of refuse, that is my mission.
Artist Statement
Making art has been especially interesting to me. Having began my art experience
mostly with clay, moving into collage and assemblage has been extremely exciting for
me. Using a variety of materials, especially discarded items, and found objects has held
my intrigue. It is interesting to place items in a new way that expresses ideas in a
refreshing way. Having experienced native life ways through my spouse and five
children, cultural ideas of native peoples have also deeply influenced my art and life.
Native people have had a long history of being a largley discarded culture. It is my hope
that to some small extent my work can reflect some of that struggle. The huge numbers
of natives with diabetes has deeply touched my life. My husband was part of that
statistic. Type 2 diabetes touches a staggering number of native people. In addition, I
have a daughter who is type 1 diabetic. She was diagnosed when she was 3. This also
has deeply touched my life, and has given me a passion to share the struggle for
understanding. My art reflects that struggle.
Helping to bring sociological understanding to the life ways of natives, and the experience
of having five girls, drives me to make art that grapples with the life struggles of not only
natives, but also other under-served communities of the world. The art speaks of the
quiet unspoken beauty that can sometimes be seen in the mundane. Our everyday lives
are worth sharing, even if it seems mundane and unproductive. Our lives are truly
valuable. The art that is created out of humble attempts to show the beauty in all things,
that is my life work. Finding treasures in a pile of refuse, that is my mission.
Sara Pogemiller is 15 and an avid artist. She has been drawing ever since she can remember