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“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”
- Edgar Allan Poe
Mike Egan’s Paintings Explore the Whimsical Side of Death
Fine arts grad and former embalmer Mike Egan's paintings playfully balance life and death
Mike Egan is definitely using all his professionally-acquired skills these days. Since graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program in 2000, and then taking a detour through a career as an embalmer and funeral director, he … Continue reading
What is the Art of the Dying? An Interview with Deidre Scherer
The fabric and thread artist captures the journey of the dying process
Today SevenPonds speaks with Deidre Scherer, a Vermont-based artist whose portraits capture the journey of others in the various stages of the dying process. Working with the mediums of fabric and thread, Deidre’s work is able to capture the simultaneous … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Last Year", American Museum of Natural History, Andrei Rublyov, art healing, art in hospitals, Deidre Scherer, End-of-life Art, fabric and thread, Käthe Kollwitz, life and death art, Paula Modersohn-Becker, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, stages of death and dying, United theology Seminary of the Twin Cities
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