Sense Making And Creating

October 23, 2022 Carl Barnett

“Making sense of life and ephemeral emotion, through the physical act of creating.”

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Concrete Poetics** **- Large Vessel 1**

Why we create and collect is to express and identify with the connectedness of being human. Making sense of life and ephemeral emotion, through the physical act of creating. This is a reflection of who we are, creativity, energy, beauty, and the alchemy of possibility: building, rebuilding, failing, and trying. To find the universal seed within and merely being. Seeking through curiosity who we are as we build the winding path of where we’re going. Through beauty and the universal language of creativity, we shine a light and ease the ills of the human condition.

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Peter Valcarcel - Double Line Gray**

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Carl Barnett - Untitled painting**

The Beautiful Ugly Of Being Human

October 20, 2022 Carl Barnett

“It is here within, we thrive, a little easier, a little lighter.”

The creative arenas are an act of contribution, an act of beauty, shedding light and easing our ills of being human. This is what the creative endeavor does, what the creative mind can do. It is through beauty and the creative endeavor that life is elevated, where we are seen, heard, and embraced. It is here within, we thrive, a little easier, a little lighter.

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Liadain Warwick Smith**

“Bringing purpose and shining a light forward.”

Through the intuitive process of the handmade, we dig, sift and discover what it means to be human: beauty, the perfectly imperfect, and the ephemeral. This is why we create and collect, or consult with an interior designer or architect, to ease and express our experience of living. Bringing purpose and shining a light forward.

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Alex Olson Arts LLC**

“The beautiful ugly of being human.”

It is I believe, an inherent aspect of creating to be a mirror and salve to who we are. The beautiful ugly of being human. A means to communicate, resolve and bring joy through beauty. This is who we are, our means towards what’s possible, our digging, our sifting, our trying.

We Are Despite Our Differences

October 18, 2022 Carl Barnett

“This is who we are, beyond the social structure that attempts to sever all ties.”

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Shawn Hoven of Oandi Design**

We are despite our differences, tied together by our draw towards beauty, and our need to communicate through the act of creating. This is who we are, beyond the social structure that attempts to sever all ties. It is through the creative mind that we find resolve, building new pathways through ways of thinking and doing.

The communicative languages run deep, formed by our progression in time, and solidified by our making. This is is our attempt at self-expression, change, and sense-making, moving the needle we as spiral, through space and time.

Living With Beauty

October 8, 2022 Carl Barnett

“Living with the beauty of the hand created reflects who we are.

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Gaia Starr, Kathryn Robinson-Millen, Liadain Warwick Smith**

It is through the intuitive language of art that we express ourselves, be it a table, painting or ceramic vessel. This is why we create and collect, telling our stories of who we are and our desires for living.

“A deeper sense of living.”

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Oxford Street Furniture**

Living with the beauty of the hand created reflects who we are. It inspires, eases, and connects us with others. By supporting the creative endeavor, we support ourselves. A deeper sense of living.

**NOURISH Gallery** **| Benjamin Provo**

Beauty and the creative endeavor are a mirror to who we are, a salve and means to inspire.

A Deeper Sense Of Living

October 5, 2022 Carl Barnett

“The hand created brings a sense of community as we navigate the uncertainties of living”

The hand created brings a sense of community as we navigate the uncertainties of living, supporting ourselves as we support the endeavors of others. The artisan, and the artisanal. Living with the beauty of the hand created inspires, eases, and connects us to a deeper sense of living. This is why one consults with an architect or designer, why we collect and create.

What we create and collect tells a story of who we are: beauty faith, and desire. Our collections bring us joy and a sense of security. They tie us to others, going beyond our four walls and mindful concerns. We consume them, much like we consume our food, giving nourishment to our minds and bodies.