Nzoner
03-11-2005, 08:24 AM
Since The Planet has become like a second family to us the wife and I wanted to let you know that her late Grandmother,artist Grandma Layton will have her work on display at Penn Valley Community College thru April 1st.
Whether you're "into" art or not her story is quite amazing.Here's a link as well as the info for the showings.
She explained her process when she talked about one of her drawings that dealt with the death of her son, saying, "If we have an emotion, if we can just face it head on, look right at it and do something and talk about it, our problems seem to get better. I was feeling grief. So I decided to draw a picture of the grief. I picked out what to me was the hardest subject I could find. And I drew it, I got a little used to the idea, and by the time I did some more, I got more used to the idea, and the first thing I knew, it was something I could live with. It never goes clear away, but then it isn't something you sit around and mourn, because you're used to it." (http://www.kporterfield.com/healing/layton.html)
ELIZABETH LAYTON'S WORKS AT PVCC MARCH 4 - APRIL 1
Elizabeth Layton was struggling with bi-polar illness and profound depression when she began contour drawing in 1977 at age 68. Art became more then therapy for this Wellsville, Kansas, native - it saved her life.
Her drawings and writings have enriched the lives of countless others and have been exhibited at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Modern Art, and in more than 200 art museums and centers throughout the U.S.
Layton's work will be on display at the Carter Art Center Gallery at Penn Valley Community College Friday, March 4, through Friday, April 1. Both those Fridays, the gallery will remain open until 9 p.m. Regular hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Penn Valley, located at 3201 SW Trafficway in Kansas City, is one of the Metropolitan Community Colleges.
Whether you're "into" art or not her story is quite amazing.Here's a link as well as the info for the showings.
She explained her process when she talked about one of her drawings that dealt with the death of her son, saying, "If we have an emotion, if we can just face it head on, look right at it and do something and talk about it, our problems seem to get better. I was feeling grief. So I decided to draw a picture of the grief. I picked out what to me was the hardest subject I could find. And I drew it, I got a little used to the idea, and by the time I did some more, I got more used to the idea, and the first thing I knew, it was something I could live with. It never goes clear away, but then it isn't something you sit around and mourn, because you're used to it." (http://www.kporterfield.com/healing/layton.html)
ELIZABETH LAYTON'S WORKS AT PVCC MARCH 4 - APRIL 1
Elizabeth Layton was struggling with bi-polar illness and profound depression when she began contour drawing in 1977 at age 68. Art became more then therapy for this Wellsville, Kansas, native - it saved her life.
Her drawings and writings have enriched the lives of countless others and have been exhibited at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Modern Art, and in more than 200 art museums and centers throughout the U.S.
Layton's work will be on display at the Carter Art Center Gallery at Penn Valley Community College Friday, March 4, through Friday, April 1. Both those Fridays, the gallery will remain open until 9 p.m. Regular hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Penn Valley, located at 3201 SW Trafficway in Kansas City, is one of the Metropolitan Community Colleges.