PAUSING: A book of reflections in Art and Poetry - Softcover

Leis, Marietta Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 069276982X ISBN 13: 9780692769829

Publisher: Ermelinda Press, 2017

Synopsis

In the cold and rainy month of March 2011 multimedia artist Marietta Patricia Leis was invited to be Artist in Residence by the Morris Graves Foundation. The Foundation and Residency was located at the northern California estate of the late renowned artist Morris Graves. An impressive visual artist, Graves was also a master at creating personal living environments of grace, peacefulness and beauty. The serenity of the Residency setting created by Graves prompted Leis to press her life’s pause button. Living and working in this remarkable Japanese influenced studio and landscape of giant redwood trees and serene pond inspired Leis to express her time there in art and verse. The art and poems in Pausing reflect her tranquil state of being as she ensconced herself in the Graves milieu. Without modern electronic distractions it was a memorably simple time for Marietta. You will sense that simplicity in this elegant little volume perhaps encouraging you to consider your own “pause” button.

Praise for Pausing...

Pausing is quite remarkable and beautiful. Some poems tug at me as works of art. What is evident in these pages are poems that are fun, moving and insightful. Engaging poems that feel right at home with the quality and brilliance of Marietta’s visual art.

— Dale Biron, author, Why We Do Our Daily Practices

Elegant in its simplicity, Pausing is a collection of art and poetry that responds to experience in a deeply aesthetic way. Leis gives us the peace of how light strikes water, subtle nuances of color with the emergence of tranquility. It is an unusually beautiful book. We are fortunate to share its vision.

— Miriam Sagan, author, Seven Places in America: A Poetic Sojourn

Marietta’s poems are full of quietness, stillness and the calmness of a lake. I love the book’s simplicity of words and art and am especially thankful for the poem Japan’s Havoc. Pausing is a treasure.

— Taro Aizu, author, My Fukushima

About this title

About the Author

Marietta Patricia Leis is a multimedia artist of 30+ years who lives and works in New Mexico after residing in New York City, Los Angeles and Italy. Leis’ work encompasses paintings, drawings, videos, photography, sculpture and poetry. Originally an actress and dancer, she earned a graduate degree in psychology and an MFA Art degree in studio art—all while practicing her art and writing. Leis’ work is inspired by our Universe—water, sky, forests, food, air—the intangibles, the vulnerable, the beautiful. There is always an element of the sensory in Leis’ reductive visual art—a texture, a color, a deep space—something to engage the senses of the viewer. Her frequent travels and artist residencies throughout the world immerse her in environments that inspire her work. Marietta’s visual art is exhibited internationally, frequently with her poetry text plates. She shares a mid-century home with her husband, David E. Vogel and has 2 adult children.

www.mariettaleis.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Ermelinda Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 069276982X
• ISBN 13: 9780692769829
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 88