The Divine Kiss: An Exhibit of Paintings and Poems in Honor of David Campagna - Softcover

Kleefeld, Carolyn Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0893049700 ISBN 13: 9780893049706

Publisher: Cross-Cultural Communications, 2014

Synopsis

Poetry. Art. Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, painter, poet, writer, in this her 16th book (including bilingual editions in Korean and Romanian), expresses in paintings and poetry the sacred merging of love into the Beloved. "Here Rumi elopes with Chagall in a dance of color, compassion, and sensuality" (Dr. Darin Deterra, psychotherapist, author). An exhibit book of showings at the Shreveport and Santa Barbara Karpeles Library and Museum, this is a stunning publication.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Catford, England, Carolyn grew up in Southern California, where she studied art and psychology at UCLA. In 1980, she moved to her cliff-side home high above the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, where she studies, writes, and paints amidst the surrounding wilderness. A passion for creative expression and a lifelong fascination with spiritual transformation have propelled Carolyn to become an award-winning poet, writer, and artist. Her eleven books have been used as inspirational texts in universities and healing centers and are featured along with the writings of seven other acclaimed woman writers in a continuing course, "The Other Half of the Sky: Eight Woman Writers," at Swansea University in Wales. Carolyn is the author of SOUL SEEDS: REVELATIONS & DRAWINGS (2008), VAGABOND DAWNS (2009), PSYCHE OF MIRRORS: A PROMENADE OF PORTRAITS (2012), and THE DIVINE KISS (2014), all from Cross-Cultural Communications. Carolyn's art is featured internationally in galleries, museums, private collections, and multimedia presentations.

Review

Seeing Carolyn Kleefeld's paintings and reading the accompanying poetry intrigues the imagination. Innovative use of color and form surprise the viewer. Lovers depicted, ofen in colors of Byzantine splendor, dazzle with eroticism. Beyond the erotic, however, an original kind of freedom of form and playful abandon bring the lovers to life. What Kleefeld accomplishes vibrantly on canvas is a real testament to her determination to engage intuition in orde to come closer to her truth. --Nicholas Frangakis, documentary filmmaker --Back cover blurb

Romance, poetry, colore, and passion! As I look into the world portrayed by Carolyn Kleefeld's paintings and poetry, I catch a glimmer of another dimnsion, one of magic, inspiration, and bliss. Beyo9nd the veil of everyday reality, a magical realm is revealed where lovers sign, dance, and make love in the presence of passion and beauty. In this place of reverie, we feel reconnected to the divine lover within us and the beauty of a world seen through a true romantic poet's hart and eyes. It is a unique inner vision of a truly creative, passionale, and liberated soul. --Linda Jacobson, artist, educator --Back cover blurb

Carolyn Kleefeld's magical art and poetry exhibit currently at the Karpeles Museum in Santa Barbara is such a powerful and wondrous expression of the mastery of the Human Experience. Her clear and incisive poetry, juxtaposed with her amazing and vibrant paintings, speak to the heart, mind, and spirit of the viewers/readers in such a way as to expand their recognition of their own inherent beauty. It is a feat and experience not easily done, and Carolyn's manifestations do it with such amazing grace and ease. Anyone who has the opportunity to feel/see Carolyn's exhibit at the Karpeles will be richly rewarded. --Allan Silberthartz, Bridging Heaven & Earth --Back Cover blurb

Romance, poetry, colore, and passion! As I look into the world portrayed by Carolyn Kleefeld's paintings and poetry, I catch a glimmer of another dimnsion, one of magic, inspiration, and bliss. Beyo9nd the veil of everyday reality, a magical realm is revealed where lovers sign, dance, and make love in the presence of passion and beauty. In this place of reverie, we feel reconnected to the divine lover within us and the beauty of a world seen through a true romantic poet's hart and eyes. It is a unique inner vision of a truly creative, passionale, and liberated soul. --Linda Jacobson, artist, educator --Back cover blurb

Carolyn Kleefeld's magical art and poetry exhibit currently at the Karpeles Museum in Santa Barbara is such a powerful and wondrous expression of the mastery of the Human Experience. Her clear and incisive poetry, juxtaposed with her amazing and vibrant paintings, speak to the heart, mind, and spirit of the viewers/readers in such a way as to expand their recognition of their own inherent beauty. It is a feat and experience not easily done, and Carolyn's manifestations do it with such amazing grace and ease. Anyone who has the opportunity to feel/see Carolyn's exhibit at the Karpeles will be richly rewarded. --Allan Silberthartz, Bridging Heaven & Earth --Back Cover blurb

Edition details

• Publisher: Cross-Cultural Communications
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0893049700
• ISBN 13: 9780893049706
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48