{"id":286,"date":"2013-02-06T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluelotuscreative.com\/glenvillagardens\/art-in-the-woods\/"},"modified":"2013-02-06T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T15:47:00","slug":"art-in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/fr\/art-in-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Art in the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People respond differently to the woods that are a big part of the landscape at Glen Villa It&rsquo;s hard to miss the difference.\u00a0Some hike through the forest intent on getting someplace, noticing very little. \u00a0Others spy things I\u2019ve never seen.<\/p>\n<p>The art installations I&rsquo;m creating throughout the property generate widely different reactions. For some people, the installations are intrusive. Some find them intriguing, some are left indifferent. Only occasionally does someone responds strongly and immediately, finding the signs, words and thoughts as meaningful as I do.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; padding: 6px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/-vvbFCiouzhk\/UQncDB0EfNI\/AAAAAAAAAGg\/-6mmW9h88pc\/s1600\/In%2BTransit%2Bclearly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/-vvbFCiouzhk\/UQncDB0EfNI\/AAAAAAAAAGg\/-6mmW9h88pc\/s640\/In%2BTransit%2Bclearly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;\">In Transit\/En Route: the sundial clearing in the woods<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What accounts for the difference? Who knows. One day a person may be preoccupied with his or her own thoughts, another day more attuned to what&rsquo;s around them. They may be talking or taking photos \u00a0rather than looking. Maybe their shoes are too tight, maybe they&rsquo;re hungry. Maybe being outdoors leaves them cold. (Not surprising, with our winter temperatures.)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two of my installations, though, usually make people stop, look and wonder. \u00a0<i>Abenaki Walking <\/i>is a tribute to the first inhabitants of the Eastern Townships. One day I&rsquo;ll write about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The other installation is <i>In Transit<\/i>, or <i>En Route<\/i> in French, a part of which is pictured above. It&rsquo;s a bilingual installation that uses words and signs to think about the passage of time. Stayed tuned for more on this&#8230;. coming soon.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOTE<\/span>:<\/b> I&rsquo;ll be posting once a week\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">from now on,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0probably on Wednesday or Thursday. Do stay in touch by liking the blog and following me. Thanks for your support.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People respond differently to the woods that are a big part of the landscape at Glen Villa It&rsquo;s hard to miss the difference.\u00a0Some hike through the forest intent on getting someplace, noticing very little. \u00a0Others spy things I\u2019ve never seen. The art installations I&rsquo;m creating throughout the property generate widely different reactions. 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