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SUMMARY:SUTRA by Deborah Tomlin
DESCRIPTION:In 2022\, Deborah Tomlin was diagnosed with breast cancer from a routine mammogram. She underwent treatment\, which consisted of three different surgeries including a bilateral mastectomy. In SUTRA\, Tomlin chooses to paint her scars and unfamiliar body and to examine the healing process through her art. As Audre Lorde expresses\, in The Cancer Journals\, “Any woman who has had a breast removed because of cancer knows she does not feel the same. But we are allowed no psychic time or space to examine what our true feelings are\, to make them our own. With quick cosmetic reassurance\, we are told that our feelings are not important\, our appearance is all\, the sum total of self.” \nThe title SUTRA in sanskrit means to stitch\, to mend\, to bring together\, to heal. This body of work drew Tomlin to a more abstract approach to painting and drawing including the layering of collage materials and stitching directly on the canvas. Text based on comments by doctors and friends during her treatment is also significant to this work. Painting on top of overflowing and overlapping text expresses Tomlin’s grief and anger. Stitching directly on the canvas with yarn and thread reframes her sutures and scars through the lens of darning and mending\, traditionally women’s work\, transforming an object ripped and torn into a material stronger and more beautiful by the act of repair. \nVisit The Writer’s Center for open hours.
URL:https://www.bethesda.org/event/sutra-by-deborah-tomlin/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Textiles That Talk: Tales of Rugged & Refined Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Years of searching for striking fabrics\, fibers and stories culminate in our latest Folk Art is Fine Art installation\, a sensuous journey around the globe with stops in Indonesia\, Japan\, Thailand\, Laos\, Guatemala\, Mexico\, Panama\, Peru\, South Africa\, Madagascar\, Indonesia\, Bangladesh\, Turkey\, Kurdistan and Afghanistan. We chronicle the how and why that is so distinctive to each artist\, spotlighting their creative springboards built from generations of artistry and practice. Common to all: turning out high design with medium derived directly from Mother Nature. \nFind colorful Mayan iconography\, woven and wrapping carved wooden stools; striking Kurdish saddlebags of hand-spun camel hair and wool; Escher-like Indonesian silks. See how daily needs meet art in the form of fish nets\, floor coverings\, amulets and space definers. All exquisite museum-quality\, they are sourced from the earth and long held tradition. Their stories are even more striking.
URL:https://www.bethesda.org/event/textiles-that-talk-tales-of-rugged-refined-beauty/
LOCATION:Amy Kaslow Gallery\, 7920 Norfolk Avenue\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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SUMMARY:“The Postcard” by Art4US
DESCRIPTION:February 6\, 2026 – March 1\, 2026\nGallery Hours: Fridays-Saturdays\, 12-7pm; Sundays 11am-4pm\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, February 8\, 2-4pm \n“Plato argues that human beings are imprisoned in the cave of their own existence. We construct a narrative of our lives\, we write the story in linear sequence\, and we defend it. Inviting you to enter The Cave and send yourself a Postcard from the locale that reminds you of a visceral experience. Awaken a fragment of your being.” ART4US is a creative cooperative providing a virtual place to display\, develop and cultivate patrons’ relationships. They are a group of international artists offering their unique mix of creativity\, painting\, photography\, handcrafted jewelry and more.
URL:https://www.bethesda.org/event/postcard-by-art4us/
LOCATION:Gallery B\, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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