2016 MollyOckett Day Art: "Celebrating Community" by Arla Patch
Artist's Statement:
"The first thought that came to me about community is how food and health are at the core of a community. The image of two women hoeing the earth came next. I drew them symmetrically, as a mirror image, to reflect the connection between the original stewards of the land we live on and the current residents. I wanted to pay homage to those who tilled the land for thousands of years before we arrived. I also wanted to portray the ways in which we are connected: birch bark canoe and kayak, the drums, Wabanaki beadwork and quilts, and that food is at the core of our survival."
"The first thought that came to me about community is how food and health are at the core of a community. The image of two women hoeing the earth came next. I drew them symmetrically, as a mirror image, to reflect the connection between the original stewards of the land we live on and the current residents. I wanted to pay homage to those who tilled the land for thousands of years before we arrived. I also wanted to portray the ways in which we are connected: birch bark canoe and kayak, the drums, Wabanaki beadwork and quilts, and that food is at the core of our survival."
