NOW is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country.

NOW is the time for all good people to act! NOW is the time for us to participate in democracy, speak, up, engage ourselves, VOTE! and so much more. As a collective. Please think of one small action (or several!) that you will take during this election count-down. How will YOU help America? We all need each other. We all rely upon on each other.

Biden/Harris 2020 and the new Alchemy!

Here are a few a cell phone photographs I took of my screen last night of a spectator proudly waving the American flag after the remarkable speech made by Joe Biden.

It was some speech! I hope you all will listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ3Ssxe8vsw

There were so many other powerful / moving speeches as well.

My photographs are an image of an image of an image of...

My innermost artistic desire is for them is to become the new normal:

an actual, physical, touchable, living, breathing thing. 

NOW. It is time for alchemy, people!

Last week I taught a homemade planetarium class for Paterson and other teachers. One of the simplest ways is here...(guess what I used) ...this gives a marvelous effect I must say. I have been obsessed with the sky these past months. Perseid meteor showers anyone?

https://www.space.com/32868-perseid-meteor-shower-guide.html

Arts Integration Workshop Presentations for William Paterson

This week I presented two online Arts Integration Workshops for William Paterson University under the Dodge Arts Integration Grant.
Please see the below links for the STEAMemPOWERment blog piece I recently wrote on these workshops.  

In addition, I am providing the WP Twitter and FB links here for the event.

https://twitter.com/WPCollegeOfEd

https://www.facebook.com/WPCollegeOfEd/

Stay safe everyone!

Triada

Luchita Hurtado

This is a remarkable work of art by a remarkable artist: Luchita Hurtado! She inspires me I must say. "“The Umbilical Cord of the Earth Is the Moon,” oil on canvas, 1977.Credit...Luchita Hurtado/Hauser & Wirth; photo by Jeff McLane." She passed recently https://tinyurl.com/y4nxz9l5

I took this cellphone photo a while back with this fantastic lamp I found, and the Fool Card (Number One in the Rider Waite Deck/I attach a description below). I also attach one of the pieces of music I use the most when I am needing to relax. In this time of enormous stress and change on so many levels, I use these tools to create a more balanced state so I can aim to function on a higher level as I go about my day. Feel free to try and/or share!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-EB7Ox3wg4
"The Fool stands on the precipice of a cliff, his head tilted to the sky and arms outstretched as if to embrace the dawn of his new existence. " 
https://teachmetarot.com/part-iii-major-arcana/lesson-1/the-fool-0-upright/

A Poem: The 5 or 6 P’s Plus or Minus aka The Covid 19 Pandemic

The 5 or 6 P’s Plus or Minus aka The Covid 19 Pandemic

Piss Poor Progress

Places a Premium 

On Puttering,

Not Perfection.

On Parties with Pot and Pinot Grigio,

Playing with Prozac,

Promoting Plump Particles of

Pride And Pleasing the Public.

Puts Perceived Power 

Over Paradox,

Pride and Privilege 

Over Participation.

Pretty Progress can Placate

But Polarize the

Precarious Prevalence 

Of Primitive Panaceas.

Over Passion, Perseverance,

Phosphorescence, 

Over Pathological,

Probable Possibility.

c. Triada Samaras 2020

Triada Samaras Talks about Artmaking during the COVID 19 Crisis

Hello everyone!

I hope you are staying well and safe!
Many people have asked me about making artwork during the COVID 19 crisis.  I prepared this statement for an artist friend of mine at ProArts NJ and I am including it here:

As my artwork usually deals with my inner psyche/world in combination with how I experience the outer landscape, it is a challenging time for me create my art without increasing my anxiety and sadness.  

I have dealt with this by first taking a break from such artwork to create a new art project for the students, families and teachers I normally work with in Paterson New Jersey.  Doing so helps me to use my artistry and creativity in an emotionally "lighter" venue and gives me a sense of pride and other positive feelings that sustaain me when I am back in my studio. 

Now the new blog I created for them is launched, and running smoothly, and I have returned to my studio work in which I do find, unsurprisingly, that the image of the COVID 19 virus is turning up in my drawings.  Because I know this subject matter is emotionally loaded for me, I do meditation work before creating and I take breaks when needed.  When all else fails and my emotionas start to overwhelm me,  I simply stop working and take a longer break in my backyard in Brooklyn.  

This always cheers me up and I feel very fortunate to have such an outdoor place. When the weather gets warmer I plan to create my art out there while I can also hear the birds and smell the flowers even as I engage with COVID 19 as a subject.

Triada Samaras 3-31-2020

Above:  Work in Progress Ink on Paper 11 x 14"

Triada Samaras and her Kean Univeristy Drawing 1 students visit the Elga Wimmer Gallery in Chelsea, NY

I took my Kean University Drawing One students to Chelsea tonight. Here we are at Elga Wimmer Gallery in front of drawings by Sobin Park. We had a great discussion about the work with the artist herself!  This fascinating exhibition was curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos.

Triada Samaras in "Glimpse" Exhibition at Gallery Aferro

Hello! I am participating in this intriguing exhibition: "Glimpse," at Gallery Aferro.  
Glimpse showcases the sketchbooks/ loose sketches/drawings of numerous artists to shine a light on "process" in art. 

Below are some photographs from the opening reception! 
Thanks to Evonne M. Davis and Jo-El Lopez for curating this event!

Glimpse Opening Saturday Feb 22 at 7 - 10 PM! 
73 Market Street, Newark, NJ 07102

973-353-9533 Wed.-Sat., 12pm-6pm

I hope to see you there!

Triada Samaras in "Glimpse" Exhibition at Gallery Afero

Hello! I will be participating in this intriguing exhibition: "Glimpse," at Gallery Aferro.  
Glimpse will showcase the sketchbooks/ loose sketches/drawings of numerous artists to shine a light on "process" in art. 

Below are the 5 sketches I will be exhibiting.  All are done with black ink on bristo paper 9 x 12 inches or 11 x 14 inches.

Glimpse Opening Saturday Feb 22 at 7 - 10 PM! 
73 Market Street, Newark, NJ 07102

973-353-9533 Wed.-Sat., 12pm-6pm

I hope to see you there!

Closing Reception for "Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition at Nancy Dryfoos Galler

Closing Reception Last Week at Nancy Dryfoos Gallery

Above center (left to right)

Artists: Fiona Weiss, Triada Samaras, Joanna Wezyk

Thursday, January 30. 2020, was the closing reception for the group exhibition I  participated in: "Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition. There was a reception and words about the exhibition by Curator Joanna M. Wyzek

Above:  Curator and Artist Joanna Wezyk talks to the audience about the exhibition

Above:  Curator and Artist Joanna Wezyk talks to the audience about the exhibition

Above:  Curator and Artist Joanna Wezyck embraces Artist Triada Samaras

Thursday January 30, 2020

Thursday 6-8 PM

Nancy Dryfoos Gallery on the Kean Univeristy Campus

"Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition

Curated by Artist and Painting Professor Joanna M. Wezyk

Where: Nancy Dryfoos Gallery at Kean University

When October 1, 2019 - January 30, 2020

The Nancy Dryfoos Gallery is located in the Kean University Library Building.

Hours: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m

"Spanning a wide range of both concepts and techniques, the show features ten artists from across the globe, all exploring the idea of the soul-stirring memories that make ghost towns so haunting...." Joanna M. Wezyk

Closing reception for "Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition!

Closing Reception Tomorrow!

Thursday, January 30. 2020, there will be a closing reception for the group exhibition I am participating in "Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition. Thiere will be a reception:

Thursday January 30, 2020
Thursday 6-8 PM
Nancy Dryfoos Gallery on the Kean Univeristy Campus

"Ghost Towns and the Memories that Haunt Us" Exhibition
Curated by Artist and Painting Professor Joanna M. Wezyk
Where: Nancy Dryfoos Gallery at Kean University
When October 1 - December 2019
The Nancy Dryfoos Gallery is located in the Kean University Library Building.
Hours: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
"Spanning a wide range of both concepts and techniques, the show features ten artists from across the globe, all exploring the idea of the soul-stirring memories that make ghost towns so haunting...." Joanna M. Wezyk

My work above:
Below: Haunted / Στοιχειωμένος (Stoicheiomenos)
Width: 36"
Depth: 34"
Height: 39"
Mixed Media
Triada Samaras 2019