(Visual Art/Mixed Media)
Location: Artspace, Lobby
 
Raleigh, N.C. –  In Creation Cries, Susan Farrar Parrish seeks to express her growing concern and awareness of our symbiotic bond with the Earth.  Her work, both paintings and ceramics, has long been inspired by nature.  Susan notes that at this time in her life, as an artist and as a person on the Earth, she is interested in expanding her own relationship to the Earth from the role of an admirer to that of a supporter.  Quoting Chief Seattle (Seathl), Parrish notes,”We are part of the Earth and it is part of us...the Earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the Earth...Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.  Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”

Susan Farrar Parrish’s work in clay has evolved over many years into forms that are sculptural and painterly.  Creating this body of ceramics led her back to painting, where her art career began years ago.  In the past year Parrish’s work as been exhibited in shows in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Miami.  Two new books were released in 2008 that feature ceramics by Parrish—500 Plates and Platters and Surface Design for Ceramics.

About Artspace
Artspace, a thriving visual art center located in downtown Raleigh, brings the creative process to life through inspiring and engaging education and community outreach programming, a dynamic environment of over 30 professional artists studios, and nationally acclaimed exhibitions. Approximately 95 artists hold professional memberships in the Artspace Artists Association. Thirty-five of these artists have studios located at Artspace. Artspace is open to the public Tues.-Sat., from 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month for the First Friday Gallery Walk until 10:00 p.m. Admission is free; donations appreciated. Guided tours are available. Artspace is located in Historic City Market in Raleigh at the corner of Blount and Davie Streets.
 
Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Raleigh Arts Commission, individuals, corporations, and private foundations.
 
For more information, please visit www.artspacenc.org
Cost: Free