Conversation with Ruth Bolduan and Heidi McGurrin.
Conversation with Ruth Bolduan and Heidi McGurrin.
October 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Conversation with Ruth Bolduan and Heidi McGurrin.
Moderator Richard Whittaker, publisher and editor of Works and Conversations and Conversations.org
Friday, October 11, 5:30 – 7 pm
Ruth Bolduan has deep connections to Pacific Grove where she was part of a group of artists connected to the Anton Inn, for over 10 years. Her work in this show is based on earlier work shown at the Inn where the sea, Chinoiserie, Monterey, and Paris are fused together to create an evocation of shimmering evanescence, an embodiment of the hidden and the revealed in art. Bolduan has shown at various art spaces on the peninsula and has had a solo exhibition with the Monterey History and Art Association. She is a Professor Emerita of art at Virginia Commonwealth University, and resides in Richmond, VA. Recent travel to Paris, Beijing and Shanghai has confirmed her desire to place the riches and complexities of these ancient cultures at the heart of her work.
Heidi McGurrin is a poet, painter, photographer and writer. Although poetry has always been a part of her artistic vocabulary, it was only in 2017 that she began to share her poems with the public through such groups as the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium, and the Illia Thompson memoir writers and other poetry groups. She has published two books titled, Havana Dream, and Poetic Landscapes, Memories of My life, which can be found on the website www.blurb.com in the bookstore section. She is the granddaughter of the founder an artists’ colony which is today Carmel-by-the-Sea, and lives on the Monterey peninsula where she creates artwork and teaches poetry and painting to children from nearby coastal towns.
Sponsored by the Pacific Grove Library Friends and Foundation, the Whitney Latham-Lechich Trust, the Jean Laws Fund, and Celadon Arts, Texture, Proof of Presence, plans to bring a diverse group of visitors including students from the elementary as well as high school, adults and seniors—locals and visitors from all over. During its three-month run, there will be weekly events open to the public including a guest reception, poetry readings, talks, workshops, and demonstrations.
