"Art of the Spirit: Duality" exhibit December 7, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

juried by Rafael Jesús González

Opening reception:

Tuesday, December 7, 6-8 p.m.

December 7-29, 2010
Gallery hours: Tues - Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Artists' Roundtable Dialogue:
Tuesday, December 7, 4-6 p.m.

LOFT GALLERY
Elise Cheval Works

For information and directions: 415 388-4331
megan@ohanloncenter.org*www.chanloncenter.org

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Thanksgiving

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-----------------Grace


Thanks & blessing be
to the Sun & the Earth
for this bread & this wine,
----this fruit, this meat, this salt,
---------------this food;
thanks be & blessing to them
who prepare it, who serve it;
thanks & blessing to them
who share it
-----(& also the absent & the dead.)
Thanks & blessing to them who bring it
--------(may they not want),
to them who plant & tend it,
harvest & gather it
--------(may they not want);
thanks & blessing to them who work
--------& blessing to them who cannot;
may they not want — for their hunger
------sours the wine
----------& robs the salt of its taste.
Thanks be for the sustenance & strength
for our dance & the work of justice, of peace.



----------------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010



(The Montserrat Review, Issue 6, Spring 2003
[nominated for the Hobblestock Peace Poetry Award];
author’s copyrights.)

-------------Gracias


Gracias y benditos sean
el Sol y la Tierra
por este pan y este vino,
-----esta fruta, esta carne, esta sal,
----------------este alimento;
gracias y bendiciones
a quienes lo preparan, lo sirven;
gracias y bendiciones
a quienes lo comparten
(y también a los ausentes y a los difuntos.)
Gracias y bendiciones a quienes lo traen
--------(que no les falte),
a quienes lo siembran y cultivan,
lo cosechan y lo recogen
-------(que no les falte);
gracias y bendiciones a los que trabajan
-------y bendiciones a los que no puedan;
que no les falte — su hambre
-----hace agrio el vino
-----------y le roba el gusto a la sal.
Gracias por el sustento y la fuerza
para nuestro bailar y nuestra labor
--------por la justicia y la paz.



---------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010



(The Montserrat Review, no. 6, primavera 2003
[nombrado para el Premio de la Poesía por la Paz Hobblestock;
derechos reservados del autor.)

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Full moon: Chiron's Moon

-Chiron instructing Achilles, fresco from Herculaneum ca. 45-79 A.D.

----------Luna de Quirón


Tal vez sea porque es herido
que sea el centauro sabio en sanar.
Sana el toque de su mano
que ha sabido exprimir
de la luz de la luna
sus esencias perfumadas
de cal y jazmín.
En el lustre de sus ancas
la luna se ve reflejar,
espejo fugaz y oscuro
lleno de invierno y de mar.
La saeta que dispara a la luna
es su canto y quejido de amar —
es sabio Quirón en sanar.



----------© Rafael Jesús González 2010

© Joyce Mason 1995-2009

------------Chiron's Moon


Perhaps it is because he Is wounded
that the centaur in healing is wise.
Healing is the touch of his hand
that has known how to squeeze
from the light of the moon
its perfumed essences
of jasmine & lime.
In the luster of his haunches
the moon sees herself reflected,
mirror fleeting & dark
full of winter & sea.
The arrow he shoots at the moon
is his song & his wail of love —
Chiron in healing is wise.



------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010

Harvard Collection of Maps, photograph by Fabián Monojo

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Sagitarius

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------------Sagitario

El arquero apunta a Júpiter,
----planeta de tantas lunas,
cuya luz se refleja en sus ancas,
y en la punta de topacio de su saeta
brota la llama inconstante del anhelo.
------En cadena de estaño
------lleva pectoral de turquesa
------bruñida de ensueños
---------y apunta
-------------------y apunta
---------y anhela herir al cielo.



----------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010



-------------Sagittarius

The archer points at Jupiter,
-----planet of many moons
whose light reflects on his haunches,
& on the topaz point of his arrow
bursts the inconstant flame of his desire.
------On a chain of tin
------he wears a medallion of turquoise
------polished by dreams
---------& he points
----------------------& he points
------& desires to wound the sky.



----------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010
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O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, "Art of the Spirit: Duality" exhibit

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-----------------------For more information
---------------------------------------------------Megan Wilkinson 415.399.4333

"Art of the Spirit: Duality" December 7 - December 29, 2010 First Tuesday Opening Reception, December 7, 6 to 8 p.m.

(Mill Valley, CA - December 7, 2010) On Tuesday, December 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., O'Hanlon Center for the Arts will present an Open House and Reception for its December exhibit "Art of the Spirit: Duality," a group show juried by Rafael Jesús González, poet, artist, elder in the ritual group Xochipilli, and creator of Día de los muertos "ofrenda" displays for the Oakland Museum of California, the Mexican Museum of San Francisco, and the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. The show runs through December 29, 2010.

Submitted works will reflect the theme of seemingly opposing forces as they relate to a spiritual realm. Examples of work on display may include exploration of Darkness/Lightness, Advancing/Retreating, Simplicity/Garishness, Reduction/Addition, Love/Hate, Spiritual/Physical, Male/Female, Yin/Yang, Wildness/Domestication, or Youth/Age. Avant garde and experimental works are always highlighted at O'Hanlon Center.

Preceding the reception on Tuesday, December 7, O'Hanlon Center will host a Roundtable Discussion from 4 to 6 p.m. where artists participating in the show speak a bit about their work and exchange ideas about media and processes. This monthly meeting is free, open to the public, and is facilitated by artist and author and painter Pelier Marion.

The opening show on December 7 is part of the Mill Valley Art Commission's monthly Gallery Walk, First Tuesday. The event is free of charge and open to all ages. Artwork on display is available for purchase.

Also on Exhibit: "Elise Cheval Works"

Elise Cheval is a multi-talented and visionary artist. Her paintings are exuberant in style and her fiber art pieces continually break new ground in their approach and use of unconventional media. A must-see show! The Loft Gallery is adjacent to the O'Hanlon Gallery on the Center grounds.

O'Hanlon Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tues. through Sat., or by appt.
415/388-4331 - 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.ohanloncenter.org

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Georgia O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986)

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-----The Hole In The Bone

------------(for Georgia O'Keefe
------------on her 90th birthday)


Some times we fall into the sky
-----through a hole in the bone
----------or drown in a flower
or fly high on a shingle or shell —
----- sometimes we see
----------& make a life of it
where there are hills
------------------------& sky
-------------------------------& bones
---------& hills
-----------------& sky
------------------------& bones
& it all holds
together with laughter.



------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010


(The Montserrat Review, Issue 3, Spring 2000;
author's copyrights)





-----------El hoyo en el hueso

------------------(para Georgia O'Keefe
-------------en su nonagésimo cumpleaños)


A veces caemos en el cielo
-----por un hoyo en el hueso
----------o nos ahogamos en una flor
o volamos alto en una concha o tajamanil —
-----algunas veces vemos
----------y de él hacemos una vida
donde hay lomas
---------------------y cielo
-----------------------------y huesos
----------y lomas
------------------- y cielos
-----------------------------y huesos
y todo adhiere
con riza.



------------------© Rafael Jesús González 2010



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The Music of the Word — La palabra musical Nov. 28

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“When the power of love overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace." Jimi Hendrix


THE MUSIC OF THE WORD — LA PALABRA MUSICAL

(in English, Spanish, Spanglish y lo que sea)

ALWAYS THE WORD FESTIVAL TO REMEMBER!

hosted by Avotcja




featuring

RAFAEL JESÚS GONZÁLEZ (Poeta Chicano)

&

MARK STATES (poet/slam artist)

& you on the Open Mic


Sunday, November 28th 3:30 - 5:30 PM No Cover

at

THE OTHER CHANGE OF HOBBIT
(A SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY BOOKSTORE)

3264 Adeline St.
wheel chair accessible
(one block north of Alcatraz & two short blocks south of Ashby BART)

Berkeley, California 94703

(510)848-0413


(Donations accepted
& don't forget to bring your Congas, Guiros,Maracas, Panderetas etc.
¡Vengan todos! & tell everyone to tell everyone!
ochobbit@otherchangeofhobbit.com or www.otherchangeofhobbit.com
www.Avotcja.org or LaVerdadMusical@yahoo.com


“When Music appears…oceans disappear”
Jazz Musician: Omar Faqir Amman, Jordan
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