Perhaps she is hoping to forget something or someone from her past. This dream shows that the dreamer has a thought, a memory or a doubt she really wants to deny, reject or repudiate very badly and she may be putting a lot of effort into not thinking about it. Deutchman is now at work on pieces inspired by a visit to Hawaii, and she is planning for a painting workshop in 2003 at La Liga de Arte in San Carlos, Mexico.Dreams of killing a snake means you want to forget A retrospective exhibit of her work was held at the University of Idaho Prichard Gallery in Moscow, Idaho, which included pieces painted while on sabbatical in Denmark and Australia. Sandra Salo Deutchman retired from Washington State University in 1998 following thirty years of teaching fine arts and art education. Sunrise Dreaming, acrylic, 28' x 23' (in the collection of Carl and Lois Melina, Moscow, Idaho.) Night Life comes from the unspoken forces of nature that I continue to try to voice by painting. Goddess Returning to Discover Herself, which appears on the cover of this issue, happened upon returning home with a new sense of self found while away. Two of the works selected for publication trace my journey to Australia in 1989-90, where the impact of the land and Aboriginal spirit motivated Sunrise Dreaming and Snake Lore II. My hope is that my work will do the same for others. I paint to explore these mysteries and their power to enchant my senses. I find the patterns, forms, or figures that the painting suggests are closely linked to my most immediate experiences or come from some underlying prior knowledge.Īs I work, I watch, trying to recognize and develop imagery that reinforces connections and begins to reveal the unspoken forces I sense in nature and within myself. This action allows images to emerge that never appear when working in preconceived ways.

What happens when I paint, and what am I making? I begin by making spontaneous marks with my hands and a variety of other painting tools.

In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:įrontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 23.3 (2002) 113-116

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