Woodlands Garden will mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act on Sunday, September 21st from 2-5 pm, hosting a musical and artistic celebration of this landmark legislation. Woodlands is one of only five Atlanta venues hosting the Wilderness Act Performance Series. The preservation of special areas to be left unchanged by human interference “recognizes a fundamental part of our society’s search for natural beauty, personal growth, national pride, and spiritual truth.” It is an honor for Woodlands Garden to help commemorate this visionary act that forever safeguards America’s natural wonders.
In this newsletter we introduce Edie Morton. Ruby and I are amazed by the artwork she has created. We’ve also read a draft of Stephen Wing’s poem for and about Woodlands, and we’re in awe. Please be here in September for their premieres as well as two original musical compositions.
“My creative process is influenced by Asian and Native American cultures, with a reverence for the natural world. The patterns and shapes of wings, leaves, bark, seed pods and nests have become personal symbols in my work. These textural, weathered, sacred objects inspire my palettes, mark-making and abstract forms. Mediums are chosen for their properties of light and translucency which create optical depth. I am drawn to encaustic as a medium for its sensual, translucent and meditative qualities.”
“Edie Morton channels the energy and intricacies of nature into each of her encaustic paintings. Using beeswax, resin and pigments on trim box-like wooden supports, Edie creates windows to private places.
“Her paintings, built from many layers of beeswax, are nearly impossible to keep from touching. Their smooth and luminous surfaces beckon the viewer to enter. Edie’s most recent works complete an ancient circle; previously the main ingredient in candles, beeswax now becomes a conduit for her glowing imagery. … LED bulbs under her encaustics emit a warm and welcoming light that gives another dimension to her work.”
– Laura Goodman, Art Conservator