WITHIN•WITHOUT • Paper Maché • 10"h x 13"diameter
©2005 ROSE CLANCY

I am often surprised by thoughts that surface while creating art.
In this case a refrain from a song repeated itself over and over
again in the background of my mind — it was small and quiet —
“this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine...”
This piece is about the message of those words. It’s about
reaching the point where one becomes comfortable with the
releasing of their inner self (WITHIN) to be a part of the universe
for the benefit of others (WITHOUT).

WHAT WE ARE IS A GIFT TO OTHERS, WHEN WE CHOOSE TO GIVE

INNER SUNRISE • Paper Maché • 10.5"h x 13"w x 10"d
©2005 ROSE CLANCY

The winds of acceptance have swept the clouds away.

CONSONANCE • Paper Maché • 9"h x 9"diameter
©2006 ROSE CLANCY

In the final stages of completion of this piece, I reflected
upon what it was actually saying to myself and to others.
What I saw as an expression of the process of blossoming,
my son saw as the process of collapse.
Upon further reflection — I realized it is both.
This piece is about the struggle and will to bloom through
periods of difficulty. Struggle and will exist in repetitive
harmony.

OBSTACLES GIVE DIRECTION TO THE JOURNEY