{"id":831,"date":"2016-11-14T16:54:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T22:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateoftheozarks.net\/showcase\/?p=831"},"modified":"2019-02-16T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T20:33:20","slug":"through-the-eyes-of-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateoftheozarks.net\/showcase\/2016\/11\/14\/through-the-eyes-of-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Eyes of a Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Through The Eyes
\nOf A Child<\/h1>\n

by Lisa Ray<\/p>\n

Through the eyes of a deaf girl
\nThough she sees everything,
\nShe can’t hear a word
\nOr a voice that can sing<\/p>\n

Through the eyes of a blind child
\nAlthough they can’t see
\nBut sometimes they can see better
\nThan you and me<\/p>\n

Through the eyes of a child
\nSo much pain he endures;
\nCancer growing in his body
\nHe prays for a cure<\/p>\n

\u00a0Through the eyes of a child
\nHomeless and afraid,
\nWonders if he’ll get to eat
\nFor another day<\/p>\n

Through the eyes of YOUR child \u2014
\nWhat do THEY see?
\nDo they see love or hate?
\nWhat will it be?<\/p>\n

From birth and on
\nQuestions arise;
\nJust what is seen
\nThrough the eyes of a child?<\/p>\n

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“I believe the reason <\/em>Through the Eyes of a Child came to me was the looks on children\u2019s faces through different crises in their lives. Even in adulthood, sometimes the inner child faces something that cannot be forgotten. That incident often plays a pivotal role in their lives.”
\n<\/em>\u2014 Lisa Ray<\/p>\n

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Above, quilted project\u00a0Through the Eyes of a Child<\/em> by Barb Pozek. The art won first place in the stand-alone art category.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lisa Ray, fiddler, singer, songwriter and poet, accepts first place for best stand-alone written piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Barb Pozek, center, shares her work. At left, Dale Grubaugh. At right, Joshua Heston.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Barb Pozek<\/h1>\n

I was intrigued about the project Josh had pairing an artist and a writer for a collaboration previously and how so many artists enjoyed the process. When the opportunity came for me to participate in his second event, I signed up. When I received the writing piece, I had two weeks to complete my art piece.<\/p>\n

First, I read Lisa Ray’s piece several times. I considered several different images, perhaps more complex compositions but, slowly, I began to narrow my vision down to the essentials of one child could be every child spoken about in her piece and the importance of eyes in her writing.<\/p>\n

My medium is fabric \u2014 specifically, quilting \u2014 and that tends to take some time to produce. Making a very small piece (in terms of quilting) while still expressing the thoughts was challenging but, in the end, very rewarding. Creating a more graphic image of a face was a technique I had done in the past but had moved away from. I knew it would be the best technique to express the emotions I wanted to show.\u00a0 Framing made it easier to display and also dictated the size of the piece.<\/p>\n

As with many artists living in the Ozarks, I work full-time \u00a0and I had to really budget my time to make this piece for the deadline. Most of my free time was spent working on this piece. I was relieved and exhilarated when I finished it in time.<\/p>\n

My experience with this project was overwhelmingly positive. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Lisa Ray that evening, who seemed to be very pleased with my visual interpretation of her writing. The shorter deadline made me intensify my thinking process and jump to construction much sooner than I typically do, missing most of the second guessing I might have done otherwise.<\/p>\n

Meeting so many writers and visual artists that evening of all different ages was so inspiring to me. I came away from that evening with great excitement for the state of arts in the Ozarks.<\/p>\n

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An engaged crowd, including Bo and Tami Bandy, enjoy the evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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