14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS: SHOUT OUT AND EMERGE:
Linda Mary Montano
AN INVITATION FOR YOUR PERSONAL AND UNIQUE JOURNEY THROUGH ONE OF THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS. OPENING AT EMERGE GALLERY 3 PM OCTOBER 14, SATURDAY.
CONSIDERATIONS
Your art does not need to be confined behind glass. If it reaches over the boundaries of the frame it can extend 7 inches. Please indicate the number of the Station you are referencing on the back. Frames can be picked up at Linda’s home. Please contact her directly to arrange for a pickup (lindamontano@hotmail.com / 845-399-2502). The participation fee for the show is $20 and payable when frame is picked up.
STATEMENT
Having grown up Roman Catholic in Saugerties, 81 years ago, attending St Mary's grammar school for 8 years, joining , a convent for 2 years to attempt to become a Maryknoll Sister, attending a Catholic college for 4 years and receiving my MA from a Catholic University in Italy, it is not surprising that many times my art reflects my spiritual training and hunger!!! That is, I am steeped in Roman Catholic theologies which sustain my need for Cosmic Order! And now, post Covid, pre Armagedón, current climate failures and unspeakable world issues invite me to fall back into a need for "Order" on a daily basis!!!
The 14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS were and are still a structure and way for me to travel through my questions about death, grief, connection and compassion. Post Pandemic, these themes still visit me and I've proposed to Suzanne, Robert and Christa that the Emerge Gallery become a "healing chapel" via YOUR PERSONAL reinterpretations of the 14 Stations. Each of the frames with your art, will be placed on both side walls, 7 on one side, 7 on the other. I will provide a Crucifix for the far wall. Of course, the "prompts" that I have included here are merely "thematic suggestions" that I am proposing and I know that your practice will invite your unique response.
CONSIDERATIONS:
* To show your art, you will be receiving a recycled empty museum quality frame: 11 ½ inches wide, 15 ¼ inches high, 1 inch deep in July.
*In this email, I am listing the 14 Stations and "prompts" that you might find interesting to consider for your "station".
*Participation fee is $20.
*We will have a Zoom group meeting on July 30, from 2-4 (details to follow), to discuss details, and of course you can be in touch with me to discuss any of your concerns anytime. lindamontano@hotmail.com 845-399-2502
THE 14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND SUGGESTED PROMPTS:
1ST STATION: JESUS IS CONDEMMED TO DEATH
PROMPTS: bullying, incorrect diagnoses, early trauma, etc
2ND STATION: JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS
PROMPTS: overwork, pay discrepancies, irreconcilable differences etc
3RD STATION: JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME
PROMPTS: Divide your life into 3 timeframes. For this first-time frame, is there an event that created a fall? a disaster? a memorable issue? etc
4TH STATION: JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER
PROMPT: mother, anima, feminism, gender etc
5TH STATION: SIMEON OF CYRENE HELPS JESUS CARRY HIS CROSS
PROMPT: physical, emotional, psychological, financial assistance. birth&death doulas etc
6TH STATION: VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
PROMPT: medical, professional, emotional positive connection.. the aging body etc
7TH STATION: JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME
PROMPTS: second 1/3rd of life. events, memories etc
8TH STATION: JESUS MEETS THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEUM
PROMPTS: birth doula, death doula, feminism, body etc
9TH STATION: JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME
PROMPTS: in this 1/3rd of life, a memorable event etc
10TH STATION: JESUS IS TRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS
PROMPTS: body dysmorphia, anorexia, food issues, influencers, positive self-care etc
11TH STATION: JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
PROMPTS: negative self talk, unacceptable job&working conditions, gossip, rumors etc
12TH STATION: JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS
PROMPTS: repressed grief, recent death of friend, body lodged trauma, losing hair etc
13TH STATION: JESUS BODY TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
PROMPTS: nurturing friendships, therapy, swimming etc
14th STATION: JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB
PROMPTS: gardening as a positive response to Now, new burial possibilities.etc
