This page explores more bodies. Bodies of work, bodies that play, plant bodies, curricular bodies, artful bodies. bodies bodies bodies.
Some images can be clicked on to explore further the works that they come from.
2022. Still Life. STILL life.
Still LIFE.
This is a color photo of paper cranes, floating in the sky. Click on the image to read and listen to a poem written by Mars Hetherson titled: “A Commentary on Paper Cranes”
This is a photo of a tiny dayflower in a garden. It is a bright blue flower with a spindly green stem. The middle of the flower is bright yellow. Click on the photo for a mini lesson about the Dayflower.
This is a screenshot of a campaign button that we designed for Jeremy Dubs, the future City Councilor for Ward 4 of Northampton, MA. He will be the first openly disabled City Councilor in the history of Northampton. Click the button to learn more about him and his campaign.
This is a photo of a blue female figure, painted in blue watercolor.
This is a photo of recycled paper drying on a on a piece of string over a large monstera plant.
This is a photo of a journal that Maria made with recycled paper and lavender. It sits on a wooden table that her partner Calvin made.
This is a photo of the back of Maria’s journal. It shows a piece of the textured paper with lavender, and flowers on the back cover.
This is a photo of a tiny hepatica flower blooming in a garden covered in dead leaves.
This is a color photo of paper cranes, floating in the sky. There are also interesting shadows made by hanging plants. Click on the image to read and listen to a poem written by Mars Hetherson titled: “A Commentary on Paper Cranes”
This is a photo of an artist book that Maria made, containing written and visual stories inside. It is a vintage hat box painted deep violet, decoupaged with pressed flowers from gardens of summer 2023. In the middle is a silhouette of a woman from a newspaper from the early 1900s featured in an advertisement for 5 dollar perms.
This is a photo of an empty subway bench in the middle of the day passing through the 125 st. stop. Click the image to watch Maria’s ride.
This is a photo of a piece of paper with a handwritten plan for a garden. It is titled “Maria’s NYC Garden”
This is a photo of a drawing of Fred. Fred is a friend to all, imagined and drawn by Alana Guarino. Click on the image to explore more of Alana’s artwork.
This is a line drawing by Iona Murphy of a torso in blue pen with ribs and breasts drawn in pencil with the words: “IT’S OKAY TO FEEL THIS WAY NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BODY LOOKS LIKE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO FORGET. AND THAT’S FINE IT’S A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE. DON’T WALK ON EGG SHELLS AROUND ME. I AM NOT ASHAMED. IT HAPPENED. and YOU SHOULDN’T BE EITHER.” outside of the torso are more words written atop pastel colors pink, purple, green, and yellow. Click the image to explore ElseSpaces.
This is a screenshot from a video of a paper woman going to bed. It shows a woman lying on a big pink pillow made of acrylic paint and a cool square bed made of watercolor blue. Click on the image to watch her go to bed.
This is a video of Iona Murphy describing her ElseSpace.
This is a photo of a ghostly figure, taken by Maria. It was created in Gestures Learning Workshop by Chris Moffet & Lucius Von Joo, 2022
This is a screenshot from part of a poem written by Maria that wonders about observations, hierarchy, and bodies. The slash (//) signifies physical and emotional pain . Click the image to read the entire poem.
Body Tricks 