Broken Wings engages the viewer through art and invites growth. It’s a twofold process. First, just like a butterfly changes within the cocoon, individuals are invited into a transformative experience. A personal opportunity for growth. As visitors interact, the work begins the process of changing, transforming, and emerging. Secondly, the work connects the artist and…
As I work in schools across the country, I had a special opportunity to make monarch butterflies with preschool children and talk about the butterfly’s unique characteristics and what it needs to survive. The paint-stained fingers led the children into experiencing the joy of discovery. Even though everyone had the same two colors of orange…
Each year ArtPrize visitors thank me for providing the opportunity for them to be a part of my work. The interactive nature of my work invites collaboration. Each unique installation offers an immersive art experience. Year after year, ArtPrize visitors say that they seek out my work. Their enthusiasm to be involved in the creative…
While on a cross-country flight, I took along some children’s butterfly books to prepare for my next exhibit, Broken Wings. As the flight was landing, a fellow passenger tapped my arm and asked, “Are you a teacher?” She had been watching me underlining important phrases in my children’s books that were sprawled across my tiny…
Yesterday, WCSG aired Jeremy and Amanda’s radio interview with Pamela discussing her Broken Wings installation at ArtPrize Ten. Listen to the interview on SoundCloud… Broken Wings Grand Rapids Public Museum 272 Pearl Street NW (west of the river) September 19 to October 7, 2018 Vote #66688 In light of the recent tragic school shootings across…
Over the last decade, I have learned through my interactive art exhibits, as thousands of ArtPrize visitors have responded, that art facilitates healing. Interactive art also serves as a catalyst for individuals to express their stories. Both adults and children alike are very eager to share. Over the last decade, with each sacred story, the…