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February / March 1987 TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES The Poetry of Sleeves by Rebecca Lanxner Nebesar A Flourishing Art: China by Gail Rossi A...at Old Patterns: available for $3

Some Winter Sewing

Oh Hi! 

Illustration from
The  Moon in the Morning: A Fairytale with a New Twist

Working on the bagged mitered corner

Singer High Speed Industrial
great for whipping out heavy velvet drapes

New Review of The Moon in the Morning

“It is so easy to get lost in a book”, the heroine of The Moon in The Morning says at some point. Rebecca Nebesar’s fairytale with a new twist is just that kind of book; it draws the reader into its graciously woven episodes. And what is being woven? 

Through the eyes of Jean, the 13 year old heroine surrounded by the memory of her beloved grandmother and in search of her mature self, we enter a magical world, where the real and the imaginary are not antonyms anymore. 

But this is not just any fairytale; it is not a world of naïve fantasy. The skill of Rebecca Nebesar is that she manages to draw the reader unbeknownst into a very sophisticated kind of world.  One in which Greek goddesses coexist with magical Dust Bunnies, in which language itself acquires magical plasticity, a world of poetry and inspiring books, but also the contemporary world of a teenager in the ‘google-age’.    

The reader of any age will be thrilled to discover how all the events and images connect into a gracious pattern of which so many moments in the story are symbolic – from the spider-web of Grandmother Spider to Jean sewing a blanket out of her old jeans!             

The five books that compose the story – the books of Magic, Learning, Memory, Beauty and Truth– build up a spiritual ladder on which Jean has to ascend. Each of the books also opens a new gate into a luxuriant imaginary world which the author completes with her own vivid illustrations." 

Memorial

Sculpture by
Martin Hudacek
born 1984
from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

Sanctuary Gallery Opening

The Moon in the Morning

Paintings and Illustrations 

By Rebecca Nebesar

on display

Now through January 27th 2013

Sundays 11:15 to 12:15

and 

by appointment

Contact Rebecca

rnebesar@gmail.com

Sanctuary Gallery
Canaan NY

Fiber Creations

Handmade Holiday Sale

I have some Becky Beads jewelry 

and some angelic ornaments 

at the Spencertown Academy

Handmade Holiday

Pop-up Shop

Little Boy Angel
by yours truly
for sale at Spencertown Academy
Pop Up Holiday Shop

Necklace
on tall black stand

The Moon in the Morning Art Exhibit

Link to the Novel The Moon in the Morning in Amazon:   http://amzn.com/B00ADNPQR6

 The Moon in Morning: Paintings by Rebecca Nebesar 

opens at the Sanctuary Art Gallery

Reception for the artist Saturday 

December 1, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Free and open to the public

            The Sanctuary Art Gallery at the Canaan Congregational Church welcomes the public to its opening and reception for the artist, Rebecca Nebesar, on Saturday, December 1 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and light refreshments will served.

            Rebecca Nebesar has spent her life bringing inspiration to fruition in many ways. In addition to drawing and painting, she designs jewelry, spins, weaves, knits, and sews fine clothing and costumes. Nebesar has made costumes for various theater and dance productions, including for the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and for the Boston Ballet. For several years she taught art. She has written articles on pattern-making and clothing design published in Threads Magazine.

            For the past two seasons Nebesar has worked as an interpreter at Hancock Shaker Village dressed as a Shaker and taking particular delight in sharing the rich repertoire of Shaker song and sacred dance with national and worldwide visitors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in design from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology and a master’s degree in education in integrating art in the curriculum from Leslie University. Married for 31 years and mother of four grown children, she now has time to live her “art dream.”

            Nebesar says, “creativity for me takes many forms, which include raising a family, gardening with my husband, making music in the community, and serving as a creative medium to help others.” Her current exhibit, The Moon in the Morning, is a selection of 20 of the 27 original paintings, which are the illustrations for her new juvenile fiction book, The Moon in the Morning: A Fairytale with a New Twist. The book is being published through Kindle Direct Publishing and will be available for download in December 2012.

            The oil and acrylic paintings with vivid colors and textural elements, inspired by iconic art, stained glass, and mosaic pictorial storytelling, illuminate the book’s story. Set in the present, this magical realism novel is a coming-of-age tale in the digital age. The heroine is a 12-year-old girl learning to cope after her grandmother dies by using the power of creativity in words, stories, music, and art. An ever-increasing menagerie of new friends, representing archetypes, ancient mortals, goddesses, and folk and biblical heroines help her come to terms with the inevitability of death, to understand the meaning of life, and to develop her own strength as a young woman.

            These 20 vibrant and mystical paintings will be in residence at the Sanctuary Art Gallery from December 1 through January 27. In addition, Nebesar will display her fine beading work in jewelry that will be available for sale.

            The Gallery is open every Sunday 11:15 to 12:15 and by appointment.

The mission of the Sanctuary Art Gallery at the Canaan Congregational Church is to showcase the work of local artists and foster positive relationships in the community. The Canaan Congregational Church is known as “the little red church,” located at the corner of State Route 295 and County Route 5 at the blinking light in Canaan, New York. Sunday services are offered every Sunday at 10 a.m., and all are welcome. For more information about the Sanctuary Art Gallery or the church, call 518-781-4775 or email canaancc@fairpoint.net.