John Lewis and Jane Hulstrunk
Jane Hulstrunk
Response
http://getsparked.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/The-End-Of-The-World-beta-4.0.mp3
John Lewis
“The End of the World”
Inspiration Piece
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Bobbi Wolcott and DiAna Hart Smith
“The Welcome/Unwelcome Guest”
Bobbi Wolcott
Response
Wisdom Bearers
By DiAna Hart Smith
Inspiration piece
Here I am in the little living room of our row house resplendent in my full-skirted tea …
DiAna Hart Smith and Bobbi Wolcott
Bobbi Wolcott — Sanctuary
Inspiration
Bricks Outlined in Snow — DiAna Hart Smith
Response
Snow caught in the mortar joints outlining the brick façade. Each brick looked as if …
Lisa Nielsen and Jay Young Gerard
Jay Gerard Young
Response
Everywhere I Walk
acrylic, charcoal and graphite
Lisa Nielsen
Inspiration
The Lonely Road is Everywhere I Walk
Like flavored lip gloss and southern comfort,
you bring back decades that …
Jay Young Gerard and Lisa Nielsen
Jay Young Gerard
Inspiration Piece
Towards the Light
acrylic, oil, pastel and graphite on paper
Lisa Nielsen
Response
Tongues I Speak In
God’s plans don’t fret
We’re all just mangled marionettes
I’d split the …
Dante Jericho and Kathleen Finn Jordan
Unleashed
by Dante Jericho
Response
Behind the Eight Ball
by Kathleen Finn Jordan
It’s time to break
The saw toothed stick that helps you aim is ready
The cue, placed behind …
Terah Van Dusen and Susan B.
Susan B.
Inspiration Piece
Altars Inside of Me
by Terah Van Dusen
Response Piece
There is an altar inside of my heart. It is as large as the Pacific ocean, …
Tora Estep and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Tora Estep, oil on canvas, “Trees sketch”
Response
Inspiration
I LOVE YOU LIKE SKY
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
I love you like Sun pulling warmth from his pockets.
I love you like Moon …
Amy Souza and Tisha Carter
Tisha Carter
Inspiration piece
Delicate Strength
By Amy Souza
Response
Turned
you grow bolder
lose your ghostly wisp
Your lavender mass
braces for impact
How could I not see
that what surrounds
you makes
all the difference?
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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
and Tora Estep
Tora Estep
“The Magpies”
Inspiration piece
Mate for Life
By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Response
A kind old woman died one day.
Her husband died days after.
He was sad without her singing.
He was …
Michelle Greco and
Robert Haydon Jones
Michelle Greco
Not All Wounds Are Physical
Pastel and Paint Pen on Paper
Response
Robert Haydon Jones
Blast
Inspiration Piece
Connor Ryan’s life was changed forever by two very nasty surprises that …
KJ Hannah Greenberg
and Lisa Kilhefner
Lisa Kilhefner
Inspiration piece
Marked Distress and Impairment
By KJ Hannah Greenberg
Response
Lice, Tineola bisselliella, clothing moths, Expoterygota, cockroaches,
All scheme at corners and strange angles, frightening small children,
Terrifying their …
Lisa Kilhefner and
KJ Hannah Greenberg
Lisa Kilhefner
Response
On the Road to Tsfat
By KJ Hannah Greenberg
Inspiration piece
On the road to Tsfat,
Toward grandchildren,
Maybe employment,
Some windy uncertainties,
Along with ethnic cows,
Random raptors, other thieves,
Pulled cars …
Kathleen Finn Jordan
and Dante Jericho
Dante Jericho
“Let Sleeping Lions Lie”
Collage
Inspiration piece
Let Sleeping Lions Lie
By Kathleen Finn Jordan
Response
Handprints in the sunset glow of gloved sand washed caverns
The light plays worldwide while …
Kamika Cooper and Lauren Rutten
Lauren Rutten
“Of the Body/Not the Body” series – 001
Photography
Inspiration piece
Self-Healing
By Kamika Cooper
Response
Here in silent warmth
I try to understand where I begin and where I end
Trying …
Charles Waters and Diane Mayr
Diane Mayr
“Nightwatch”
Inspiration piece
First Flight
By Charles Waters
Response
Nature’s nighttime orb
Shines a smile on kids gazing
From airplane window.
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Diane Mayr and Charles Waters
Snow Event
Diane Mayr
Response
Visitor
Charles Waters
Inspiration piece
VISITOR
Crystals of lace float
Against my windowsill to
Keep me company.
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Quentin Paquette and Steve Smith
Carefully Avoiding, by Steve Smith
Response Piece
Sandrift Pearl, by Quentin Paquette
Inspiration Piece
Sandrift Pearl
It must have been the most popular color for the Toyota Tercel; I probably …
Steve Smith and Quentin Paquette
Cellular, by Steve Smith
Inspiration Piece
Cellular, by Quentin Paquette
Response Piece
I remember clearly stepping out and seeing the two of them crossing the street and heading in. …
Tisha Carter and Amy Souza
Tisha Carter
“Recognition”
Response
Full Stop
By Amy Souza
Inspiration piece
Everyone loves the ellipse. They hail the fucking em dash. Like nobody can live without him. Last year they made …
Susan B. and Terah Van Dusen
Susan B.
Response Piece
Home
Terah Van Dusen
Inspiration Piece
The Father-Daughter Kitchen
It was a small father-daughter kitchen; with one …
Karin Edgett and Michelle Greco
Karin Edgett, mixed media on paper
response
Lady Red
By Michelle Greco
Inspiration piece
Let me live in you, embody
your spirit, loud and unflinching.
Let me wear you on my wedding
day, …
Lauren Rutten and Kamika Cooper
Lauren Rutten
Radiant Morning Sisters
Response
Sister Morning
By Kamika Cooper
Inspiration
I woke up with you on my mind this morning, Sister Morning
and as the sun kissed …
KJ Hannah Greenberg
and Rusty Lynn
Rusty Linn
“Shaman”
Inspiration piece
Media Shamans
By KJ Hannah Greenberg
Response
Ancient traditions, i.e. timeworn “healing” charms,
Like sidecars on motorcycles, don’t truly pilot.
Damaging, controlling totems, though, remain
Sufficiently formidable to ruin directors’ …
Marilyn Ackerman and Amy Blaxland
Marilyn Ackerman
Response
for snowbird
By Amy Blaxland
Inspiration piece
windy cloak sat down at the table
lay down at her deathbed
even on her deathbed
billowed black hooded breath
why nothing comes easy
her …