
I’m excited to share the results of the People’s Choice Award from my most recent Art Reception Open House! Out of the 36 pieces displayed, 24 received votes, reflecting the broad appeal of both the style and the themes explored. Here are the top results:
First Place: Pierced
Second Place: Jars of Clay
Third Place: Mind Shift, Seashell Beach and First Fruits (3 Way Tie)
The outside doesn’t always show what is inside, hidden and protected. The inside layer of this piece has a total gold background that was bright and brilliant. It was too much. It needed to be tempered and tamed to be accepted. The brilliance is contained and controlled now. Is it protected safely never to be lost or is it hidden now, never to be seen or experienced? Still, it is there. There is gold inside, I promise this is true.
A pour paint background enhanced with a drawn layer created using a neurographic art process. The color representing the emotions of the heart and the lines representing the thoughts of the mind. I believe it is when the mind and the heart come together in agreement to share space, a beautiful peaceful contentment can be the result.
Dimensions: canvas 18 in x 24 in, comes unframed.
Material: acrylic pour paint on canvas with a neurographic drawing overlay using acrylic paint markers.
June 2024
Therese Kettman
Studio Owner
In 2021, I answered a long-silent call within me—the desire to create. It began with colors: letting them clash, collide, move, and flow side by side. The more I immersed myself in the process, the more I became lost in a world of boundless exploration. I discovered that I had been holding back, denying the inner tug to take a chance, to embrace freedom, to get gloriously messy. I realized something beautiful: I don’t need to know what the end will look like, because the real magic happens in the adventure of the 'in between.'
This journey has been all about taking a plunge—a leap into the unknown, into a new world of exploration:
A plunge into discovering my artist voice.
A plunge into building new connections and finding my creative community.
A plunge into recognizing my worth in simply being—giving and receiving.
A plunge into vulnerability, visibility, and courage to take risks.
A plunge into unfamiliar territory, like stepping into a foreign land where I don’t know the language or the cultural rules.
And so, here I go, stepping boldly into this adventure of creativity and transformation.
— Therese