
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)
In the Forces Series
Here are two strong forces or emotions meeting. I often feel it happening inside of me. As I pour the colors on the canvas I watch with great anticipation as to what will happen. Sometimes these forces are clashing, crashing or colliding, possibly even destroying each other. Other times there can be a stand-off. The forces interact more like a dance influencing each, step by step staying close but holding their own space refusing to lose themselves and blend into each other. Other times the exchange is a surrender, a choice to be affected, changed in both shape and color.
I am learning to watch and honor these energy exchanges as a necessary practice or dance required for me to grow and mature.
Dimension: 12 in x 24 in
Paint Pour on canvas
April, 2021
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