Linda Branch Dunn Studio 512

Contact the artist 
http://www.lindabranchdunn.com 
​lbranchd@netscape.net

Abandoned cloth and paper store our history.  They emit energy in decay. My work translates these signals into color and image.
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My family’s photo albums reach back 100 years. People who smile in them are gone. Their present is my past. Daughter, then mother; young, then old. Time changes us, and still we are ourselves: lost, found, and yet-to-be.

The elderly I work with, in long-term care and Alzheimer’s residences, delight in our time to create together. Repeatedly they teach me: Life is brief. Connection matters. The present stands in the light of the past, even when we have forgotten its name.

The daughter of a musician and an engineer, I studied poetry and textile design. Now I paint and collage. Paper, fabric, glue, and stitch: whatever works, I’ll use.

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