Liz Learmont, LifeMasking Sculptress, presents “Be Inspired!”, a 30 year retrospective and museum type exhibition

[Timothy]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     April 18, 2014

WHAT:                           “Be Inspired!” A Museum Exhibition                         

WHEN:                             Friday, May 2 – Monday, May 12, 2014   from 10:00 am-6:00 p.m.

WHERE:                          Sedona Arts Center, Special Exhibition Gallery, 15 Art Barn Rd.,  Sedona, Arizona 86336   

RECEPTIONS:                   First Friday Opening - May 2, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

                                       Artist Talk and Reception - Saturday, May 10, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

COST:                             Free and Open to the Public

CONTACT:                      Liz Learmont

PHONE:                          928-284-0738

EMAIL:                           lizl...@gmail.com

WEBSITE:                        www.maskmaker.net

 

Take a moment to “Be Inspired!”

Sedona, AZ – Sedona resident artist Liz Learmont, LifeMasking Sculptress, will present a museum type exhibition “Be Inspired!” Friday, May 2 – Monday, May 12, 2014 from 10:00 am-6:00 p.m. at the Sedona Arts Center, Special Exhibition Gallery, 15 Art Barn Rd., Sedona, Arizona.  “Be Inspired!” will take the visitor on a creative journey, exhibiting over 40 pieces created over 30 years with the first piece ‘first mask’, which was created in 1985, to the most recently completed ‘Mystic Transmission’ .  Liz’s intention is to inspire others on whatever their creative journeys may be.   

 

LifeMasking in ancient times was a source of spiritual power.  Today, it is an art form with the foundation of the sculpture created on a life model.  The LifeMasking Sculptress attempts to give form and substance to the limitless depth of the living spirit, allowing the divine self to be experienced in a new and powerful way.  The mask is a physical representation of a place of “inner peace.” The quiet of the mask reflects the peaceful calm of one’s inner core, expressing a sacred moment.

 

Sculptress Learmont says the exhibition is a “30 year evolution of this art form that I’ve pioneered” and it is her hope “that the exhibition will inspire peace and creativity in your heart.”

 

The exhibition of her inspirational works of art will also include the installation/collection “Come Join the Circle”, a series of 13 ‘full-sized body-mask sculpted beings’ Ms. Learmont began creating in 2001.  The Circle was born from her yearning to express and honor the ‘here and now’ of life and the richness we can find through our inner silence.  The group of sculptures is gathered together in meditation to create an intentional space for compassion and love.  The visitor is invited to sit with this group taking a moment of peace and stillness. Visitors will have the opportunity to suggest a new title for this installation.

 

The vision for this installation began on the day 9/11 happened, the vulnerability of the world and of every person on this planet was made so clear to Ms. Learmont, that an inner voice whispered to her…”come join the circle.”  The whisper persisted, compelling her vision to develop over the next several years. Time was needed to assimilate the barrage of images, inner perceptions, and emotions brought on by the Twin Towers tragedy.

“Seeing the delicacy of human life, combined with the fierceness of the human spirit, touched something deep inside me.  Artistically, I felt driven to express living energy through my art.  I was ready to explore those four whispered words, ‘come join the circle’.  To sit amongst these sculpted beings while intentionally inviting stillness and peace into your soul’s reality is to experience the magic of Come Join the Circle.”  Liz Learmont 

Besides being open to visitors, “Be Inspired!” would like to invite students, senior citizen groups, and others to the exhibit.  Liz will take them thru the creative evolution of the masks and sculptures and give them the opportunity to experience the process, the art form with a Q & A.

Artist Statement-

“The Mask...in ancient Egypt and Greece, a source of spiritual power. Today, an art form... a living   being captured for a timeless moment

My Task...to give form and substance to the limitless depth of the human spirit

My Gift...to allow the self to be seen and experienced in a new and powerful way

My Mission...to cultivate mystical creativity, encouraging spiritual evolution”

 

Submitted by Timothy Hess, High Gloss Productions-New York

Attached Photos/Credit

Mystic Transmission 2013 by Tom Alexander Photography

Coyote Teller 1998 by Peter Bloomer

Liz Learmont by Ted Grussing

Pieces available for purchase.

Additional images and interviews available upon request.

 

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Timothy Hess

Executive Director
highgl...@aol.com