2026

Exhibitions

Seduced, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico


Seduced by pastel,

fragile and pure,

I rub, and my fingers tingle.

How can I pin down

cosmic dust with sacred thread?

Dualities float, anchored by delight:

Is it ritual

or distraction?

Does it hold hope

or tempt insanity?

Anticipation is ripe

but noise fills the air.

Sumptuous particles

devour rawness.

The hand knows how to thread the heart.

Pastels in Polly Barton's studio.
Pen sketch on paper for stitching on pastel.

Sketch for Lodestone’s stitching.