Artist’s statement: Everyone has that moment where a single song or smell can draw them into a memory. This pastel drawing is my memory of a smell made real. This image, titled Lavender Scent, was inspired by a moment of contentment brought on by a magazine and the scent of perfume in my art class. While […]
Artist’s statement: In ‘Restoration’, I got a shot of graffiti in downtown Plymouth,MA. The inspiration behind this piece came from the negativity caused by vulgar, nonsensical graffiti I had been seeing all around town that day, and the hope and positivity that came from this image that I found. The white lettering against the dark, harsh, […]
Artist’s statement: In ‘Keep Searching’, I captured one of my friends observing snails and other oceanic discoveries among rocks. While out with a few friends in New England, we decided to stop by the Cape Cod canal (MA) and walk along the water’s edge. My friend was determined to search for snails and crabs, even […]
Alexis Petri is a reader of poetry and literary magazines and has a master’s degree in English. She is also an enthusiastic amateur photographer. For her, poetry and photography go together. She went to work as a researcher, hoping to learn more about life, love, resilience. For the past twenty years, she has worked with […]
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