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| Name | Laura Vahlberg |
| Phone | 5405881224 |
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| Name of Work (TBD or Untitled are okay) | Laura Vahlberg |
| Please upload a JPG of your work in progress |  |
| Please upload a JPG or PNG of a picture of you that we can use in the show. We prefer a headshot or something that clearly shows your face. Please make sure it’s high enough resolution for print. |  |
| May we potentially use your work in progress image as part of promotional activities? | Yes, please do. |
| Describe the work including planned media, size and presentation format. (All art forms are accepted for this call, but there must be a physical representation of the work ready for display. Most often this is a framed and ready-to-hang two dimensional image.) | I have a completed painting titled “August Mountains” that measures 11.25″ x 15″. It is painted on primed canvas mounted on a custom wood panel. There is a wire attached on the back so it is ready to hang. |
| Describe your contemplative practice in relation to the work so far. | I have several spots in Roanoke where I like to set up to paint. I go to one of these spots by car and set up my french easel and outdoor studio gear. Sometimes I listen to something on my headphones and sometimes I just listen to the sounds of the landscape. I start to draw basic shapes with paint on a prepared surface until a design emerges that surprises and energizes me. |
| Describe your engagement with nature in relation to this work so far. | When I’m painting I like to imagine that what I’m seeing are masses of shapes and lines. The items in the visual world lose their names. When I get in this mindset I feel like I can be more receptive to whatever the motif has to say. Lately, it feels like nature is speaking more concisely– in very simple designs that also feel symbolic. |
| Describe your engagement with the text in relation to this work so far. | I read the text about two years ago and so it’s the memory of it that stays with me. What I mostly remember is Dillard’s admiration and curiousity while being in nature. She had an ego-lessness to her in this pursuit that felt just wonderful to participate in as a reader. That wide-eyed approach is what I keep in mind while I’m painting. |
| What questions, or primary question, have arisen for you in pursuing the work so far? | What is too much? What is enough? What feels like the right dose of dissonance? How does one refine a feeling? |
| What have you learned in the process so far? | I’m learning more and more about trusting my own eye. Second guessing is useful and not useful and a sense of play is also good. |
| If applicable, please describe any challenges that will prevent you from participating in the effort or completing the project on time. | I have a completed work ready for the show. |
| REQUIRED: Please add a PDF of your vendor’s invoice here. The payer is “City of Roanoke, Attention Douglas Jackson.” This invoice is required and may be generated from your accounting system or manually created. The invoice must be numbered and all information must match what you have entered in Oracle. | pilgrims-invoice-9.10.25.pdf |
| Invoice Number | 09102025 |
| My typed name stands for my signature. I have identified all technology used in the creation of this work in the description of my process above. | Laura Vahlberg |
| Staff use only | DO NOT PAY |
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