Heaven and Earth 1: 2009 Heaven and Earth 2: 2010 Heaven and Earth 3: 2011 Heaven and Earth 4: 2012 Heaven and Earth 5: 2013 Heaven and Earth 6: 2014 Google+ Facebook Pinterest Printable Maps (pdf format): Coming Soon Sponsored by: Center on Contemporary Art Carkeek Park Advisory Council Seattle Parks and Recreation Associated Recreational Council Supported by: Seattle Office of Arts & Culture 4CULTURE United Reprographics contact Thendara Kida-Gee to help support this year's show and artists.		Fred Lisaius Newcastle, WA http://www.fredlisaius.com/ Slow Dance Branches extending from the trunk of a tree arc, twist and bend in a quest for light. It is a beautiful slow dance that echoes the challenges in our own lives and can be made more apparent through sculpture. I propose a sculpture made from tree branches that hangs from a large tree branch. It will be fitted with a swivel that will allow it to gently rotate in the breeze. It will feel like a dance. The deeper Fred goes into the forest the closer he feels to the truth. Off of the trail, there is a quiet calm where ideas can be contemplated and refined. In his paintings, Fred utilizes the forum of nature to explore our relationship to the natural world and to each other. When it's foggy outside, Fred sees everything more clearly. Shapes are simplified, colors subdued and a veil of mystery is cast. He likes to incorporate transitions in his paintings- spaces such as change of season, day into night and awake to sleep are realms where the imagination and reality coexist. Nature is a mirror that we can look into and understand ourselves better. Fred's paintings provide a portal to a place where dramas unfold, explorations can occur and discoveries are made. Bio: Fred Lisaius earned a B.F.A. with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design. He is represented by art galleries around the United States and is included in many private and corporate collections, including the Mayo Clinic, Nordstrom, Amazon, Park Nicolette Clinic, Swedish Hospital, Ex Officio, and many others. "My work is often inspired by nature and includes themes of community, tolerance, diversity, leadership, and change." Fred gives back to the community whenever possible by teaching art to "at risk" teens, donating artworks to auctions, and being a juror for exhibitions.