{"id":30207,"date":"2024-08-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=30207"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:56:24","slug":"september-24-2024-members-gallery-in-person-a-little-bit-of-everythingwith-lidia-slominski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/september-24-2024-members-gallery-in-person-a-little-bit-of-everythingwith-lidia-slominski\/","title":{"rendered":"September 24, 2024 – Member’s Gallery (In-Person): A Little Bit of Everything with Lidia Slominski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I Am<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Lidia Slominski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a mother, a wife, a daughter,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devoted to my Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a speck of dust in the immensity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the Universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an artist, a writer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

an Army professional, loyal to my country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a name on an endless list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am All, and Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Am.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As an artist, I am self-taught. Art is my way to express my views of the world around me without using words. I always loved taking photos; I feel inspired every time I look around, whether alone, with my family or at work, by anything and everything.  I create stories around the photographs that I take. I look at them as life scenes and use them as inspiration for my paintings. When I create photograph series, I sometimes tell the story in a poem. My first painting was inspired by my professional mentor calling me a \u201ctall poppy \u201cand by childhood memories. Creating my first painting inspired a series of photographs that feature poppies. <\/p>\n\n\n

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As far as showcasing my work, I usually give my photographs or paintings as gifts to friends, as a memento of a memory we share. However, I have participated in a few events where I sold my art or raised funding for events. Most recently, I was the featured artist of May 2023 at the Darbytown Art Studio in Fredericksburg. I also earned awards and various photography group recognitions, such as Top Image of the Month with the NOVA Macro\/Nature Photography VA – DC – MD<\/a>, January 2021 (run by Lori Lankford), Second Place, two Honorable Mentions and a Merit Award at the 2022 Annual Fredericksburg Photography Show, and most recently Second Place at the NVPS intermediate Color Monthly Competition of April 2024 (I joined NVPS in March 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Window<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lidia Slominski<\/p>\n\n\n

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A dark gloomy room, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paint peeling off the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open doors, of closets and cabinets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empty now\u2026Bearing memories of things,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the people that the things belonged to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dirty, worn-out rug across the floor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With stains of times past, and a musty odor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An empty, abandoned room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an empty, abandoned building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cold and dark. A sanitarium, more precisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, I feel the burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A burden of many, that now becomes mine\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overwhelming and distant at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, I see the light seeping through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming through a window,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That seems blocked by a brick wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walk past the door, the light becomes brighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brick wall is fading, and my soul feels lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A feeling of hope has taken over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I can go on\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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