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Carrie Vielle
Carrie Vielle "In Harmony with Solitude"
Carrie Vielle
September 13, 2017 - October 7, 2017
6:00 - 8:00

The Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery is pleased to offer the newest and very personal works by Washington State University Associate Professor Carrie Vielle.

Slowing down.  Shutting out.  Taking moments for oneself, by oneself, and welcoming silence.  These are all phenomena that are new to the life of Carrie Vielle.

Italians call it "dolce far niente": The sheer enjoyment of idleness.  She came to understand that taking time to be still is not indulgent, but necessary for physical and emotional well-being.

For most of Vielle's adult life, she has lived acutely and inescapably 'present.'  She defined her success through a state of being highly active in as much as she could, over-achieving, and constantly contributing.

" I lost my balance, and the lack of harmony in my life was not sustainable." Vielle explains.

"Over the last year, I've learned that managing success must include moments of restorative detachment.  Slowly but surely, I am learning to give myself permission to allow these pauses.  By incorporating silence and solitude in my life, I am slowing finding my balance."

Vielle's new collection of figural works explores these restorative moments.
"I hope these images of stillness, vulnerability, strength, and solitude inspire you to slow down, shut out, and take moments for yourself."  Carrie Vielle              

In my own time
15 x 30 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1050 US
Force of Nature
31.5 x 15 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1175 US
Shutting out the world
31.5 x 15 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1175 US
Transience
30 x 20 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1625 US
Sentinel, Lost in Thought
30 x 24 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
 Sold
Taking Time
20 x 30 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1625 US
Awakening
40 x 30 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 2700 US
Atonement
30 x 40 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 2700 US
Moonstruck
14 x 11 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 775 US
Silence
20 x 20 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
 Sold
Without my Armor
20 x 20 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
 Sold
Gratiitude
20 x 20 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1000 US
Listening for Echoes
20 x 20 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1000 US
Body Form - Sienna Muse
30 x 14 x 8 Inches  Acrylic and Plaster
$ 1200 US
Out of the Shadows
24 x 18 Inches  Mixed Media on Canvas
$ 1250 US
Lingering
36 x 10 Inches  Mixed Media on Board
$ 1075 US
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