“Saiets”

                Reflection, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is the thought or opinion that results from “mental concentration; careful consideration.” It is also: “something such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.” Being artists, we are all pretty good (or think that we are […]

Friday. It is early fall in the Catskill Mountains. Powerful rain, heavy fog coincide with the trek of hardy Latvian artists eager to meet up with colleagues and friends at the annual ALMA conference in Elka Park, NY. Landscape artist Aivars Zandbergs greets early arrivals with a tool box, the smell of fresh paint and […]

                  A massive organic TAIL swept from the pond greeting early Friday arrivals at the annual conference of Latvian Artists in the Catskill Mountains. The tail, constructed of locally foraged natural materials, evolved during the day Friday – a mutual installation by Maruta Auģis, Rita Grenze, Linda […]

                Late summer warmth greeted the ALMA members as they gathered in the Catskills for the annual meeting. Members and guests came from Latvia, Texas, California, Chicago as well as the East coast cities of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. It was an overflow crowd of participants. The […]