Comments on: The Mad Mother Series by Ann McCoy http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html Visionary Art, Contemporary Sacred Art, Outsider Art Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Belinda Chlouber http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2790 Belinda Chlouber Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:19:11 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-2790 Hi Ann, I really connect with your work. I went through a difficult time with my mother's death last year and have been processing it through my work--with the poetry she left behind. I love your work, good luck with it all. Belinda Chlouber Hi Ann,

I really connect with your work. I went through a difficult time with my mother’s death last year and have been processing it through my work–with the poetry she left behind. I love your work, good luck with it all.

Belinda Chlouber

]]> By: Adrian Brown http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2052 Adrian Brown Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:31:28 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-2052 Ann, Your students do not often get to see and understand your work. You taught me to love the rich history of Etruscan vases after hours and hours of drawing at the Met through SVA. How lovely it is to see your work. I am overwhelmed and in awe. We rode the train together a few times and I felt such a kinship. I did not know why until now. Keywords throughout your descriptions are a part of my dreaming and living life as well. You were in my earlier life in the 1980's and maybe in my past lives so much much earlier. God Bless. Adrian Ann, Your students do not often get to see and understand your work. You taught me to love the rich history of Etruscan vases after hours and hours of drawing at the Met through SVA. How lovely it is to see your work. I am overwhelmed and in awe. We rode the train together a few times and I felt such a kinship. I did not know why until now. Keywords throughout your descriptions are a part of my dreaming and living life as well. You were in my earlier life in the 1980′s and maybe in my past lives so much much earlier. God Bless. Adrian

]]> By: Tracy Sequeira http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2040 Tracy Sequeira Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:43:31 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-2040 Dear Ann, I came across an original work of yours and am hanging it on my wall today. It is 2 elephants standing face to face in the moonlight. I saw the piece and fell in love with it. Then I read your story. We have much in common. First Ann is my middle name. Second, I was adopted at 18 months old by my aunt. It was a " family secret" till I was 12. She was horrific , a drunk and abusive. The abuse and neglect started when I was 12. ( after her nervous brake down ) I have spent years trying to get over the nightmare of who she is and she her sister ( my birth mother is ) I would welcome an e mail from you as I shared this experience with no sibblings. I endured it alone. I am now 47, married to a wonderful life and have a BIG dog. I was always afraid to have Kids, so we didnt. It would be wonderful to talk with you as I know that you can understand the nightmare of the word Mother. My best, Tracy Dear Ann,
I came across an original work of yours and am hanging it on my wall today.
It is 2 elephants standing face to face in the moonlight. I saw the piece and fell in love with it. Then I read your story. We have much in common. First Ann is my middle name. Second, I was adopted at 18 months old by my aunt. It was a ” family secret” till I was 12. She was horrific , a drunk and abusive. The abuse and neglect started when I was 12. ( after her nervous brake down ) I have spent years trying to get over the nightmare of who she is and she her sister ( my birth mother is ) I would welcome an e mail from you as I shared this experience with no sibblings. I endured it alone. I am now 47, married to a wonderful life and have a BIG dog. I was always afraid to have Kids, so we didnt. It would be wonderful to talk with you as I know that you can understand the nightmare of the word Mother.
My best, Tracy

]]> By: Laurence Caruana http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1591 Laurence Caruana Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:06:59 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-1591 Knowing from experience how difficult it is to translate a dream into a painting, I bow before Ann's amazing accomplishments. She reminds us just how rich our dream world is - if we take the time to value the images, transcribe them & meditate upon them. Without a doubt Ann is a gifted artist, but she also has the courage & tenacity to dig into her own soul and seek out those hidden messages which (ultimately) come from far beyond us. ...A real translator of the soul. I offer up heart-felt thanks for her works - both the writing & the art - as rich well-spring of inspiration & guidance. Knowing from experience how difficult it is to translate a dream into a painting, I bow before Ann’s amazing accomplishments. She reminds us just how rich our dream world is – if we take the time to value the images, transcribe them & meditate upon them. Without a doubt Ann is a gifted artist, but she also has the courage & tenacity to dig into her own soul and seek out those hidden messages which (ultimately) come from far beyond us. …A real translator of the soul. I offer up heart-felt thanks for her works – both the writing & the art – as rich well-spring of inspiration & guidance.

]]> By: Allen L Roland http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1477 Allen L Roland Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:02:25 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-1477 Great stuff, Ann ~ I was baptized in the mid 90's by water from the River Jordan. You will not get beyond your mother until you see her as a gift and a lesson on your path to fully own your own gift. Gratefulness is the key here and particularly gratefulness towards yourself for having ther courage to face your demons and rise above your anger and resentment to gratefulness and love. Beliieve it or not, your mother wants you to do this very same thing for she will not be free until you rise above your resentments to the precious consciousness of gratitude and love. Blessings, Allen Great stuff, Ann ~ I was baptized in the mid 90′s by water from the River Jordan. You will not get beyond your mother until you see her as a gift and a lesson on your path to fully own your own gift. Gratefulness is the key here and particularly gratefulness towards yourself for having ther courage to face your demons and rise above your anger and resentment to gratefulness and love. Beliieve it or not, your mother wants you to do this very same thing for she will not be free until you rise above your resentments to the precious consciousness of gratitude and love.

Blessings,
Allen

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]]> By: Peter Terezakis http://lila.info/interviews/the-mad-mother-series-by-ann-mccoy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1461 Peter Terezakis Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:18:17 +0000 http://lila.info/?p=930#comment-1461 The power of this text lies in its catalytic action to further animate the already compelling spiritual landscapes of Ann McCoy. The integrity of accessed insights laid bare by Ms. McCoy's difficult internal journeys, tempered through her reflections, is well-matched by the artist's skill in weaving arresting visual panoramas for our exploration. When visiting this work, I feel as though I have touched on and participated in, a world not of my making, but not unfamiliar. The power of this text lies in its catalytic action to further animate the already compelling spiritual landscapes of Ann McCoy. The integrity of accessed insights laid bare by Ms. McCoy’s difficult internal journeys, tempered through her reflections, is well-matched by the artist’s skill in weaving arresting visual panoramas for our exploration. When visiting this work, I feel as though I have touched on and participated in, a world not of my making, but not unfamiliar.

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