Turner Center for the Arts: Friday, 9 April 2010

Friday, April 9th from 5 pm - 8 pm
Live music and free hors d'oeuvres.

Come and see one of our most prolific participant's creations. Melelani Perry, an artist with Down Syndrome, uses recycled materials from home to create intricate, colorful, sometimes spiritual, sometimes fantastical, always smile inducing collage pieces. Melelani is influenced by her faith and finds great meaning and sanctity in "Om." She meditates with her family, and she regularly uses text and symbols from mantras they recite. By using pastel colors Mele creates space between elements of her collages. But, look closely and you'll find lots of tiny and interesting details. Her work is highly frenetic, with brightly colored patterns and shapes creating a sense of movement and direction.

Turner Center for the Arts
3109 Sutton Blvd
Maplewood, MO 63143
TCA@bridgescss.com
www.turnercenterforthearts.org