East Meets West – Last weekend, at the 5th Annual Grafton Arts Fair, in Grafton, Illinois, I shared a tent with Pat Syano, – a delightful young man and extremely talented artist from Kenya.
We collaborated on this piece – my fused glass, his paintings. I told him to draw whatever he wanted, and he drew pictures of village life at home. (He has been in the U.S. about a year so far.) This started out as a glass plate – I got the kiln too hot and it cracked – so I re-fired, recycled it, and with Pat’s help, redeemed it!
Nyumbani – Swahili for Home
Half a world away
the shining stillness of home
golden memories
If you would like to contact Pat, you may reach him at patrophers@yahoo.com.
Photo credit: Pat K. Moore – thanks!
Kerry Ellen, Glass Artist 