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Divination, oil on canvas, 30"x40", by Alicia Hunsicker
“Emanate your truest self. Follow your divine talents and inspirations. Bring forth compassion, creativity, and love. Manifest your passions. Change the world” Alicia Hunsicker 2007'
DIVINING WITH NEST AND EGG
12" x 12" oil on paper by Alicia Hunsicker (SOLD)
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HANGING IN THE BALANCE
30" x 40" oil on canvas by Alicia Hunsicker NOW on view and can be purchased at GALLERY IN THE WOODS, Main St., Brattleboro, VT
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This image I pulled out of the archives......I made this print when I was at college majoring in printmaking.
Sun, May 11, 2008 - 6:36 AM
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It Is a 2 plate color Intaglio print called "Earth Mother" Wishing all of the Momma's out there a day filled with LOVE and INSPIRATION..............
This is another perspective on Emptiness..... I found it interesting......enjoy! -A-
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 5:47 AM
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What makes a piece of art spectacular? Most people would say that first and foremost it is the feelings the image evoke. Secondly, it is the technique and execution which demonstrate the creator’s mastery. I would like to propose that we add into this evaluation of greatness the expert use of white space as that is the foundation of every masterpiece in any genre, particularly the art of life. White space is what defines all that happens over the course of life. It is the blank space in between images and events that make it possible to gain perspective on our lives. It is the inhale and exhale before a response. The two second pause that makes the difference between a default reaction and an intentional act. That space between events that defines the impact of activities. Those eternal blissful seconds after an orgasm when your mind is not in charge of your reality. To me, white space is an essential element of life that often is overlooked. It is a healthy part of any relationship. I love the song title, “‘How can I miss you if you won’t go away?” (Dan Hicks) as it rings very true particularly in situations of continual intense exposure to others or a project. That’s why it is important and often inspirational to create some intentional white space in your life. Take day off from work every once in awhile while not sacrificing a decent vacation, spend a few days away from a partner, or to get a babysitter and have time as a vivacious adult. Actually your being requires it and will make sure you get that white space whether you think you need it or not. Often unintentional white space comes in the form of being sick and being forced to take a down day. You can save yourself a lot of discomfort and disease if you figure out how often you need to infuse white space into your schedule and enjoy it rather than endure it. You are the creator of this masterpiece called your life. Are you intentionally using your white space for emphasis and inspiration? people.tribe.net/lady_infi...4ff648daa3 
I have been in a place of transition this past month. There has to be so much focused energy for a solo show that when the energy of it all peaks (which in this case was my opening reception) there has to be some sort of adjustment……inner and outer.
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:22 AM
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My experience this time was with emptiness. After the first two weeks of adrenalin crash…….I felt empty. Most of the time I try to fill that emptiness but in the spirit of the place between duality that I had just contemplated in my work …….I did the opposite……I honored the emptiness by empting more. I have been cleaning, organizing, and getting rid “Stuff” for the past two weeks…….I think I got rid of at least 20 trash bags of things that we do not want or need. I recycled as much as possible…..and the space/house is feeling so much better. I don’t normally feel comfortable with inner emptiness….but I kept reminding myself that it is the space before the NEW….a pause…that I do not need to fill it…..to control it…..but to wait…….and let the Universe fill it with what is divinely best for me……I took down all my altars in my studio as well….and have started them fresh also leaving space for the good that will come to me …the gifts that nature will give me from my daily walks along the old dirt roads around my home. I bought paint last week for the floors in my studio and office room…….(dark bright blue for studio and burnt orange for the floor in the office room) Today I spent the day prepping and painting the studio……..what a difference a new coat of paint can make!........I am no longer feeling empty although the New has not arrived yet ….I feel it coming and I feel excited for all it will bring……………..I welcome the new people, places, inspirations, experiences, and successes that are arriving in my life and I say goodbye to all that does not serve my highest good now~ Blessings to All ~ Alicia This painting which is available for purchase is called "In Gaia's Womb" it is oil on canvas 32x38" by Alicia Hunsicker To Apply- Please have a statement of intention, an informal/formal artist resume, and contact to schedule a preliminary interview/meeting. I offer thoughtful instruction, and critique in a casual setting. All ability levels and mediums welcome. Class times: open Cost is $20.-$30. sliding scale per session. Private sessions available by request for $35.-$45. per session. Each session typically lasts 2 to 3 hours. NOW offering: Creative coaching/consultation at your home or studio $65. per session $50. at my studio. For more information go to www.aliciahunsicker.oph3lia.com. To register for a class time email at mahunsicker@netzero.net ~~~ My teaching philosophy is to help the student find his or her own unique process, style, and imagery. I offer thoughtful instruction on technique, composition, and color. I provide guidance to the next step of personal artistic development. In a typical class, you would be invited to bring your materials and the image or project you are working on. There is an average of 2 to 4 students who are working in different mediums, styles and are at different levels, from beginners to advanced. ~~~Student Quote: "Alicia’s classes are most delightful...her arts space is peaceful and filled with beautiful art and light. Alicia is great at guiding everyone in the class, no matter what medium or style they use. She is always most supportive, having a professional “eye” and gentle manner. Alicia has helped me tremendously to improve my painting (step by step) and has definitely encouraged me to find my own individual “style”. She is experienced to help both novices and advanced artists." Jenni Allard 
The Brattleboro Gallery walk is tonight.....If you missed my show in Amherst you have another chance to see some of the work that was on display. I will be there to visit with the art~lovers that come to Gallery in the Woods and to explore the other galleries in town that have new work up. It should be a great night to enjoy art.....live music......food ........and spirited people. Stop by and say Hi.........
Fri, May 2, 2008 - 8:31 AM
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This is ......Weaving Order in Chaos, 22x30 oil on paper by Alicia Hunsicker 
Went to Hampden Gallery today to help pack my work to be delivered back to the studio.
Wed, April 30, 2008 - 3:16 PM
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Then was off to deliver a few pieces to Gallery in the Woods for the May Gallery Walk this Friday. ~ but things worked out differently than planned~ A whirlwind of a day where everything worked out perfectly!........Hampden Gallery generously drove my work to Gallery in the Woods, who then loved my work enough to take 9 paintings instead of 3! Went out for lunch ........then home.....unpacked the remaining work which I had room to store in my new verticle shelf canvas storage that was built for me last week......... ahhhh life is good today!!!! Tomorrow I am off the Amherst Gallery walk........then Brattleboro Gallery walk on Friday.......where I can see my work hung in its new Gallery space............... This is one of the pieces that could be seen ......... Vessel 12x12" oil on canvas by Alicia Hunsicker 
The show ends on the 29th (3 more days)
Sun, April 27, 2008 - 6:53 AM
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Gallery Hours are Sunday 2-5 pm Monday and Tues. noon - 6 pm This is PENDULUM a 16” X 28” oil on canvas, by Alicia Hunsicker, 2008 
Diverse media, concepts make for interesting exhibit
Thu, April 24, 2008 - 8:46 AM
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Sophia Pastore, Collegian Correspondent Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Arts & Living Art should be insightful and thought provoking. If it isn't, then it should at least be beautiful. The work currently being housed in Southwest's Hampden Gallery is the rare combination of all three. Laura "Lola" Baltzell describes herself on her Web site as "a self-taught painter, yoga teacher and bilingual clinical social worker, living and working in the Boston area." She labels her work "primitive pop," a name derived from her lack of classical training and use of color. Her recent collection, "Bright Promises," can be viewed inside the Incubator Project Space at the Hampden Gallery. All of the pieces are mixed-media collages inspired by her childhood in small-town Iowa and the time she spent in the rural town of Leyden, Mass., near the Vermont border. Each collage demands close inspection and a keen eye. Glimpses of maps, sheet music, pages from the Bible, and sewing patterns can be seen amid cutouts of flowers, original drawings and meandering streaks of paint. The layering effect of her work pulls the viewer into what seems to be a sweet nostalgic time warp, full of old postcards and pages torn from books. Baltzell, in her artist's statement, describes these pieces as a representation of "the way my parents and the larger culture attempted to raise a generation with the expectation of a predictable, safe future." Another artist showcased is Alicia Adams Hunsicker, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, who "strive(s) to create a visual language that evokes deep feelings of the divine feminine/masculine and the spirit of the natural world," according to her Web site. She is an accomplished artist and photographer who boasts an extensive resume as well as the largest current exhibit in the Hampden Gallery. Hunsicker's collection, titled "Between the Darkness and the Light" is a series of paintings that contain a reoccurring theme of imagery - eggs, nests, human bones and fleeting images of the female form. The work is done mostly in soft shades of blue, brown, yellow and white. The ethereal nature of the pieces hint at fertility and a union between humanity and the Earth. A physical manifestation of the paintings stands in the middle of the room; branches suspended from the ceiling and strings holding an egg over an abstract nest formation. Little nests full of eggs sit in corners of the room and ledges on the wall. "I have been inspired by the powerful aesthetic and creative whimsy of indigenous artisans around the world for many decades," says Deborah Garner, another artist on display, on her Web site. She is not only an artist, but has also worked "as a collector and dealer of tribal and folk art for over 30 years," the site says. Garner's "Astral Journeys, Inner Worlds" is a display of what she calls "postcards form the Edge of Consciousness." She describes herself in her artist's statement as "a dreamer by nature and disposition" and seeks to express the nature of her dreams through her art. The result of this exploration is haunting and whimsical. Images of women shrouded and huddling under trees are paired with blurred figures of people swimming through dreamy, unfixed landscapes of mono-print art. References to India are clear - pictures of snake charmers and parades of cows are mixed with other media to form surreal images of red skies and shifting landscapes. The work of these women, though staggeringly different, is all worth seeing. The art itself can be purchased, but for a price that far exceeds the means of the average college student. The three exhibits will remain in the Hampden Gallery until Tuesday, April 29. Hours are Monday through Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Sophia Pastore can be reached at spastore@student.umass.edu media.www.dailycollegian.com/med...html DUALITY 36” x 60” oil on canvas, Alicia Hunsicker, 2008 
I start my day with a cup of coffee and a daily quote from Abraham ............
Mon, April 21, 2008 - 6:31 AM
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<dailyquote@abraham-hicks.com> Is it possible to be the visionary and the actionary of your own life? Not only possible, it's the way most of you intended it to be. It's the best of all worlds. What can be more exhilarating than to find a dream from the contrast, to fixate on the dream and let it give you pleasure as it grows, and then to watch Law of Attraction bring it into manifestation while you help with your action? Does it get any better than that? You didn't think so as you made the decision to come forth into these physical bodies. You said, "This is the best time in all eternity for a Creator to Create." Excerpted from a workshop in Kansas City, KS on Sunday, September 27th, 1998 All Is Well ©1997-2008 Abraham-Hicks Publications ©1997-2008 Abraham-Hicks Publications This is "Veiled" a 12x12" oil on canvas by Alicia Hunsicker 
I had fun at the gallery yesterday. It was a nice slow paced day with a good turnout.
Mon, April 14, 2008 - 7:38 AM
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It was great to be able to really talk to visitors about my work. The opening was such a whirlwind of people I could only really say hello to most. Thanks to all who came to see me. –A- 
*Absolutely fantastic ~Had a very high scale professional presence.~ Loved it!
Sat, April 12, 2008 - 9:30 AM
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YOUR SHOW IS EXQUISITE!!!!! best, ~jk *The show was exquisite. Thank you for all your hard work and vision! warmly,~T *We both enjoyed going to the exhibit. Alicia’s artwork is incredible. Let us know when she has another one.~ A & J *It was a great show and a lovely turnout. Congratulations best ~ m I really like your personal "iconography". Great work..very masterful. Keep on exploring! ~J ~~~~~~Again I will be at the Gallery from 2 to 5 pm tomorrow and the show will be up through the 29th.~~~~~~~ This is BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND THE LIGHT 36” x 60” oil on canvas by Alicia Hunsicker 
For those of you who missed my opening or would like to stop in again when I am there. I will be at Hampden Gallery this Sunday the 13th from 2 to 5 p.m.
Thu, April 10, 2008 - 2:56 PM
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Stop by see the show and say Hi! This is another of the paintings you could see in person......BREAKING THROUGH 24" x 36" oil on canvas by Alicia Hunsicker 
This is an interesting shot of light coming through the sculpture installation.
Mon, April 7, 2008 - 6:47 AM
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enjoy! 
We had well over 100 people attend the opening last night!
Sat, April 5, 2008 - 11:47 AM
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What a great time! My first email of the day summed it up...... Your paintings and the whole presentation are phenomenal ! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to bring other people to see it. Wow, wow, and more wows!!!!!!!!! You are awesome. Many hugs, -J- I will post pics soon.......very exhausted! Thanks to all who came out to see the show! Alicia This is a photo of the artists from each of the gallerys Lola (project space), Me (main gallery), & Deborah (studio gallery) 
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Thu, April 3, 2008 - 4:31 PM
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“Between The Darkness and The Light” Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst April 4 – 29, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This work is about finding balance, the swinging pendulum between dualities and the integration of the shadow and the light within. There is a place or even a way of being; a middle way where the pendulum is centered. A place where dualities integrate and balance is achieved. The Grey place of non-duality. I imagine this is a place of stillness and contentment where the needing to know the answer stops, where you are in the present in the here and now, and where you can climb up the string to achieve a higher perspective. ~ Alicia Hunsicker 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates. “Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.” ~The Kybalion. (A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece ) This is a small oil 12x 12" called Out of Darkness Comes the Light
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