Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . B R E A T H E
As I learn about lands and peoples, I unlearn models of power that put lives in jeopardy. This artwork reminds me of the story of those I have met. Created from travel ash, Bahamian clay tile roofing from time past, sea fans, and dried... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . C O N T E X T
I first titled this piece The Bully in My Backyard, yet that title gave it too much power. Conquering what has conquered you is to place it appropriately amid boundaries wherein one can continue to enjoy looking at history. Recognizing that what... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . Catching Ash -- the Edge of Grief
When we experience loss, there is fire. A consumptive process that reduces all we were before the raging fire came. The burn marks show in our being, alongside the beauty of the refined gold of our being, that is now visible to all. What we... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . D O M E S T I C
D O M E S T I C I would consider this a domestic ‘ashet’. A blessing from the reality and limitations of third-party assistance in my journey through domestic abuse. This artwork is an exchange of agonizing reality for this ethereal velveteen... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . Holding Space
Holding Space -- Thesis Collaboration Part of the Re:membering works unfolding within Beauty through Ashes. Each person present was invited to pick a piece of charcoal created within the Beauty through Ash body of work and place it into the... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . Re: Membering
There is no north, south, east, or west in this work. It is a circle, with no dominant orientation. For me, unlearning has been about recollecting understanding, reflection, and reminding my ‘self’ that I can become a different soul, I can be... More
Mixed Media
Beauty through Ashes . Triple Ash Source
Expeditions requires understanding about the terrain one wishes to travel upon or through. Terra firms explored within the realm of fire, ash, stabilizers, finished images, the wherewithal of where and how to create with an ephemeral substance. A... More
Mixed Media
Encaustic Ash - A Feather on the Breath of God
“Listen; there was once a king on his throne anointed with great honour. He sent forth his dove into the world, which dropped the tiniest feather from its wing. The king raised the feather, blew on it, and commanded it to fly. The feather flew, not... More
Mixed Media
Encaustic Ash -- Business
For me business is play. All of the files and learning move through us through varying seasons as time passes. This work is simply titled Business, as that is where the ash was derived from.
Mixed Media
Encaustic Ash . News
This work is a powder sealed encaustic creation of ash over the history of newspapers
Mixed Media
Encaustic Wax Creations - Polka Dot Door
Encaustic Creations using ash, wax, pigments gathered and crushed from land and sea, powdered pigments
Painting
Journey into Beauty . Gilded Form
This paintng of a mask, pulled apart, laid flat, and painted gold before it was painted on a canvass is a symbol of exponential creativity and care. May we continue to choose life for the common good and the benefit of all. May peace be a... More
Painting
Journey into Beauty . Guardian - Sombrio Beach Trailhead (Qwa:qlis)
Guardian -- Sombrio Beach Trailhead Qwa qlis Often, we walk tenderly when present on lands, with reverence for the creation and the Creator. There is a beauty and a healing balm that touches our souls and lifts the weight of life, off our... More
Digital Media
Journey into Beauty . New Horizon - Lake Superior
New Horizons – Lake Superior If you have stood on the shores of Superior — sharing space with copious amounts of driftwood strewn artistically around you – then I need not explain the ‘breath’ or ‘life’ within this artist’s proof image of New... More
Mixed Media
Journey into Beauty . The Story of Glory – Collaborative Community Image II
Created ‘live’ at the launch of the Story of Glory – Part III by Bev Foster. As I created, the title track of this musical production resonated with my story. “The story of glory and love …about healing and forgiveness”. This gold... More
Sculpture
Sculpture . Blessing Ball
During covid I found myself at a loss of how to make a difference in the lives of people who were suffering so much loss. I decided to create a ball made out of PPE, wire, and gel medium. Then I illuminated it from within and rather than have my... More
Sculpture
Sculpture . Womb Vessel II
The fruit of my unlearning and unbecoming as I sat amongst my colleagues learning more about their lives within North America. Their pain was real, the grief palpable. I went to the ocean and swam on the floor of Bahamian waters and I found an... More
Mixed Media
Unlearning
I came to a Decolonization experience in the Bahamas believing I had something to offer in the community experience. Instead, I realized that I need to unlearn my ways of being and doing. I did not know where to begin to connect with my... More
Work by
Patty Bowman Kingsley aka. PLBK
Cross Disciplinary Mixed Media
“As a multi-disciplinary artist, people, materials, and creativity frame the breadth of joy and hope explored and expressed in my work. My changing collections and publications can be found here --...” [More]