{"id":311,"date":"2022-02-22T18:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T18:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2022-03-01T03:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T03:31:59","slug":"leslie-di-curcio-marra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/visual-art\/leslie-di-curcio-marra\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie di Curcio Marra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Goldfinches<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Goldfinches.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312 fit-height\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Goldfinches.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Goldfinches-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Goldfinches-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">11&#8243; x 14&#8243;, watercolor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pandemic has caused a shift in my usual routine, from the wider social world of events, gatherings, goings on about town, to a very  limited and introspective one of being primarily in my quiet home, just my husband and me.<\/p>\n<p>With masks a necessity when interacting with anyone other than podmates, the value of being outside becomes significant and represents freedom and some sense of normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, I have been thinking a lot about the world and my place in it. <\/p>\n<p>This past summer I turned to my garden as a source of renewal and delight. I am fortunate to have a small parcel of land on which to grow flowers, herbs and vegetables. I am concerned about the impact of climate change on wildlife and hope to create a haven for them. When the finches arrived to feed on the sunflower seeds, I felt joy to see their flashes of brilliant yellow and watch their antics.<\/p>\n<p>The natural world has always been a wonder to me and an inspiration for my art.<br \/>\nMy home is this world; I must and will responsibly care for the small place where I reside.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\" align=\"center\">&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a class=\"previous-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/visual-art\/scott-norris-2\/\">Previous<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"next-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/prose-poetry\/patty-arbour\/\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldfinches The pandemic has caused a shift in my usual routine, from the wider social world of events, gatherings, goings on about town, to a very limited and introspective one of being primarily in my quiet home, just my husband and me. With masks a necessity when interacting with anyone other than podmates, the value &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/visual-art\/leslie-di-curcio-marra\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Leslie di Curcio Marra<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-311","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":963,"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions\/963"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forbeslibrary.org\/exhibit2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}