The Relativism of Art

This blog is all about the art work of William J. Smith. Written by his wife it shares her viewpoint of his artwork.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Posted by p.e.p.s. at 10:47 AM

p.e.p.s.: Sometimes in life you make really good decisions. One of my best decisions was saying yes when William J. Smith asked me to be his wife. We have been married 29 years. Sometimes he shares his dreams with me. He dreams in color and has never had a nightmare. Sometimes I like his dreams better than mine. This blog is about his art works, which are almost as fun as his dreams.

Sculptures in Progress

William is working on new sculptures for his show in December. Each day I feel like a new forest has sprung up in my living room. Linseed...
Sticks and Stones

It amazes me how a blank room can come to life with art in it. This week I helped William put up his self portrait show of sculpture...
Requiem for Victor Jara

This is a post I recently wrote on my daily blog for peace at http://peaceisachoice.tumblr.com/ Artists change the world. They change it...
Pieces from the Requiem for Victor Jara exhibit
The East Chattanooga Academy of Art and Social Justice

I'll be completely truthful with you, it has been a while since I posted. That is because in the thrill of life I sort of forgot about t...
Sticks and Stones (In Progress)

William has been working on a self portrait series in wood and stone. Do these mediums seem unlikely since he is an abstract artist?...
We both love the writer Kahlil Gibran, who wrote "The Prophet". This sculpture which is much larger than me, was inspired by one of Kahlil Gibran's prints.
sketch of the Kahlil Gibran inspired sculpture
William J. Smith, Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Show
MCA/MFA show Dec. 2, 2011

After hours and hours of hard work, tonight was William's final art show to receive his Masters of Fine Arts. It was wonderful to see t...