Artist Statement: "Love is in Your Hands" is a homage to the artists and staff of Sing for Hope who have been my second family and creative home for the past 7 years. It was created to give physical form and substance to the love, talent, and generosity of all the people who make this project possible year after year. I asked the artists and staff to meditate on their hands as a conduit for creativity and connection and then tell me about their relationship to their hands in their life and work. I also asked them to tell me what gifts they wished (or felt they already had) to both give and receive through working on the SFH Pianos. The responses ultimately boiled down to love in action - a desire to give moments of love, joy, hope, belonging, and possibility to all. This piano is made of layers of that love - their words, their hands, and images of hands creating symbols of love, surrounded by radiant color. May the love we express through our hands help you see the love you have in yours.
Jessica Browne-White (aka DreamscapesInk) is a New York based multidisciplinary artist who focuses on visual and physical storytelling. She explores complexity, layered realities, and shifts in perception. Mystery, magic, and transformation also underpin her work. She believes we are all capable of imagining and re-creating the world as it isn't - yet. Her visual artwork has been displayed in group exhibitions in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington DC, and Chicago. Jessi has been a Sing for Hope volunteer artist since 2013 and has created, or assisted in the creation of, seven pianos to date.
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