– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
Several individuals gathered in the library’s second-floor reading loft to listen to Grimsley’s presentation.
“Mindful” is on exhibit in The Gallery at Penn College through Oct. 11.
A guest contemplates Grimsley’s fabric works detailing the genetic ties that bind and the endurance of the human spirit.
Words on the wall silently speak to visitors: “This quiet space is here for you … take time to Be Mindful.”
Windows into the mental health and creative process
A stunning display of healing, titled “In Flight,” by Lyn Godley
The restorative light of art
Students, visiting the exhibit for a class, review their notes. A table set with decorated porcelain plates – a work titled “Consumption” by Ian Thomas – is in the foreground.
Visitors view a mixed-media journal titled “Depression” by Joan Iversen Goswell.
Reaching for the keys to mental health is a young girl in Rose Clancy’s piece, “All for Naught, Forget Me Not.” The work explores the topic from the perspective of a child whose parent has an untreated mental illness.