Carved words curve along a ceramic swan’s wings, laid along the birds’ bodies like layered feathers.
But the words aren’t from Elizabeth Foley, the artist who sculpted them. They come from interviews she’s done with survivors of domestic violence, opening up about experiences in abusive relationships. As she interviews survivors, they paint their own works.
Now, Foley’s ceramic swans and the survivors’ paintings are coming to Eugene with “Rebirth: Art by Survivors of Domestic Violence” at Radiant Community Arts, the second stop for the touring exhibit after Yadkinville, North Carolina. (Foley is based in Asheville, North Carolina, but studied ceramics at the University of Oregon.)
It is a collaborative exhibit with work from survivors of domestic violence from around the country. The Yadkin Cultural Arts Center pitched Foley on a solo show of her swans, but she instead asked if they would be interested in a group exhibit…