Title: “One Blessing”
Artists: Brenda Wiseman, Jerry House, Meagan Thornton and West Associates
Location: Main Lobby Entrance
“One Blessing” is a collaborative work designed by Jerry House, scribed by Meagan Thornton and weaved by Brenda Wiseman. Written on each of the papers are the heartfelt words of West Cancer Center staff, whose commitment to provide care and compassion in the pursuit of hope is woven in gold, silver and copper like a fine tapestry. It was intended for this collection to symbolically weave together the staff’s collective Blessings for all who come through the doors of West Cancer Center.
“This weaving holds the highest intentions of West Cancer Center,” said Wiseman. “As the ringing of the bells resounds throughout the building with a sound of hope in one more person completing their treatment, the bells in this piece symbolize the universal sound in the hearts and souls of all those who hear them ring.”
Title: “Saturn”
Chandelier Artist: Jessica Bodner
Title: “Nest”
Sculpture Artists: Niles Wallace and Dennis Paullus
Location: 3rd Floor Infusion Suite
Together with Jessica Bodner’s chandelier, Niles Wallace and Dennis Paullus’ sculpture is assembled from crape myrtle branches that were gathered after being pruned. Once the branches are stripped of their bark they have a muscular quality that reminds Wallace of human limbs. The limbs are pegged together with dowels. Each branch is connected to all of the others to create a strength that would not be there singularly. They have drawn this image from the nest, which cradles the bowl and lifts it and its contents up toward the light. “The Nest is a source of security, strength, refuge and home,” said Wallace.
Title: “A Divine Connection”
Artist: Leslie Barron
Location: 1st Floor – Breast Center Lobby
The “Divine Connection” triptych came to fruition very organically for Leslie Barron. There was not a lot of pondering about what to create for the Breast Center space, given the fact she was already working on the lady portraits at the time. The pearls that travel from woman to woman signify that they are all connected and therefore are never alone in their experience. The idea to paint flower headdresses in lieu of hair seemed obvious to Barron, who said, “As so many patients lose their hair through chemotherapy, to replace it with such natural beauty seemed like a perfect choice.”