Vox Omnibus Consulting

106° F high today in our home base of Austin, TX! 🥵🥵🥵 So here’s some visual refreshment this courtesy of Japanese woodblock print artist Ryūryūkyo Shinsai’s 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

👉🏾 We invite you to imagine the fluttering of the blossoms in the rain, the sound and feel of water against your skin, and whatever else refreshes you from this print…

🤔 Did you know that our imagination—here stimulated by artwork—may actually affect blood flow and body temperature? (See below.) Just another reason you might spend time with this cool scene!

👀 Like this exercise? Check our post on the cooling effects of Ruth Bernhard’s b & w photo 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦 about a month ago…

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🖼: Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 19th c., Japan, woodblock print, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3uDMI18

**A couple interesting reports on the mind and body temperature**

➡️ Julia Grief et al., “The More Vivid the Imagination the Better: The Role of the Vividness of Imagination in Vasoconstriction Training and Vasodilatation Training” (https://bit.ly/3yX4m2C)
➡️ Jessica Wapner, “Can You Warm Yourself with Your Mind?” New Yorker (https://bit.ly/3uDxGbQ)

This and July 4th, we invite you to spend time with Teresita Fernández's *incredible* 🔥𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 (𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘴) 🔥 Philadelphia Museum of Art AND the museum’s “Behind the Scenes” video featuring the artist discussing and installing the work. (There’s even a time lapse video documenting the installation!)

See the work, learn more on the artist and check out accompanying videos 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3OVVX4L

Teresita Fernández, 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 (𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘴), 2017/2020, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Promised gift of Mitchell L. and Hilarie L. Morgan.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Teresita Fernández: Fire (United States of the Americas) In her latest installation, Teresita Fernández invites us to radically reimagine what the future of America means.

This , we’re heartened by women advocating for a better world, especially for other women, *and* making beautiful art along the way. Consider how French artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard masterfully paints the light against a blue dress, while also championing women’s art education in this self-portrait with her students!

Learn more about this The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York painting and Labille-Guiard 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3bxymsL

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘗𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘴, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵 & 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘥𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥, 1785, oil on canvas, 83 x 59 1/2 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 53.225.5.

This , in honor of the recent Tony awards ceremony, we’re considering Broadway royalty André De Shields - artist page advice for sustainability and longevity in the arts as well illustrated by Ryan Casey for Broadway.com. We appreciate De Shields’s three cardinal rules, since they ring true for many professions!

De Shields shared his now-famous rules during his 2019 Tony acceptance speech, when he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the age of 73 after three nominations and *five decades* of working on Broadway! Cheers to Mr. De Shields!

➡️ More of Ryan Casey’s illustrations encapsulating that Tony Award’s ceremony for Broadway.com (We also LOVED what Stephanie J. Block had to say): https://bit.ly/3NLFGz6
➡️ About the illustrator: https://www.goryango.art/about

A bit of wishful thinking on this for those who need it. We’ve found that resting our minds on something cool—esp. if it’s art!—refreshes on a hot summer’s day. We felt a change within five seconds of sitting with this Ruth Bernhard photo.

👀 Why don’t you give it a try? Focus on the image and open yourself to the scene it evokes—the sounds, the smells, the quality of the air…😌

Btw, there’s evidence that meditation can actually change your body temperature! More soon…

➡️ https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/19029

"Apple Tree", 1970, printed 1976
Ruth Bernhard, American, born Germany, 1905–2006
Gelatin silver print, 19.2 x 24.5 cm
Princeton University Art Museum
Gift of the artist. x1994-73.2
Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University

This , we're revisiting Clara Peeters's 𝘈 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 with two different takes on the traditional flower-and-vase still life. They're helping us view the Peeters work in a whole new way!

We love how art can do that. It's just another example of a value embedded in our name (Vox Omnibus = in Latin, "many voices"). Multiple perspectives provide new ways of thinking/seeing AND allow us appreciate our own. Enjoy!

1: Odilon Redon, 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴, c. 1900–1905, Pastel on paper,
2: Unknown, [𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴], 1860s, Albumen silver print,
3: Clara Peeters, 𝘈 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴, c. 1612, Oil on wood,

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 👋 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳!

ID: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, “Little Crow,” Sword of the Minamoto (Kogarasumaru no hitokoshi 小鳥丸の一腰 源) (or Crow, Sword, and Plum Blossoms), from the series “Four Great Clans of Japan” (Shisei no uchi 四性ノ内), early to mid 19th century (Edo period, 1615–1868), woodblock print (surimono); 8 3/16 × 7 3/16 in., Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, The Anne van Biema Collection Fund.
👉 https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/101153

There’s *still time* to discover how landscapes led to land art! Join VOC founder Dr. Hannah Wong’s “Landscapes of Life” course, part two, TOMORROW, Weds. (5/25) for your next art adventure!
➡️ https://www.hannahwwong.com/landscapes-of-life

Nancy Holt, "Sun Tunnels", 1973–76. Great Basin Desert, Utah. Dia Art Foundation, Holt/Smithson Foundation.
1 (detail): https://www.mattkowal.net | https://bit.ly/3yQOlMb (CC BY-SA 4.0)
2 (detail): Retis ➡️ https://bit.ly/3lxS2yu | https://bit.ly/3lvvtKB (CC BY 2.0)

CC info: https://bit.ly/3afG6Pq; https://bit.ly/3yOwQfc

This , we’re asking what happens when an artist doesn’t paint a landscape but SHAPES one? Creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC, Maya Lin shaped "Storm King Wavefield" (2007–08) at the Storm King Art Center from earth and grass. Check out this famous example of Land Art and imagine yourself in that unique space. Where are you? How does your body respond as you imagine yourself *in* this landscape work?

Also, learn more in VOC founder’s Dr. Hannah Wong’s “Landscapes of Life” course, part two! Starting this Weds. (5/25), we’re exploring contemporary landscape, still life and portraiture. Join us! ➡️ https://www.hannahwwong.com/landscapes-of-life

Image [detail]: JessyeAnne ➡️ https://bit.ly/3z6KhaP | https://bit.ly/3Npe4zh (CC BY 2.0 https://bit.ly/3afG6Pq)

This , we're appreciating the portraiture and landscapes of Timothy Bair , a 2019-2020 award winner of the Kennedy Center Office of Access & VSA Emerging Young Artists Program's national juried exhibition, where we first encountered his work. (This annual exhibition showcases the talent of emerging artists with disabilities residing in the United States.)

For us, Bair's work blurs the boundaries between the portraiture and landscape genres, while remaining intimate and visually captivating. As his website explains, Bair's practice "exists at the intersection of autobiography and collective history...catalyzed by the atmospheric biases that often arises from his experiences navigating his surroundings as a person with disability."

Check out more of his work! ➡️ http://www.timothybair.com/

Image: Timothy Bair, 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘴, 2020, color pencil, synthetic paint, soot, and pumice on paper board, 20 x 15 inches ➡️ http://www.timothybair.com/bedtime-stories

This , we're admiring 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘸𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 (2022), artist Christine Sun Kim's installation at Queens Museum, for its visual and conceptual dynamism! (Just TRY making a 40 x 100 ft. wall 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 immediately compelling.) In particular, we 💖 💕 💖 how Kim is working on so many levels here: engaging *multiple* senses, playfully depicting the American Sign Language of the mural's five-word title, connecting with the current moment and larger cultural concerns, plus more. Check it out! 👉 https://bit.ly/3MHqBxu

👀 more of Kim's work:
➡️ http://ghebaly.com/work/christine-sun-kim/
➡️ http://whitespace.cn/artists/christine-sun-kim/

ID: Christine Sun Kim, 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘸𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 2022, mural, approx. 35 x 100 ft., Queens Museum. Photo by Hai Zhang.

Queens Museum The Queens Museum will be closed to the public Wednesday, May 11, 2022 through Friday, May 13, 2022. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

On , we're riveted by a work on paper by artist Jiha Moon at theNational Museum of Women in the Arts. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻!

👉 Where do your eyes go first? Second? Third?

👀 As you grow more accustomed to the work, notice what it is you're able to take in and observe at this *new* moment. Perhaps you're seeing the differences in how the artist applied the paint throughout the piece or...

🤔 What came up for you while you were looking? Let us know below!

Image: Jiha Moon, 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 2008; Ink and acrylic on hanji paper, 41 x 59 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the Georgia State Committee of NMWA; © Jiha Moon; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

➡️ https://nmwa.org/art/collection/cascade-crinoline/
➡️ http://jihamoon.com/

Cascade Crinoline | Artwork | NMWA With its blue-green tonality and range of landscape motifs, Cascade Crinoline is among Jiha Moon’s most direct references to classical Asian painting. Yet the bright pink and red ribbon forms she added to the lower section of the work reflect her interest in animation and cartoons. The precisely d...

This , we’re looking at French artist Auguste Rodin’s studies of 👋hands👋 and taking just a minute of mindfulness. Simply looking at Rodin’s expressive sculptures can bring attention to our own hands, which often work hard and get little daily care.

👀 Take a moment to observe your response to this sculpture. If applicable, do you notice a greater awareness in this area of your body?

❤️ We invite you to take the next 30 seconds to do something nice for your hands such as giving them a quick massage, starting with the palms and working outward to the tips of your fingers, or simply rubbing your palms together!

Images: Auguste Rodin, "Hand" [front & back] and "Study for 'The Secret'", n.d., bronze, Corcoran Collection, .

This we're looking into the horizon for some hope and beauty. With founder Dr. Hannah Wong's 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 live online course coming up, we're also pondering the ways that landscapes can 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 transport us to places we've never been AND evoke memories of our past! (Check out course details 👉🏽 https://www.hannahwwong.com/landscapes-of-life)

👀 Take just 30 seconds with this painting. Where do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 go? What can you hear, see, smell, taste and feel?
🤔 The simple act of noticing and staying with a positive thought or memory can buoy your sense of well being, especially if you anchor it with a bodily experience!

John Frederick Kensett, 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢, 1872, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

This , we're 👀 at a still life favorite: Charles Demuth's 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 from the Yale University Art Gallery collection. (We 😍 it so much that we use it for our signature Artful Meditations! 👉 https://www.voxomnibus.com/artful-meditations) We invite you to let your eyes roam this watercolor and soothe your nervous system with mindful visual observation.

𝗔𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹👀𝗸 , 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:
• Identify the different shapes in this work
• Notice how these shapes relate to each other & the sheet's edges
• Observe the watercolor pigment across the support
• Notice where the watercolor pools & gathers

Image: Charles Demuth, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 1929, Watercolor over graphite, 13 7/8 × 19 7/8 in., Yale University Art Gallery 👉 https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/33909

This (belated) and , we're tuning our ears to legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald with Paste Magazine “The 14 Best Ella Fitzgerald Songs” 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3MDiCT1 (Just 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 to her s**t!)

Fitzgerald's story illustrates the potential of finding your true voice by taking risks! With no real experience as a singer, Fitzgerald first performed at the famed Apollo Theater amateur night on a dare. She originally signed up to 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, not sing. When “disaster” struck and the act prior to hers was a brilliant dance number, she changed course and began singing. "There I was, nervous as can be, only 15 years old with the skinniest legs you've ever seen -- and I froze; got cold feet. The man in charge said that I had better do something up there, so I said I wanted to sing instead. The audience was laughing," she once wrote.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆! For this reason, among others, she embodies the power of finding your true voice and is featured on the "Our Vision" page of our website 👀 https://www.voxomnibus.com/our-vision

Photo: Fitzgerald performing with jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie in New York City, c. 1947. (William Gottlieb, photographer; Gottlieb Collection, Library of Congress)

This and , we're getting lost in artist Hilma af Klint's groundbreaking large-scale paintings, which explore abstraction years before it took hold in the modern art world. Her relatively recent “discovery”, especially via her first major solo show in 2018-19 Guggenheim , re-writes the traditional story of 20th c. art.

See more on how this visionary artist was waaaay ahead of her time👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3Cjfhnq

Hilma af Klint, "Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 2, Childhood" (Grupp IV, De tio största, nr 2, Barnaåldern), 1907. Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas, 124 x 92 1/8 inches (315 x 234 cm). Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm, HaK 103

This 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙞, a Japanese technique for mending broken ceramics, and—we think—a terrific object lesson for life. Also known as 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘪 or “golden repairs”, the process is time consuming and risky. (Until it dries, the traditional binding lacquer is toxic!) Unlike earlier Asian forms of ceramic repair with lacquer, 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘪 embraces the object's broken past with gold powder that highlights, rather than hides, breakage. Often with 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘪, the unique beauty of the object comes *from* the breakage and subsequent repair.

🤔 We invite you to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, even if it’s potentially time consuming or risky. Perhaps there’s a relationship or project that needs your attention in this way. What small step forward might be available to you right now?

𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘪 & pictured example 👉🏾 https://s.si.edu/3viLsBM
𝘛𝘦𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭, Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, 17th century, Edo period, stoneware with clear, crackled glaze, stained by ink; gold lacquer repairs, F1904.323 Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

The Beauty of Broken Objects Kintsugi (golden joinery) and the art of embracing imperfection.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 "𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯" 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 *𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀* 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵? So argues HR professional and 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 co-author Susan Schmitt. We love this. Workplace *whole person* growth runs through all we do. Plus, we think ART pairs so nicely with this kind of professional development, don't you? 😉 See what we do 👉🏾 https://www.voxomnibus.com/workshop-main

Also, check out Schmitt's interview with the Harvard Business Review 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 podcast ("Why the workplace is actually a good place to heal" episode) 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3BIAtmj

Why the Workplace is Actually a Good Place to Heal We can learn to use work – and working relationships – to grow and heal emotionally.

"𝙄𝙣 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮."--Kerry James Marshall, visual artist

This week, we're thinking about ways in which our work can contribute to individual and societal healing. We're also considering how art creates space for meaningful change via reflection and challenging conversations. For us, Marshall's "SOB, SOB" is a great example of this. More to come this week!

Kerry James Marshall, 𝘚𝘖𝘉, 𝘚𝘖𝘉, 2003, acrylic on fiberglass, , Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2010.29, © 2003, Kerry James Marshall ➡️ https://s.si.edu/3HBrohC

𝙂𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙚? You’re more likely to be highly engaged, productive, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 report receiving praise/recognition for your work in the last seven days, according to Gallup (https://bit.ly/3uHdirl)

This Valentine's Day 💟 Vox Omnibus wants to celebrate the friendships that brighten our workdays!

Take a moment of gratitude today for your work friends. Then let them know! 👉🏾 Tag a work buddy, and in two words, share two traits you appreciate about them.

Image: Vincent Van Gogh, 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 1889 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Guess who's one of the newest US Postal Service honorees? Sculptor Edmonia Lewis! For a treasure trove of riches on this important artist, including a biographical cartoon strip, check out https://americanart.si.edu/blog/edmonia-lewis-stamp

📘 Want even more on Edmonia Lewis? Check out this 30-minute lecture on the artist's monumental marble statue 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘢 by Vox Omnibus CEO, Dr. Hannah Wong!
👉🏿 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W0SyQhsAJc

Vox Omnibus Consulting