Tag: Barb Schwartz karst
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Blades of the mill: A man battling with cancer
Barb Schwarz Karst Robert Schwarz Cancer THIS CAN’T BE RIGHT “The doctor said it might be lymphoma,” I told his nurse after he had left the room and my temperature had gone from normal happy being to the sweat of a man facing a firing squad in seconds.“So,” she casually said.“So!” I said, “People die…
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Artist statement – “Blades of the mill: A man battling with cancer” by Barb Schwarz Karst
Barb Schwarz Karst “Blades of the Mill” is a series of eighteen mixed media paintings representing my brother Bob, four months into his eight-month treatment for cancer. Each of the eighteen paintings contains an image of Bob and a line of poetry that signifies a major turning point in his life. When combining all eighteen…