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Two of Gallery Moab artists are talented in the arts of days gone by. Inspiring respect and reverence for a form of art Deborah McDermott and Dell Crandall create renditions that grip their audience.  Reverence is "a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe. The word "reverence" in the modern day is often used in relationship with religion. This is because religion often stimulates the emotion through recognition of God, the supernatural, and the ineffable. Reverence involves a humbling of the self in respectful recognition of something perceived to be greater than the self. Thus religion is commonly a place where reverence is felt.

Among the most globally significant innovations of the Tang (618–906) and Song (960–1279) dynasties were the inventions of woodblock printing and moveable type, enabling widespread publishing of a variety of texts, and the dissemination of knowledge and literacy. Scholars believe that woodblock printing first appeared in China around 600, probably inspired by the much older use of bronze or stone seals to make impressions on clay and silk, and the practice of taking inked rubbings of inscribed texts from bronze and stone reliefs. The process for block printing on paper was perfected by the end of Tang dynasty.

  Sand Spirits by Deborah McDermott

In the past two days Deborah has sold two of her inspiring "Block Prints" . Congratulations to the patrons that will have not just a beautiful original and limited edition piece of art, but a style of art that has been around for over 1500 years.

Found throughout southern Utah, a petroglyph is an image carved, incised or scratched into stone. A pictograph is a painting on stone, using natural pigments. Pictographs are typically found only in caves or other areas where they can be protected from the elements of sunshine, wind-blown sand and precipitation. Dell Crandall is our artist that just happens to be a Rock Art specialist. This form of art dates back to thousands of years. Dell uses the figures of these ancient artists to inspire his work of today. 

  Women Rule by Dell Crandall

Congratulations on the purchase of Angels by Dell Crandall. I apologize for not having a picture to show the beauty of this piece. Sometimes Dell's work isn't in the Gallery long enough to get a picture. Make sure you come down to the gallery and see what Deborah and Dell still have on display.