ROWINGINEDEN 2015
Catherine L. Johnson
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Please note:
The ROWINGINEDEN series is very subtle with a sheer silver luminosity and a lush spectrum of indigo
that cannot be disclosed in a digital photograph.
As all my work, my art needs an actual encounter for its revelation.
The series is an improvisational riff inspired by Emily Dickinson’s metaphoric, coded and fervently erotic poem:
Wild Nights,Wild Nights.
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ROWINGINEDEN #1 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #2 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #3 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #4 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #5 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #7 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #8 Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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ROWINGINEDEN #1 (detail) Catherine L. Johnson 2015
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Wild nights-Wild nights! (269)
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Wild nights – Wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!
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Futile – the winds –
To a Heart in port –
Done with the Compass –
Done with the Chart!
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Rowing in Eden –
Ah – the Sea!
Might I but moor – Tonight –
In thee!
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Emily Dickinson (1830–86)
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ROWINGINEDEN 2015
is a visual operatic lush improvisational riff of Emily Dickinson’s
sensuous and erotic poem:
Wild Nights, Wild Nights.
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ROWINGINEDEN photo credit: Chris La Fontaine
Emily Dickinson, poet. Photo credit: unknown, Amherst College archive.
Catherine L. Johnson, artist. Photo credit: selfie
My selfie will be made into a 52″ H x 36″ W poster mounted on a wall in downtown St. Paul.
One had to be nominated for the INSIDE OUT project.
INSIDE OUT global project: http://www.insideoutproject.net/en
CATHERINE L. JOHNSON 
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