Noelle Maline

a group exhibition in New York . out of the shadows

marvelous and exciting news!

a small door near the floor

she just got into a show in New York

at the Carter Burden Gallery

It will be in November and December

I'll get her ready and sail her off soon

out of the shadows

empty rooms

awashed with static

small doors

and coded shapes

the ghost of things

and hidden languages

the sea . the sea . it speaks to me

the sea has the last word .

paint, ink, silver gelatin print, paper on wood

after spending weeks on this layering and reworking

and layering some more

she is complete

she had the last word

the sea has the last word

a small hello from an old telescope

I grew up down by the sea in an old lookout tower

collecting shells and looking out at the mysterious sea

from an old telescope ..

Here are some words I wrote for a show I did recently at HA gallery in Portland OR.

This was on the wall next to my art *)

' I grew up down by the sea in an old lookout tower. My mother was a librarian and teacher who liked to paint and collect shells and rocks by the side of the road. She was also a master at creating themed costumed parties and having film nights with an old reel to reel projector. My father was a splendid storyteller and enjoyed taking the family on field trips and adventures.

My older brother's love of surreal old films and painting miniatures for dioramas intrigued me.

He and I would sometimes spend hours in the very top of the slanted tower,

looking out at sea through the old telescope for lost ships and submarines.

These whimsical memories are a few of the things that have kept my imagination inspired.

I was captivated by the dark sea, lost ghosts and invisible communications.

It is in the language of art that I have found the mystery of these things that linger on.'

And something inspiring my brother and I would watch often when we were kids ..

Here's Truly Scrumptious ..

in parts . words and bits and pieces

Side note ~

(working on word things .) bit and pieces . to be cont . .

Exploring the quiet realms where the past lingers and unseen stories reside. . To document transparent things and record imaginary communication, translating intangible whispers and echoes into tangible forms. Perceiving what often remains hidden, to see sound and hear shadows, and transforming the static and fragments of the past into something that can be experienced through sight, touch, and even a sense of auditory memory.

Decoding faint messages and quietly observing information. Seeking to piece together the untold stories of places and the individuals who once inhabited them, people who may never have been known but whose presence is sensed in the lingering traces they left behind.

floating , magic and ghosts

the stories of sleep

An art exhibit in Portland at HA museum gallery shop

Hello Dears ~ I am having a lovely show at HA in Portland Oregon for October/November!

I would like for you all to come and visit this splendid secret gallery museum shop. I think that we should dress up in fancy costumes everyday in October/November .. even if we are simply doing things around the house or in our own heads .. we can transport from portal to portal and be the creative little particles that we are.

HA ~ is here*

An art exhibition in New York .

Opening reception

September 23, 5-9pm

Roots Exhibition

A group show at the\

~Gallery Azulejo~

154 Orchard Street, New York, NY

Art by Artists from around the Globe

A few of my pieces will be in the show )

(By the time you read this .

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

(Her friend came to see her .

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

~Gallery Azulejo~

~The SeeMe Community~

transmitting sound waves

speaking to cats

sending signals

(also .. there are some new prints in the shop .

small and large *)

. the end of September .

it's chilly and still

at the end of September

the trees and the leaves

on the outside of shadows

{layered painting on gelatin silver print}

sounds in the back of the room

with incense and coffee

and two cats near my feet

on the burgundy rug

in a field of floating

on a Sunday morning

it is beginning to feel like fall

the crows are outside circling around

.. floating in a field

of floating electricity

little transmitters of gold

on her shoes

thinking about lighthouses

and telephone poles in the woods

seeing the sounds of

things unseen and wondering about

the things we dream about

at 4am

also .. if you get a chance ..

I recommend watching

The Dust Bowl on PBS .

During the 1930s, the Great Plains of the United States underwent

a quick transformation to create a vast farmland to help feed the country.

Despite the efficiency of the new methods used, poor planning

turned the prairies into a wasteland, with Mother Nature leading

the revolt against the land's inhabitants with an arsenal of massive dust storms

and severe drought. A documentary showcasing the events that took place

during the dreadful era, while also providing an example of what can happen

if we aren't smart about how we pull precious resources from our planet.

intermission . this is a vintage test of the ebs

an intermission ..

do you remember the tests that interrupted

saturday morning cartoons?

'THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY BROADCASTING SYSTEM>>>

IF THIS WERE ACTUALLY A TEST...'

here is a little info about those

annoying alerts that no longer happen.

The EBS was initiated in 1963.

EBS replaced the CONELRAD system

instituted in 1951.

The EBS was replaced by the EAS

which initiated in 1994 and was fully implemented

nationwide in 1997.

here is one that would have been similar

to the ones we may have heard

during those days

and this one is from farther away and

a bit more interesting

.the girl with gold . and head set transmitters .

The girl with gold

sees other things

and thoughts on how to listen to the sea

blue bird eggs and head set transmitters

mixed media paint collages

with blues

. two telephone poles .

two telephone poles

at the edge of the water

transmitters

for eyes

she has been waiting there for years

the sea

it speaks to her

(mixed media collage painting on paper)

the print is available in the shop )
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoelleMaline

. a language of numbers .

she and her dog could hear

the electrical currents

from around the corner of the house

a faint broken waltz

a woman talking in

language of numbers

a turn table with a broken waltz

a few cassette recorders , a microphone

a bathtub amphitheater

the imaginary sounds

from the pipes under

the house

(the full field recording is on the website)

. in a field . on a submarine

yesterday I talked to a friend on my

old black rotary phone

he asked me how things were going

I told him that it feels like I've been

living in the forest in the twigs with the moss

on the lower level of a submarine

looking out a porthole

a book of ghost portraits . it's more like a sound

It's more like a sound ..

a book of ghost portraits

that I made during our remote-ness

and days of long lingering unknown

This small book of 20 pages

is filled of ghost portraits

painted with layers of gouache , cut paper and ink on paper

Its is a 5 x 7 soft cover book that has a thick card stock feel

and printed on 100% recycled archival paper

I am happy that it is now available for purchase in the shop )

available for purchase )

https://www.etsy.com/listing/978113220/ghost-portraits-book-by-noelle-maline?ref=shop_home_active_1

.currents from a small door . and Clara

She stands by a small door

near the floor

thinking about the odd sounding noises

in the early morning

when everything is is still dark

when the world is still asleep

A small door near the floor

layered painting on paper

. the print is available in the shop )

and a happy birthday to Clara Rockmore

sound in the back of the studio

on an overcast morning ..

She thought about the radio .

She thought about the radio .. What noises and odd sounds

were coming out of the speakers . They sounded like they

formed a melody .

she wears a small red tie and a mask .

mixed media painting on paper by Noelle Maline. 2021

new prints are available in the shop )

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoelleMaline

Your'e on your own .. Claire .. Until the End of the World

Week one of the strange new year ..

With the new year starting

and it being very strange and other things

I have made some lovely new works

to go with a peculiar tone and background mood

And the New Prints are in the Shop !

I'll be staying here in my studio

in a corner of the house

working on ghost portraits and

talking with invisible friends

listening to sounds and watching films

with my two cats )

having pea soup and bread with cheese

on cold nights .

I watched

Until the End of the World by Wim Wenders

.. over a five day period of one hour a day .

I recommend watching since it is very fitting

for these times . Long travels and lingering

moments all over the world .

Especially nice in a time when one cannot travel

freely and visit people and places .

Only in one's memories .

~ Your'e on your own .. Claire ..

Until the End of the World

time becomes invisible in fog

today was Christmas

during a dark plague

time in the studio making things

make the days go by

time becomes invisible

when we are living in a fog

things seem further away

in some ways