BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1944@shumeihub.us DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20250803 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20250915 DTSTAMP:20250729T224058Z URL:https://shumeihub.us/events/shumei-art-gallery-deborah-lomas/ SUMMARY:Shumei Art Gallery: Deborah Lomas DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE ARTIST\nDeborah was born in the North West of England in 1965 where she studied Art and Design. She later co-founded Network 3\ , an agency for young illustrators in Liverpool. Her work has been widely exhibited in her homeland and the South West of America. Her collection of the world's children entitled "Earth Angels" first exhibited in the Shume i Hall Gallery Pasadena in 1997. This was brought about with the help of P auline Lomas\, Deborah's older sister\, who was one of the first Western m embers of Shumei. Deborah works full time as a small business owner in Che ster\, England. The shop\, "Rainforest"\, has been part of her life for th irty years and is another aspect of her commitment to environmentalism and building community.\n\n \;\nMESSAGE FROM DEBORAH\n"While I breathe\, I hope."\nThis show is a visual conversation from my heart to yours. The p aintings have been created over the past thirty years out of love and resp ect for the many diverse cultures that make up the global tapestry of indi genous peoples.\n\nAs a young art student\, my protest art was lush green forests with borders of burning deforestation. One day\, as I was painting \, the face of an Amazon Indian emerged on to the pastel paper. I named th is "No Place Like Home". This was a revelation and a defining moment in my journey as an artist. I realised that painting scenes of destruction was not going to inspire anyone to change the world and instead I focused on t he faces of children\, their innocence\, purity and hope.\n\nI always begi n with the eyes\, for I believe that when you gaze into the eyes of anothe r\, you ultimately see yourself. The children's expressions are sometimes gentle and playful\, sometimes guarded or defiant\, but always with a ques tion behind their gaze. They ask us how our choices and actions affect oth ers. They ask us to open our hearts. The heart must remain open for the po ssibility of love to survive and our mission is to keep our hearts open am idst turbulent times.\n\nIf we can calm our minds and allow ourselves to b e open to the present moment then art can be transformative. It is my hope that if you can absorb these colours into your being then your own colour s will shine through and you will feel part of the rainbow\, a special pie ce in the colourful mosaic of life.. Then\, maybe your heart will expand j ust a little more\, because if we put love at the heart of all our actions we will leave a healthier\, happier planet for our children and future ge nerations.\n\nThis is my visual call to action. This is what I paint for. This is what I hope for.\n"We are all related."\nI recently had the honour of spending time with some of the remarkable women who formed the Interna tional Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. One of their collectiv e messages is "We are all related". These tribal elders understand and rev ere the sacred threads of family\, community and connection to Mother Eart h. We are all strands of equal importance in the web of life. Something aw akened deep within me\, an instant heart connection\, a new direction. I f eel the time is nearing when the wisdom of the elders will come through an d join the children in my collection. I hope that they may also make their way to Shumei's place of light when the time is right. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://shumeihub.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ Hub-Event-Thumbnail-2.png CATEGORIES:West LOCATION:Shumei America National Center\, 2430 E Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, California\, 91107\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2430 E Colorado Blvd\, Pasa dena\, California\, 91107\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Shume i America National Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR