Amanda Williamsen
Triolet for Hannah's Brother
When Hannah Crouder worried, she
would scratch her scalp until she bled.
Her brother’s disability
made Hannah Crouder worried she
would be at school when finally
their mother snapped and beat him dead.
When Hannah Crouder worried, she
would scratch her scalp until she bled.
Triolet for Providence, Ohio
I lie on the town that cholera killed.
Violets and hickory nuts sprout in the grass
of the graveyard. Providence, they called
this town, where I lie, that cholera killed.
The names of canal diggers, legible still:
O’Halloran, Yoder, Yawberg, Haas.
I lie on the town that cholera killed.
Violets and hickory nuts sprout in the grass.
Triolet for the Mortician's Daughter
A normal girl in every way,
she guessed her life was pretty good.
She lived at the funeral home, but hey,
she was normal in every other way.
Good grades, good friends. Oh, by the way,
she might have seen your grandpa nude.
And dead. Which was normal. In a way…
She guessed… Otherwise her life was good.
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| Anna Lee Hafer is a studio artist based in the Philadelphia area whose work is heavily influenced by such famous surrealist painters as René Magritte, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso, all of whom strove to build their own realities through small glimpses into a particularly confusing, but utterly unique worldview that dictates its own specific set of instructions. With references to the laws and physics of Alice's Wonderland, the artist challenges the audience's inherent understanding of perspective, reality, and universal order.
In her work, Hafer pours and layers paint to create dimension and texture, mixing different styles and colors onto each other until they produce a 3D effect. Through marker and pencil that create shadow, she further enhances these forms and separates them from the background. Heavier layers and thicker brushstrokes in the foreground of her work push the painting toward the viewer, whereas the thinner layers and small brushstrokes in the background, elongate the space and push away from the viewer. By juxtaposing interior and exterior elements, Hafer makes the audience question whether they are looking at something inside or outside.
For additional information, please visit www.hafer.work.
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