RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.
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Jesse White is an expressionistic artist and poet, art therapist and teacher. She serves as the Arts & Spirituality Coordinator for Pendle Hill (an adult spiritual education center), a Teaching Artist for Artwell (where she teaches children poetry and art), and the Director of Pigeon Arts (which provides transformational art programs to the LGBTQI community, mental health and wellness communities, families living in the shelter system, victims/witnesses of domestic violence or hate violence, and the general public. Jesse's paintings, altered books, and photography have been exhibited throughout the Greater Philadelphia, PA area, North Carolina, and London, England Her poetry has been included in several local and national publications, including The Apiary (online), Sensexual Vol. I, and Quaker Life.
A book about crossing the threshold of wakefulness to sleep. Materials used: India inks, acrylic paints, decorative papers.