"Face to Face" is a large group show and not a "breeze through" show. There are numerous interesting works ranging from thought provoking to inspirational. Some are both. ...

... Lisa Breznak's glass cabinet is full of small sculpted objects. The structure, framed by hand painted drapery, is somewhat mysterious. The whole presentation of a glassed in collection of gold and cream colored pieces that may trace the basic shapes of Scythian, Judaic or early Christian-Orthodox holy objects, framed by the the creamy cloth, gives the impression of a shrine made for prayer, housing sacred objects, like an ark holding a Torah scroll.

Artists have the power to to re-envision historical events or systems, making them come alive in our present world, as if to say: "This is the ground on which our culture stands. See it another way and the ground begins to shift, to change." Ms. Breznak sees it in another way. ...".

Art Reviews by Deborah Sherman, for Stare Mesto Noviny newspaper

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"The rough and spontaneous handling of extremely thin clay, the the liberal use of pastel and bright colors, the glazed and unglazed surfaces all combine to set a subtle tension that animates the work."

Kathy Grantham, North County News

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