A Leap Year—A Leap of Faith

"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. 

The second best time is now".  

                                                                                          —African Proverb                                                                                                                                               

As the primary elections loom on the horizon, we are presented with a perplexing choice—who will carry the banner for truth, justice, and the American way.  To add to our confusion we are faced with a mathematical anomaly that takes place every four years called Leap Year—the year in which presidential elections take place.

On Feb. 29 we will be celebrating “Leap Day”

—an extra day in the month—an extra day in the year. 

It turns out that the Earth’s journey around the sun isn’t 365 days—it’s really 365.25 days. Every four years that extra time adds up to 24 hours and has to be added to the calendar to catch up with the sun.

If we didn’t recognize Leap Year, we might end up with Valentine’s Day in June and Independence Day in December.

What would you do if you knew you had an extra day? Would you muster the courage to take a leap forward or fall back and binge-watch every season of Breaking Bad.

You could leap forward and restore the planet—or fall back and build more walls and cages. You could leap forward and restore civil liberties—or fall back and succumb to lobbyists promoting easy access to guns.  You could leap forward and tell the truth—or fall back and just say whatever is necessary to get ahead.  You could leap forward, embrace your neighbor, and attempt to forge peaceful coalitions—or fall back into isolationism and “me first” diplomacy. 

Enjoy that extra day but don't waste it. You won't have another one until February 2024.

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Jeff Key's work can be seen at:

Jeff Key’s work from “The Vessel Series,” will be featured in a solo “Pop-Up” show at the Sculpturesite Gallery in Glen Ellen on March 1, 2020. Additionally Sculpturesite Gallery’s website will feature 25 sculptures by Jeff, curated by Brigitte Micmacker, in an Exclusive On-line Exhibition “Life Vessels” from January 31-March 31, 2020.

https://www.sculpturesite.com/Exhibit_Detail.cfm?ShowsID=155

This solo “Pop-Up” show is part of 

Sculpturesite’s 30^th Anniversary celebration. 

Jeff’s wood sculpture, “Vessel #32—Witness” will be on view beginning March 1 as part of SculptureWALK, Sculpturesite Gallery’s on-going outdoor exhibition.

Opening reception and Pop-Up show: March 1, 2020, from 2-6pm.

Sculpturesite Gallery Website:    https://www.sculpturesite.com

Sculpturesite Gallery’s sculptureWALK—Jack London Village, 
14301 Arnold Drive,  Glen Ellen, CA 95442

Jeff Key—Life Vessels—Sculpturesite Gallery

707-933-1300    —   info@sculpturesite.com

www.sculpturesite.com

We are delighted to present an exclusive sculpture exhibition featuring works spanning 20 years in wood and flax from Jeff Key's "Vessel Series."

Join us to celebrate the Gallery’s 30^th Anniversary on March 1^st with a one-day only Pop-Up show of floor, pedestal and wall works by Oakland artist Jeff Key.   https://www.sculpturesite.com/Exhibit_Detail.cfm?ShowsID=155

About Sculpturesite Gallery:

Sculpturesite Gallery spent three years in a highly unusual space in the remodeled concrete wine-making vats at Jack London Village. We are returning for this special event for just one day to introduce you to Bay Area sculptor Jeff Key and to celebrate our 30^th Anniversary together.

The gallery began in Berkeley as A New Leaf Gallery in 1990, and it soon became Northern California’s premier sculpture gallery. After 15 years in Berkeley, five years in the Museum District of San Francisco, a decade at Cornerstone Sonoma, and finally three years at Jack London Village in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, the brainchild of husband and wife team Brigitte Micmacker and John Denning is now focusing on its extensive website, in addition to maintaining an active program at it’s outdoor exhibition: the sculptureWALK at Jack London Village, CA.

www.sculpturesite.com

Phone: 707-933-1300    Email: info@sculpturesite.com

14301 Arnold Dr. Glen Ellen, CA 95442