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A FAMILY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS
ARTIST IS FINE, NASH IS FINDING
COMFORT IN THE PAINTINGS SHE
PAINTED.
SHE PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH
BUT LEFT BEHIND THE STUDIO OF
EXQUISITE ARTWORK.
IT PULLS YOU IN, WITH ALL
THE LAYERS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN
DISTANCES, FALLING INTO THE
SPACE.
ARLENE AND HER HUSBAND MOVED
TO MINNEAPOLIS IN 1992 TO ACCEPT
TEACHING POSITIONS IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ART AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
AS WE DISCOVERED, HER TALENT
AND CREATIVITY WAS VISIBLE AND
ALL SHE DID.
I REMEMBER WATCHING HER BUILD
THESE UP, THESE WERE SO MUCH --
SO MUCH ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
SHE WAS VERY DELIBERATE.
Reporter: SHE IS ALSO AN
ARTIST AND SPENDING TIME GOING
THROUGH ALL OF HER MOTHER'S
CREATIONS.
DECADES OF PAINTINGS, MANY
FEATURING WHAT SHE CALLED
CIRCLES OF LIGHT.
IT WAS A VERY SPIRITUAL PIECE
, THE SPIRITUAL WOMAN.
THIS WAS A PRACTICE THAT WAS
SLOW, MEDITATIVE.
EVERYTHING DRIFTED AWAY.
Reporter: SHE REMEMBERS
BEING MESMERIZED AS A CHILD,
WATCHING HER MOTHER WORK. SHE
STARTED OUT IN CERAMICS.
SHE HAD MAGNIFICAT --
MAGNIFICENT ARMS.
I REMEMBER REMEMBERING HOLDING
HER ARMS AND THE STRENGTH IN
HER ARMS AND HANDS.
Reporter: OVER THE YEARS HER
ARTWORK GOT HER FELLOWSHIPS,
GRANTS AND INVITATIONS TO TEACH.
A CURATOR OF PAINTINGS AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.
ACROSS THE SURFACE, AND
INTERACTIVE SENSE OF WHAT IS ON
THE CANVAS COULD START MOVING
AROUND.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK SHE EXCELLED AT.
Reporter: MARRIAGE WAS
ANOTHER OF HER SUCCESSES.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE
FEATURED IN A PUBLIC TELEVISION
REPORT WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT
WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE SEPARATION,
IT BINDS US TOGETHER.
THEY HAD A VERY BEAUTIFUL
RELATIONSHIP AND HIGHLY
INFLUENCE EACH OTHER.
Reporter: SHE BELIEVES
ARLENE WAS MOST PROUD OF BEING
A WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER.
SHE WAS 67 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE
PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 16,
DAYS AFTER HER 47th WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY.
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