Clarity at 83
Artist Statement
When you are young, aging seems like a distant shore—fog-covered and fearsome. You imagine pain, loss, and the weight of years pressing in. You worry about the future. You brace yourself against what might come.
But now, at 83, I see it differently. Aging has become the softest revelation. It is not sorrowful or heavy—it is light. It is tenderness. It is joy.
Clarity at 83 is a reflection of this shift, stitched in fabric and memory. These pieces come from dreams—those I had as a child, and those that visit me now. They come from the deep well of living, where wisdom doesn’t speak in words, but in color, texture, and breath.
There is no longer the need to strive, to push, to grasp. There is only presence. In these years, I have found a clarity that eluded me in youth: the quiet beauty of simply being. Of seeing life, not through the lens of what’s next, but with the grace of what is.
This work is my offering. A way of saying that aging is not the end of the light, but its gentlest hue. It is not something to fear—it is something to embrace. A soft unfolding into peace. A final blooming.
With gratitude,
Penny Sisto
Exhibit Runs: September 25th – November 5th
Exhibit Dates and Hours:
Thursday, September 25 – Opening Reception – 6:30 pm
Sunday September 28, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Friday, October 3, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday, October 5, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 9, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 12, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 15, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 23, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, October 24, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday, October 26, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Monday, October 27, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 29, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 30, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 5, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Place: St. Anthony Hall
Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality
101 St. Anthony Dr.
Mount Saint Francis, IN 47146