{"id":1383,"date":"2011-02-23T20:52:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T20:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15bytes12\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2023-11-13T13:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:48:23","slug":"cassandrea-john-parsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/cassandrea-john-parsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassandria & John Parsons: Another Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Cassandria and John Parsons are a perfect example of the notion that art is a great unifier. They met in an art class -Earl Jones on modern painting – and have now been married 41 years. Careers and family took up most of their time at the beginning of their relationship . In fact, Cassandria only completed her degree at the University of Utah a couple of years ago. John supported her during that time, but now she is working again in the interior decorating field in Salt Lake City. Both of their careers lend themselves to creativity. It\u2019s easy to see how Cassandria\u2019s job would do that, but with John\u2019s it\u2019s not quite so straightforward. He is an x-ray technician, and if you think about it, the films and scans of various parts of the human body, with patterns, organic shapes, shadows and contrast, could be fascinating material for abstract work, or any other genre.<\/p>\n

\"Cassandrea<\/a>

Cassandrea Parson sits in front of her easel in her Spring City studio, photo by Bill Fulton<\/p><\/div>\n

They have always shared an interest in art and supported each other in that endeavor. Now that their offspring are out on their own they can pursue art full-bore. Sometimes they create collaborative pieces. They acknowledge the need to critique each other … \u201cWe\u2019re not thin-skinned and we trust each other.\u201d Jealousy is not an issue for them since they have a base of security with both working at \u2018day jobs\u2019 which provide insurance. After 41 years together, their advice for newer artist couples is likely quite sound. \u2026 respect each other, allow each other the freedom to be themselves, and love art so much that you want to share that pleasure.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>

John Parson stands in his ceramic studio in Spring City, photo by Bill Fulton<\/p><\/div>\n

Their place in Spring City, where they spend most of their weekends, is a showcase of ceramics and paintings by other Utah artists, with a sprinkling of their own work too. The painting studio is above the garage, which is a separate building built specifically to contain both studio and automobile space. However, John\u2019s display shelves of ceramic pieces is starting to infringe on the car\u2019s territory, so they have plans to create a separate space in the future. They have an open studio during the annual Heritage Days in Spring City (Memorial Day weekend), and it\u2019s well worth visiting. There\u2019s a wonderful \u2018mascot\u2019, a large ceramic rabbit named Chester, who will greet you in the garage.<\/p>\n

\"Cassandrea

Cassandrea & John Parson’s ‘Mascot’ Chester, photo by Bill Fulton<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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