That day in D.C.

“January Sixth I, 2021,” (lithograph), by Nomi Silverman,, in her show “Palpable Process,’’ at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, in Norwalk, Conn.

The gallery says:=

“Nomi Silverman is a visual storyteller whose work elevates the voices of outsiders and those perceived as ‘other’ –people on the margins of society. She often approaches a broader story by focusing on an individual narrative, putting a human face to the generic nameless, faceless masses that are often portrayed in the media. Her subject matter has included homelessness, racial violence, Matthew Shepard, and Iraq. Most recently, she has turned her lens to topics of immigration, emigration, and refugees.

For Palpable Process, Silverman selected prints from her personal collection that will provide insight into her storytelling process, and demonstrate how she collects and creates images that will ultimately come together into a cohesive artbook or exhibit.

Norwalk Harbor and vicinity

— Photo by Joe Mabel

Exploding heads for explosive times

“Everyone is an Alienígeno,’’ by Enrique Chagoya, in the show “From the Head and the Heart,’’ at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Conn., through Nov. 10.

— Courtesy of Shark's Ink, Lyons, Colo.

— Photo credit: Bud Shark.

The show takes on a wide range of political and social topics. The pieces are recent creations representing artists’ views on various issues, including immigration, gun control, LGBTQ+ rights and others.

Aerial view of Norwalk, on Long Island. The richest folks tend to live near the water, in such sections as Rowayton. Norwalk is also headquarters for some big corporations and still has some manufacturing. It’s not entirely affluent: It has its share of poor neighborhoods, too.

We've got your back

"Then III" (mezzotint print), by Cleo Wilkinson, in the "Footprint International Exhibition 2018,'' at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Conn.,, through Aug. 26.  The show showcases the current trends in printmaking within one square foot configuration.

A view of a couple of the more than two dozen islands off Norwalk, which is a mostly affluent New York City suburb on Long Island Sound. The  quaint village of Rowayton may be the most interesting section. It's very pretty and has long attracted as residents many writers and painters. But it's  now overdeveloped along the shore. That piled up the damage in Hurricane Sandy, in 2012, and the construction of waterfront McMansions has not ceased since then.