After leaving the exhibition's opening, my husband asked if I was going to write about it. I answered; 'Don't know'.  My response had nothing to do with the fine exhibits on display, rather it had to do with my reaction to them. The soft hues, strong lines and layered images tell the story of hardship, strength, sorrow, joy and family ties through land and blood. They had me thinking not only of the artist's lineage but my own, then realizing how we all have an important story to tell.

MacDonald's paintings are not just about history, they are about 'herstory', as the artist tells us about the women in her family. I am writing this on Mother's Day knowing that later I shall celebrate with my children, as they live close by. No one has taken them from me or tried to turn them away from their heritage or change their priorities causing them to be someone other then who they are. MacDonald's work seen here is a celebration of the strength of love women have for their children and reminds us all how that love can indeed flow, like blood, through the generations. Maternal love is what feeds the roots of our existance so we can grow strong and it is through the stories of the past that help us build a better future.

The paintings seen here are well composed images of layers of warm hues and inegmatic symbols that are woven together to create a sense of both the strength of family ties and the pain caused when those ties are severed. The artist presents five generations of women; grandmother, mother, herself, daughter, and grand-daughters to remind us that knowing the past helps us understand the present. The symbol of the tree, with it's many branches and deep roots, suggests a connection through time, land and blood, and that we cannot disengage ourselves from our roots.

The works in the exhibition can be interpreted on many levels as each viewer will find what they want or need or already know in the images. I found questions and answers, heartbreak and strength, topics of discussion, facts that want to be forgotten, and a truth that must be remembered.

I can't tell you about it from my point of view as you have to see the work and find out for yourself just what it is you see, from your own point of view, in these excellent works of art.