Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates. “Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.”

Art should be insightful and thought provoking. If it isn't, then it should at least be beautiful. The work currently being housed in Southwest's Hampden Gallery is the rare combination of all three.

 Another artist showcased is Alicia Adams Hunsicker, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, who "strive(s) to create a visual language that evokes deep feelings of the divine feminine/masculine and the spirit of the natural world," according to her Web site. She is an accomplished artist and photographer who boasts an extensive resume as well as the largest current exhibit in the Hampden Gallery.

Hunsicker's collection, titled "Between the Darkness and the Light" is a series of paintings that contain a reoccurring theme of imagery - eggs, nests, human bones and fleeting images of the female form. The work is done mostly in soft shades of blue, brown, yellow and white.

The ethereal nature of the pieces hint at fertility and a union between humanity and the Earth. A physical manifestation of the paintings stands in the middle of the room; branches suspended from the ceiling and strings holding an egg over an abstract nest formation. Little nests full of eggs sit in corners of the room and ledges on the wall.