Audio interview of Mary Kerr, interviewed by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis and [Jane Enkin?] at Kerr’s home in Victoria D.C. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 01:14 Mary talks about a meeting she had with Zalman. She remembers some drawings she did that she showed Zalman and then he showed her many of the paintings and art he did himself. He also had a record player filled with paint and would turn it on; 11:10 Mary states she recognized Zalman saw a spiritual yearning in her; 15:25 Mary talks about Zalman’s story of being in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights. She mentions that Zalman said the “saging-not aging movement” came out of his time in the wilderness; 18:50 Mary states that Zalman believed in many different things and religions and he would be horrified to learn about stabbings and acts of terror in Israel happening today; 20:50 Mary talks about her time as an undergrad and meeting Zalman privately, rather than going to the group events; 31:45 Mary tells a story about going to a class event and about 45 people were not officially enrolled in the class and had to leave, but Mary was allowed to stay. She continues to talk about the culture of the class and how open Zalman was to everyone; 38:30 Mary tells a story about trying to get Zalman to speak at an event; 43:00 Mary mentions she is not Jewish and had some trouble fitting in at some of the events, but does have close friends that are Jewish. She continues to talk about her best friend and how they perform together today; 50:00 Mary goes through correspondence and pictures from Zalman. They talk about a Nubell Award which was a bell that Zalman would hand out to people. He stated that every time the bell rings you should say a prayer; 01:03:00 Mary tells a story about a time she was really sick and had a dream about Zalman teaching her art. She shared the dream with Zalman because she was afraid he was dead. This was the last time she spoke to him; 01:11:00 Mary continues to talk about the letters and tapes Zalman would send after he left Winnipeg. She also goes through more memorabilia; 01:16:25 The interviewer asks Mary to expand on more detail regarding the paintings and drawings Zalman did; 01:18:30 Mary talks more about the people she spent time with in Winnipeg along with Zalman; 01:22:19 Mary talks about a book Zalman had, as well as her own drawings on rice paper. They continue to look through correspondence and art; 01:40:35 Mary goes over some translations Zalman did; 01:51:00 Mary talks about lessons learned from the art world and spirituality taught by Zalman; 02:00:00 Mary talks about a design course she teaches called [Ways of Seeing?]; 02:09:00 Mary shows the interviewer photographs of her art on the computer.
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Audio interview of Mary Kerr, interviewed by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis and [Jane Enkin?] at Kerr’s home in Victoria D.C. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 01:14 Mary talks about a meeting she had with Zalman. She remembers some drawings she did that she showed Zalman and then he showed her many of the paintings and art he did himself. He also had a record player filled with paint and would turn it on; 11:10 Mary states she recognized Zalman saw a spiritual yearning in her; 15:25 Mary talks about Zalman’s story of being in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights. She mentions that Zalman said the “saging-not aging movement” came out of his time in the wilderness; 18:50 Mary states that Zalman believed in many different things and religions and he would be horrified to learn about stabbings and acts of terror in Israel happening today; 20:50 Mary talks about her time as an undergrad and meeting Zalman privately, rather than going to the group events; 31:45 Mary tells a story about going to a class event and about 45 people were not officially enrolled in the class and had to leave, but Mary was allowed to stay. She continues to talk about the culture of the class and how open Zalman was to everyone; 38:30 Mary tells a story about trying to get Zalman to speak at an event; 43:00 Mary mentions she is not Jewish and had some trouble fitting in at some of the events, but does have close friends that are Jewish. She continues to talk about her best friend and how they perform together today; 50:00 Mary goes through correspondence and pictures from Zalman. They talk about a Nubell Award which was a bell that Zalman would hand out to people. He stated that every time the bell rings you should say a prayer; 01:03:00 Mary tells a story about a time she was really sick and had a dream about Zalman teaching her art. She shared the dream with Zalman because she was afraid he was dead. This was the last time she spoke to him; 01:11:00 Mary continues to talk about the letters and tapes Zalman would send after he left Winnipeg. She also goes through more memorabilia; 01:16:25 The interviewer asks Mary to expand on more detail regarding the paintings and drawings Zalman did; 01:18:30 Mary talks more about the people she spent time with in Winnipeg along with Zalman; 01:22:19 Mary talks about a book Zalman had, as well as her own drawings on rice paper. They continue to look through correspondence and art; 01:40:35 Mary goes over some translations Zalman did; 01:51:00 Mary talks about lessons learned from the art world and spirituality taught by Zalman; 02:00:00 Mary talks about a design course she teaches called [Ways of Seeing?]; 02:09:00 Mary shows the interviewer photographs of her art on the computer.
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