Human interpretation is limitless, as the Palouse Women Artists group shows in its artwork in the Power of Three exhibit on display at the Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.

“The Palouse Women Artists is an all-women’s group, about 30 members,” said Julie Hartwig, exhibit coordinator at the Dahmen Barn. “They challenge their artists to create an interpretation of a theme.”

This year’s theme is the Power of Three, and the artist’s interpretations were varied and unique, Hartwig said. Some artists did earth, wind and fire, others did land, water and sky, and some did something as simple as three dogs.

“One is three voodoo dolls,” Hartwig said. “I don’t know if that’s good or bad.”

The type of art varies just as much as the interpretations. Quilts, acrylic, oil and encaustic painting, three-dimensional assemblages, and photography are all on display.

Gail Cochran, a member of the Palouse Women Artists, submitted a piece for the exhibit titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire.” The piece is encaustic, which is a wax, pigment and resin painting, Cochran said. She said she enjoys having the Palouse Women Artists to paint with.

“The support we give and receive from each other is the biggest thing,” she said. “It’s very stimulating and exciting to be a part of that group.”

Member Jane Estocin-Klaiber, also felt the Palouse Women Artists was a helpful group.

“I like the (Palouse Women Artists) because anyone who likes art can join, it is a really supportive group,” she said.

Estocin-Klaiber took this year’s theme seriously, creating three separate pieces of art.

“I make fused glass. I like to make it look like ocean waves,” she said.

The pieces she submitted are a set of three, all made with acrylic glass on a wooden background with painted accents. One piece is of a turtle in ocean waves, and the other two are fish in ocean waves, Estocin-Klaiber said.

Every year the Palouse Women Artists select a theme to work with. The last time their work was on display at the Dahmen Barn, the theme was “The Road Less Traveled,” Hartwig said.

“It was kind of based on the Robert Frost poem, and some (artists) incorporated the poem into their art,” she said.

The diversity of the work, not only in the interpretation of the theme and the media used in the art, but also of the diversity of skill level, is one aspect about the Palouse Women’s Artists’ exhibits that stand out at the barn.

“(The Palouse Women Artists) is a group of fine art professionals to beginners,” Hartwig said. “It’s a fun group of women, they put together challenges to challenge everybody and encourage them to work together.”

This diversity makes the exhibit new and exciting every year, Hartwig said.

“It’s just a really fun exhibit, to see some pieces are really deep in thought and others are just crazy,” she said.

The Power of Three exhibit opens today at the Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown and will close April 26. An opening reception will take place from 5 – 8 p.m. today. The Dahmen Barn is open Thursday – Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.