Healing and Survival Come First
Last month Danny had a bad head injury. Sometimes he seems totally fine, other times he's not.
Last month Danny had a bad head injury. Sometimes he seems totally fine, other times he's not.
I fell off the wagon with creating a new notebook every day, but it's not too late to get back on. Today's post is for me to figure out how to make this more sustainable.
My husband Daniel and I created this piece together during the holidays, and I forgot to post it so I'm doing so now. It started with a pen-and-ink drawing I drew. Then we transformed it several times, alternating photocopier distortion, gouache, watercolor, house paint, more pen and ink, and collage over and over.
I'm so proud of my daughter, Uma. She's so strong, smart, and lovely. Here she is at her first birthday party in her spacesuit. She's only been with me and Daniel for a short time, but it feels like our lives have just begun. She makes every new day so meaningful.
This painting represents my recent experiences. Paths in various uncertain directions are overlapped with spiraling curves revisiting the past and building upon it. Along the way, beauty shows up in the most unexpected places.
I have a confession to make. Sometimes when I work on my paintings for the 100 day project, I do them at night right before bed when I'm completely exhausted. My state of mind in these situations is wanting to get the painting over with as quickly as possible so I can get to bed.
This bird was half of a pair of two, an engagement gift from Aunt Lois in October of 2011.
Hi! This will be where I post my art: paintings, sculpture, mixed media, woodworking, etc. Enjoy!