sorry to take so long in sharing my
September pages,
dear readers...
I kept changing my mind
about the visual images...
we have been dealing with some deaths in the family
in the past few months...
so you will understand my tardiness...
I kept writing and rewriting and the images changed with the circumstances...
but I have finally come to terms with it all
and this is the result.
to add to the difficulties,
my trusty camera has also been sick and seems to
in the death struggle as well...
begging and cajoling are no longer working...
so I will have to learn to use a new one...
I have two years of pages in this book,
and it is straining to
accommodate the the work...
I will put November and December into this book
and then I will shoot all the pages and show you the cover
in January...
I drew a freehand sketch of the calaca
and then used it as a template to make the other two
ingredients: colored pencil, black and white gesso, pencil, pen, stencils, walnut ink, paper ephemera, thread.
all in all...
life is good...
and I give thanks for each one of you
grazie..
xo
10 comments:
I'm so sorry for your losses... art is healing though... and there is beauty in grief...
Your pages seem to speak of acceptance; they say to me, "death is not the end." I'm sorry for your losses, Cat, and hope you're doing alright. xo
I am so grateful when I visit you....art saves lives! Peace, Mary Helen
hope knowing that you are surrounded by a circle of Love helps in extra hard times like these dear Cat
continuing to send healing hugs and prayers your way
oxo
Healing thoughts for your family losses. Very expressive pages!
Wonderful expression of grief. Sorry you are experiencing it so frequently. xox
I am also sorry you've had more than your share of losses recently, but your work is beautiful.
How awesome to hold a book bursting with your artwork. I can't wait to see more of your journal.
xo
I am so sorry to hear of the sorrow in your family! Your pages here are so very expressive...and I am sure, healing.
Hugs,
Terri
Once again I'm running late. Not sure I'll ever catch up. I did want to offer my condolences on your losses. That is always hard, and sometimes it takes a long time to heal. Your pages are poignant and brilliantly executed, too. I look forward to the next installation and the wrap-up in January.
These pages have a dreamy, other-world-ly feeling to them.
A perfect expression of loss...and the veil that separates you.
♥♥♥
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