Something Love

Something Love

I do not have much to say about this piece other than it is not my favorite.  I guess I am not excited about the background.  Because of the way I work it was difficult creating it.  My process of starting and adding and adding more, letting the piece speak to me did not work as well as it does most of the time.  That is OK.  I have always said that I share whatever I have worked on.  So here is what I call a dud.

L’Esprit

L’Esprit

I like how the background almost looks like it is a photograph where the background is blurred.  This one is peaceful and we need that right now.

A friend recently sent me this and is appropriate for the black lives matter concern....... if you think of a fire department, all of the houses in the neighborhood matter. But it’s the house that’s on fire that we need to focus on. A metaphor for black lives matter. We need to avoid all homes matter because it minimizes the house that’s on fire.

With that said, all lives matter but right now there is a segment of the population that is particularly in need of our concern and change on how they are treated.

No More

No More

I could think of several narratives to go with this piece but it is too early in the morning to think about  them.  The birds woke me chattering away.  They sound wonderful but maybe not at 4:30 a.m.

True Match

True Match

I have no idea what is written on the book being held by the two men.  I created this collage prior to the Bible incident in D.C.  Kind of ironic though.

The Chair

The Chair

I am thinking that Terry Garrett sent me the background person on one of his envelopes or packages but for the life of me I can’t remember for sure.  If so, thanks Terry.  If not thanks to whomever sent it to me.  It might have even been a stand alone piece of ephemera.  The almost 70 year old brain is not remembering exactly.  I just love the chair which is a stand alone piece of ephemera.  It seems ominous just sitting vacant.  The twist of the woman’s body is also great.  It is almost like she is expecting  someone or is waiting for someone to sit in the chair.  There are an infinite number of storylines for this piece.

AMERICA

AMERICA

I am not recognizing America right now.  The face that is being shown to the world is not the America that  we can be.  We need leadership.  We need respect of each other.  We need to smarten up.  November can not be so long in coming.

Front Page Headline

Front Page Headline

I got a piece of snail mail with what I think is a Moo sticker from my art friend Elsa.  I had just the right piece of ephemera to go along with it.  Remember from your history lessons about the election of Harry S. Truman for President.  The headline read that Dewey had won the election.  There is a famous photograph of Truman holding the newspaper with that headline.  Hence, this piece just came together.  I love how there is not only movement because of the paper boy but also there is movement because of the cat tail.  Works for me!