Fun to put together this little piece of art for Photo Art Friday
this week. We are asked to write a 7 word sentence that describes our life experience in
relation to our art or craft..how we became who we are. And then we must create photo art to illustrate that sentence. I knew right away what I wanted to do; of course
it had to include the ocean.
Without going into a lot of detail, I feel life has coddled me,
tested me, changed me, molded my talents to the point where they are reaching their
peak in my (eek) senior years. True for all of us...as the sand and waves beat the seashore over time, rocks, shells, sand dollars are smoothed to reveal their true beauty, diamonds their shine. When discovered
by human hands, they are treasures with
ridges and buffed sides, not perfect, but fresh, original, unique.
If one has natural abilities, all the better, as they will get
ahead in life using those skills. For a lot of us it's about re-discovering creative outlets where
before there were too many restrictions or other obstacles. So, like my mother who tried all kinds of vetures later in life after raising four children, I am an
amateur. Some of the soaps she created looked like rocks, the Wise Men she made for Christmas
out of burlap, plaster of paris, pieces of felt and sequins were hilarious ;-)
She painted birch trees almost like Grandma Moses and made
a needlepoint tapestry of animals in a forest, the bunny much larger than the bear and the
scale of the scene was, well, interesting. She was a great Girl Scout leader, so we made all kinds of crafts that she taught us...unusual ones. She was an avid reader, with a few artists on her side of the family tree. She tried her hand at writing poetry and probably would have been a great photographer had she the technology of today.
So, here I am, like her, finding pleasure in dabbling in
small projects that might be appreciated by another, or not. A talent I once wanted to pursue involved a desire to be a doctor + interpreter and work with Albert Schweitzer, but I won't go on....
Have a great weekend!
