That\’s my working title anyway. I saw/received/ had the idea for this drawing last week and sketched it out in the margin of some notes I was taking. I originally saw a bat in the central spot where the face is now. An upside down bat, like a gargoyle – I was thinking Gothic Cathedral, …
Men age hot. Women do not. (seriously?)
Older men (think Sean Connery) look ‘hot’ as they age, women tend to hide (think many female movie stars in general, Ava Gardner in particular.) Never really thought about this before, just accepted it as fact- along with the biological explanation that goes something like this: women have a birth-window shelf-life, after which they become …
Honoring the Elders? Become one.
Becoming elderly will happen whether you choose to become an Elder or not. Becoming an Elder requires a choice. You can honor the person you have become, or get lost in regrets, guilt and broken dreams. Becoming an Elder requires making peace with the past and purposefully leaning into the future. It’s really a decision …
Full Moon : the phases/faces of a woman\’s life
Maiden, Mother,Crone!! My celebration of the wise women on this planet who are entering the full flowering of their being.(In plain old english, those of us turning 50 and beyond) It\’s a full moon today too, and I have just finished. How\’s that for a little synchronicity? Have a inspiring, creative and fruitful day…
Full Moon : the phases/faces of a woman\’s life
Maiden, Mother,Crone!! My celebration of the wise women on this planet who are entering the full flowering of their being.(In plain old english, those of us turning 50 and beyond) It\’s a full moon today too, and I have just finished. How\’s that for a little synchronicity? Have a inspiring, creative and fruitful day…
celebrating woman
Here is the progress on the three aspects of woman; maiden, mother and crone. \’Wise woman\’? Yeah, it nices it up , but there are days(and moods) let\’s face it, when \’crone\’ is much more descriptive! This is one of those projects which is drawing itself- Isis showed up suddenly in the fire fifth- didn\’t …
Wisdom
I have two works in progress right now; one is a celebration of us women who are fast approaching the other half of their lives- the half where wisdom is more appropriate than stiletto’s. It’s relatively easy to see the shoes go- all I have to do is look at my 17 and 19 year …