Thursday, July 31, 2008

Path to my better self


Early in February i took a picture of my sister Mari's sitting room in La Grande, Oregon and printed it on heavyweight presentation paper (13x19)
The winter sun washed out much of the color in the cushions of the couch , so I went back in with water color pencils and created watery silk cushions.
With a razor blade, I cut away the view from the window and replaced it with images from my subconscious. The scene is Golden Gate Park with my Mother, as a very young woman, holding a gift and standing on a golden path.
Above the shelf on the wall , the mirror was replaced with a very small beaded photo of a young me, looking out over the edge of the frame for a place to land.

" the maxims of morality will no longer satisfy the earnest enquirer" are the words around the frame.
What does this mean? Knowing comes from Doing. There is no substitute for Experience. That is how we come to Be.