Too Famous to Blog
Naw! just kidding, we're yesterday's news
. Truth is I am off to Vegas so I won't be posting for a week.
. Truth is I am off to Vegas so I won't be posting for a week.
Will ya miss me, huh! huh!
Nancy and I did the Dwyer & Michaels Radio Show ysterday morning, what a riot those guys are, humph! and they were wondering if I was OFF my meds ;) It was a FUN interview.
STUPID RESIN
I hate it, it isn't hardening. I am going to have to scrape it off my doll assemblage and redo it. bloody resin! Did I mention it was stupid!
Anyway I embossed some copper foil and painted and scraped off the paint. I must be into scraping things, lately. Hum, which reminds me, I need to scrape my backside off the puter chair and get cracking in the studio.
"promise not to tell"
oil on wood, antique box, copper foil
This is one of my more serious pieces and will be exhibited again in the Emporium in June. It's about sexual abuse and how some people don't see the warning signs or are unwilling to see. Unless a viewer opens the box they will not know what happened to this child.
I had a conversation with a woman who just couldn't believe her best friend's son could have molested a child (despite the evidence and a guilty plea and prison time). I asked her what would happen if she did accept that? She said she didn't want to think about that. I have come across this many times over the years working as a crisis counselor and in talking with other victims of abuse. It seems for some people it is much easier to live in denial that confront the personal, professional and moral ramifications of accepting that someone you love or know is a sexual predator. That is why so many of these predators get away with it.
If you are someone or know someone who might need help please visit
RAIIN-Rape,Abuse & Incest National Network
HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY
STUPID RESIN
I hate it, it isn't hardening. I am going to have to scrape it off my doll assemblage and redo it. bloody resin! Did I mention it was stupid!
Anyway I embossed some copper foil and painted and scraped off the paint. I must be into scraping things, lately. Hum, which reminds me, I need to scrape my backside off the puter chair and get cracking in the studio.oil on wood, antique box, copper foil
This is one of my more serious pieces and will be exhibited again in the Emporium in June. It's about sexual abuse and how some people don't see the warning signs or are unwilling to see. Unless a viewer opens the box they will not know what happened to this child.
I had a conversation with a woman who just couldn't believe her best friend's son could have molested a child (despite the evidence and a guilty plea and prison time). I asked her what would happen if she did accept that? She said she didn't want to think about that. I have come across this many times over the years working as a crisis counselor and in talking with other victims of abuse. It seems for some people it is much easier to live in denial that confront the personal, professional and moral ramifications of accepting that someone you love or know is a sexual predator. That is why so many of these predators get away with it.
If you are someone or know someone who might need help please visit
RAIIN-Rape,Abuse & Incest National Network
HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY
Comments
Sara
You're right, it's hard to come to terms with the fact that someone you love could do this, especially to someone else you love. When I found out I took down his photo, but I can't part with it entirely.
A few tears later...
On a lighter note, of course I will miss you! But I hope you have a great time. Your piece is wonderful - I love deep art with meaning.
And yes we will miss you, like you will miss us. yeah lol.
PS loving your new 'chinese takeaway' look,
Paint the town red! Or knit the town green!
Will I miss you? Can a duck swim? Have a fun time.
BTW, you are famous... ;D
Darn that resin too - I can't imagine what it would be like to scrape it off.
I just picked up a book from the library that I know you'd enjoy - 500 Handmade Dolls, Lark Books. Some are sort of hokey, but many are fascinating.
PS, love your song choice currently playing.
cya
Uncovering truth through art--always a challenge but well worth the labor involved.
Love,
Linda
www.lindablondheimartnotes.blogspot.com
Happy Easter friend. May God keep you and yours always close to His heart.xo
Hope you had a great easter chana, and nice to see ya here :)
Yep shirley, I think asking about hard drives would make me feel the same way LOL. wow, 4 years old and already talking about cd and hard drives. YIKES! YOu are IN FOR IT ;)
2 people I love very much were victims of child molestation and we know all too well the pain...and that many look the other way.
Thank you for this amazing treasure.