With all the chaos in the world, personal and political, I seek out ways to be pro-active.
I also need to seek out ways to soothe myself during these times.
I realized I'm not alone in this.
These are friends showing me their dear objects.
Sacred Objects 8
2024
gouache monoprint, gouache painting on paper
19.5" x 27"
Françoise~
“Tendre les mains”
“Reach my hands”
“Un des gestes les plus intimes pour moi est l'allaitement.Tenir la tête de mon enfant
pour le ‘nourrir’ de confiance dans la VIE. Pareillement, tenir les mains de mon amie en fin de vie pour la guider en confiance vers ce qui vient: une autre VIE.”
“One of the most intimate gesture for me was breastfeeding. Holding my baby’s head to ‘nourish’ her with confidence for LIFE. Similarly, holding my dying friend's hands in mine to what was coming: another LIFE.”
“Mon chaos personnel est de ne pas pouvoir tendre les mains à tous ceux qui sont jetés sur les routes de l’exode par les guerres, la faim.”
“My personal chaos is not being able to reach out to all those who are thrown onto the roads of exodus by war and hunger.”