Not going to promise this won't get rambly out of control.
If I'm not mistaken, in one of my previous posts I'm pretty sure I mentioned being asked/invited to join Art Saves Lives International's artist army (see here; yes, I had to look it up). Well, I feel it's time to share the two pieces I am donating to their fundraiser. Because I can.
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
"Always carry a rainbow in your heart"
Okay, here's the thinking behind my creation of this piece: rainbows symbolize hope & the heart is the very core of our soul/being. I was kind of reminding myself to always have hope, no matter how bad things may seem.
Now for #2.
Now for #2.
"Patchwork heart"
The writing reads: "And though she felt broken, she fashioned herself a Patchwork Heart and filled it with Wonder"
This piece was inspired by a (not surprisingly) large number of my friends who are/have been going through tough times. I have been watching, encouraging, supporting, loving them & their courage, strength & ability to create beauty out of sadness, frustration & disappointment has filled me with such admiration. These women have been through things that would destroy lesser people, but have managed to find brightness, joy & love in their darknesses. Even if it was just a soap bubble.
This piece is my tribute to them.
This piece was inspired by a (not surprisingly) large number of my friends who are/have been going through tough times. I have been watching, encouraging, supporting, loving them & their courage, strength & ability to create beauty out of sadness, frustration & disappointment has filled me with such admiration. These women have been through things that would destroy lesser people, but have managed to find brightness, joy & love in their darknesses. Even if it was just a soap bubble.
This piece is my tribute to them.
So here, I am going to give you the links (again) to the Art Saves Lives International website, the page with the information on the fundraiser & the Facebook page (where you can see some of the other amazing donations). This way you can check them out for yourselves.
I won't preach or force you to look, you have to do that for yourselves. Please just know that art is an important part of our culture, no matter where you live.
It is essential to the survival of our customs, our traditions & for some of us, our souls. Art is/can be an expression of our feelings, our thoughts, our beliefs, our dreams. To some of us, art is life. It is how we share our souls with the universe, with the hope that even one person will see our soul & be changed.
I apologize to those of you who don't get it, not everyone does. It's an artist thing.
Until next time gang...
Aloha,
~Clare
I won't preach or force you to look, you have to do that for yourselves. Please just know that art is an important part of our culture, no matter where you live.
It is essential to the survival of our customs, our traditions & for some of us, our souls. Art is/can be an expression of our feelings, our thoughts, our beliefs, our dreams. To some of us, art is life. It is how we share our souls with the universe, with the hope that even one person will see our soul & be changed.
I apologize to those of you who don't get it, not everyone does. It's an artist thing.
Until next time gang...
Aloha,
~Clare
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