i have to give props to all of you who create, maintain and post regularly because it has taken me more than a minute to get this together. just choosing a title and some colors has me up at all hours. but I am on. the latest title (it changed 4 times in the past hour) comes from a performance piece I did in SF in 1997 just before Nailah was born. at the time it was girl/woman/mother/wife, a meditation on who i was and who I was becoming then. two kids, a 9-5 and a partner (who still isn't quite clear on what partnership is and isn't) made for a 24-7/365 experience that can be described as amazing, thrilling and exhausting. so in 2008 we bid farewell to wife and get back to the business of artist. I know i have the other pieces down but i got distracted by what I thought i was supposed to be and disconnected from all the stuff that fed my work and thus my soul trying to make sense of the other one. i was sleepwalking for a good long while. but now i am up.
much thanks to my sister tracy. no change that to sisters. tracy means "warrior" and this shift was a two trac(e)y operation. two warriors as different as night and day had my back and i am so very grateful. you always get sent exactly what you need when you need it. prayers are always answered. we just get funny about listening because most of the time the best course of action isn't the easiest. there was nothing easy about the latter part of 2008 but many wonderful things have come out of it and 2009 can only get better and better.
i am really proud of my recent work. making the time to draw daily just for the love of it has been a joy. thanks chad. the opportunity to be the first to draw in your new sketchbook at the top of the summer gave rise to some major creativity.
as soon as i figure out how to put some of it on here - you'll see it. lol.
peace and love
catherine
4 comments:
hey you posted!
thanks for the love.
you do more for me than i do for you. and you see my picture in
the corner of your blog,
so you know i'll be following.
Hey, I just wanted to say that there are not enough words for me to tell you the ways you have opened up my way of thinking. I am proud to have been able to ever meet you let alone call you friend and Mentor in many ways.
You know I wish you the best and we are going to rock out 2009.
I miss you old friend. Your artwork is beautiful and your words are inspirational. Friend to friend, daughter to daughter, mother to mother, woman to woman, I applaud you!
Yay!!!!!!
Cheering you on from miles away.
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