Guilt

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Dianne

Desire

Illustration Friday--Glamour

Glamour gone bad.

Sometimes I worry that I'll be one of those women who doesn't age very gracefully, a sort of Miss Havisham who still thinks she's 18. Of course I have daughters to remind me how it embarrassing it would be for me to dress in that way, so I'm probably pretty safe.

Gods

Their love . . .

. . . was like berries, bursting and staining their mouths with tender hues. Everyone knew they had tasted fruit others considered poison. That made it all the sweeter.

One of those days . . . .

While I'm happy with where I'm at personally, I find that I'm increasingly bothered with where things are at as a country. I used to feel that I could make a difference in the world. I question that more often now. Sometimes I think that I need to just narrow my definition of "making a difference" or of "the world." Sometimes that idea infuriates me.

Cropped

A little experiment--some magazine drawing and some collaging and some cropping. All in good fun.

Marriage

Fortunately marriage suits me.

Nadine

Illustration Friday--Cats

I love this Stephen Wright quote. Clearly not a single cat in sight, though.

Sunday Afternoon--Redux

Sunday Afternoon

Illustration Friday--E is for Eavesdrop

Niagra

Experience

It's interesting having an almost 18-year old daughter. I remember vividly being 18 and that combination of total confidence and complete despair. There were times I thought I had my shit together, followed always by those times when I was scared to death to become an adult. From this vantage point I watch my child now, knowing that it is only through her own experience that she'll really learn the lessons I try to teach. I can only say so much. In the end, we all must do.

Illustration Friday--Sea

The quote is Ghandi's. I've been having a hard time lately with losing faith in humanity. Work reminds me of how little regard we have in this country for poor people.

Emily Had It Right

St. Augustine's Prayer

I am SO digging the fonts from Misprinted Type--and the names, too. This is called "Max Rhodes."

We were warned

Exiled

Illustration Friday--Flavor

What came to mind immediately for this Illustration Friday prompt was "Flavor of the month." I actually printed out a calendar page and drew a face in each square, but then didn't care for how that turned out. This is much cropping and manipulation later. The font for the words came from Misprinted Type, which has some cool fonts available for download.

Thus begins my first day of 2006 and my renewed commitment to art-making, no matter how much I don't like the output. Process over product is my mantra.