Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tejuanas y yo
This is a real stretch, but this is a colored pencil drawing that I did almost ten years ago. It was a monumental work that took me six months to complete and I seized hostages and turned them into slaves (children) to do some of the menial labor, like the grass. We had spent the summer in Oaxaca where I learned about the women from Tejuantepec who managed to outlaw men from owning property or running businesses in their town. I was enchanted with these women (as was Frida Kahlo) and best of all possible worlds, got invited to a large party. I and my daughter, Adrienne, dressed up and had our hair done like the Tejuanas and went to the party. I took loads of photos. This drawing is a composite of some of the women that I photographed including myself (far right) and Adrienne (right braid, wrong color)in the middle. Ted made a beautiful frame using a wood from Mexico and one from South America. This image is not so good because I forgot to photograph it before framing it! And it is too difficult to dismantle it. " The Tejuanas" hangs in my dining room.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
In a tropical paradise
Monday, September 22, 2008
Oh the joy of pinons!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Coast Rican Butterfly
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
This is how I feel
It's been a while since I posted something because my house has been turned totally upside down (literally--almost). Renovation which started with foundation work in which I felt like I was in an earthquake! Anyway, this is painted on a piece of acrylic with oil. This is how I feel, looking and hoping for someone to save me.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Water Over the Bridge
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