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It's a beautifully sunny Sunday day and I just go up this morning. Jason is still sleeping. Yesterday, we spent all day inside our apartment; we ate, we napped, we watched the U.S Open and movies. It's pretty awesome to do so with the person I love.
I'm feeling quiet this morning. I'm not sure what to write about. I have my ideas, but none of them feel appropriate today. I think I will open the curtain and let some sunshine in.
I'm feeling curious about the day. Curious about what it will bring. Ah Ha!!! This reminds me of when I was a little boy and my Aunt Guille dressed me up in my Sunday clothes and took me outside to take a photo of me. As I stood there squinting at the camera; I remember that first moment of feeling curiousity. I wondered why she was taking a photo of me on a weekday day. What was the purpose?
30 years later, I realized that the photo was taken for me to have. Without knowing, Aunt Guille had passed away a long time ago. Upon hearing the news, I went in search of the photo. I wondered if that moment had really happened or if the photo really existed. After digging through a bag full of photos, I found it.
As I looked at the photo, I realized that it was a blessing from above. I understood that this photo was here to show me what Aunt Guille saw for a moment in life; she saw me. Mama then explained that Aunt Guille loved to baby sit me for no reasons at all; Mama said 'she just loved being around you.' I feel blessed. Anytime, I can look at the photo and know that someone in life saw 'me."
The piece here is titled Frida Trace. Instead of cropping a copy of only Frida, I decided to leave the entire page as is. I think these sheets are so beautiful and interesting. As you can see, the others traces are of my Modigliani inspired Little Girls. The piece below is my last finished Little Girl called 'In My Evening Dress.' (The next step after tracing my Frida will be to paint the background color on the canvas followed by tracing the Frida onto it.)
My angel Bill once said, "Never stop wondering!" And so today, tomorrow, and always, keep your spirits curious.
