I love when my artwork helps bring new friends into my life. Paula Overbay, a fellow artist I met at the recent Affordable Art Fair in New York City passed on to me a wonderful piece of antique, Irish fabric. The piece at left is how I am using this delicate lace.
This piece, when finished, will hold a collection of my aphorisms or "post-it notes;" my small-scale comments on fabric. I think of it as a text quilt.
So far, the piece says:
"I'm mourning the relationship we never had, and thinking
of the ways I would have loved you."
"I don't want to be the girl
you call for homework.
I want to be the girl you
go out with Friday night."
Somehow, as a single 34-yr-old woman, dating still reminds me of how I felt in high school.
You know, it's sad...I think lots of situations remind us of high school. No matter who you are, that's kind of where your true "role" was identified. I think I will always feel like the one who is alone in a room, no matter what the situation, no matter how many friends surround me. Lovely new pieces too:)
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