So sorry for the loss you are going through. I love the idea of the sharing art as balm. Excited for this movie… It looks to be right up my alley. I have to find the piece I want to share... I’ll be back!
My heart goes out to you. I hope this song paints a veil of beauty and compassion during your hard hours. "Blue Heron" –– Sarah Jarosz w/Jefferson Hamer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pwx7fj3gg
There there there There There there there there there there there there there There there t h e r e t h e r e t h e r e there there there t h e r e there THERE THERE THERE t h e re….
Oh Jennifer, my heart goes out to you. I've loved and lost and loved and lost and loved again. It's so difficult and yet so worth it. I think Mary Oliver understands dog like no other. Here she reads from her book "Dog Songs" https://soundcloud.com/onbeing/the-first-time-percy-came-back
Jennifer, My your pup's memory be a blessing to you forever. Having a pet is one of the best ways that we learn forgiveness. For every shoe chewed, every accident in the house, every time she/he woke you up in the middle of the night . . . she/he was doing you a life favor: showing you the power of love to forgive. And reminding us to forgive ourselves and to move forward with life. When I need to remind myself of that I often turn to Bach's Cello Suites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poCw2CCrfzA. Shana Tova.
She is an amazing artist and human. She fiercely loves folks who could be considered the underdog at times including artists, deaf dogs and such. She has an exquisite eye that somehow zogs the soul of what she is observing... and then can speak it back in exquisite words so that others can understand. She is a brilliant writer.
Beyond all of that, she is also her self a bad ass artist. Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes gorgeously raw, etc. Again those observation skills being used with clarity and depth.
https://www.illustratedgallery.com/artwork/original/3189/by-maxfield-parrish/
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So sorry for the loss you are going through. I love the idea of the sharing art as balm. Excited for this movie… It looks to be right up my alley. I have to find the piece I want to share... I’ll be back!
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/152437/fisherman-s-cottage
My heart goes out to you. I hope this song paints a veil of beauty and compassion during your hard hours. "Blue Heron" –– Sarah Jarosz w/Jefferson Hamer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pwx7fj3gg
I’m sorry for the loss of your furry companion, Jennifer. 😔 It will never seem like enough time with them.
Poet Marie Howe touches on grief in the most precious way. I return again and again to this interview with Krista Tippet when I am feeling the welling up, the need for a grief spill, or simply the reminder that being a human gets hard sometimes and that I am not alone. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-being-with-krista-tippett/id150892556?i=1000385085815
https://postcardsfromsanantonio.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/absense.gif?w=621&zoom=2 from this series https://www.kentridge.studio/projects/drawings-for-projection/
I saw this body of work in person (alone) at SFMOMA years ago and I think about that experience often. Sending you so much love.
There there there There There there there there there there there there there There there t h e r e t h e r e t h e r e there there there t h e r e there THERE THERE THERE t h e re….
I'm so sorry, Jennifer. The loss of a companion is profound.
I saw this particular Adrian Arleo piece in person in 2016 and have loved it since.
https://www.adrianarleo.com/2015-2019#/heard-i/
(trigger warning if you are unfamiliar with her work and poke around on her site, she uses canine imagery a lot)
DOGS and CATS: They simply don't live long enough. It is one of our existence's cruelest lessons. My heart breaks for you.
So sorry for your loss Jenifer.
I really love "Language Lesson" for so many reasons.
For a charming escapist fairytail-like hour and a half…and a bit predictable and corny....“This Beautiful Fantastic” is a good balm.
https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Fantastic-Jessica-Brown-Findlay/dp/B06WVW16WY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10FX0EB3GAM4B&keywords=This+Beautiful+Fantastic&qid=1664901966&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjQyIiwicXNhIjoiMS40NyIsInFzcCI6IjAuOTgifQ%3D%3D&s=instant-video&sprefix=this+beautiful+fantastic%2Cinstant-video%2C644&sr=1-1
Oh Jennifer, my heart goes out to you. I've loved and lost and loved and lost and loved again. It's so difficult and yet so worth it. I think Mary Oliver understands dog like no other. Here she reads from her book "Dog Songs" https://soundcloud.com/onbeing/the-first-time-percy-came-back
Pets are the goddamn best.
I always loved the New York Earth Room https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-new-york-earth-room-new-york-united-states
and Agnes Denes's Wheat Field https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/agnes-denes-prophetic-wheatfield-remains-as-relevant-as-ever
Use that expensive NY real estate for dirt and grain. Yes.
Jennifer, My your pup's memory be a blessing to you forever. Having a pet is one of the best ways that we learn forgiveness. For every shoe chewed, every accident in the house, every time she/he woke you up in the middle of the night . . . she/he was doing you a life favor: showing you the power of love to forgive. And reminding us to forgive ourselves and to move forward with life. When I need to remind myself of that I often turn to Bach's Cello Suites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poCw2CCrfzA. Shana Tova.
I am so incredibly sorry to hear about Mavis. If I come up with suggestions to soothe your broken heart I will be sure to share. 💔
Dear friend, I'm going to give a shout out to this amazing artist/human:
https://jenniferrabin.com/
She is an amazing artist and human. She fiercely loves folks who could be considered the underdog at times including artists, deaf dogs and such. She has an exquisite eye that somehow zogs the soul of what she is observing... and then can speak it back in exquisite words so that others can understand. She is a brilliant writer.
Beyond all of that, she is also her self a bad ass artist. Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes gorgeously raw, etc. Again those observation skills being used with clarity and depth.
The world is lucky to have her.
Sending you so much love and so many blessings. A poem for you:
A Meal of Fresh Octopus
by Ikkyu
Lots of arms, just like Kannon the Goddess;
Sacrificed for me, garnished with citron, I revere it so!
The taste of the sea, just divine!
Sorry, Buddha, this is another precept I just cannot keep.