Thursday, March 27, 2008

Primordial soup

Today is a bittersweet day, very Spring-like, warm and bright. And I have a friend who is dying. It's certainly her time to go; we all are dealing with myriad issues ... loss, grief, the meaning of living, the meaning of suffering. It's hard to think of this woman I've known to be so sure and tough and brave over so many years now crumbling, shattering, coming apart. I wonder why it has to hurt so much – her and us.
So, I've been making this drawing today while pondering. Again, it is based on a previous ink drawing (see Foreground and Background). I can't help but see it breaking down into its original bits, flowing back into the energy pool. Always in flux, always feeding, spawning, growing, living or dying.

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