Thank you for all the lovely postcards which arrived today. We've got such a lovely collection now - please accept our grateful thanks. I've explained what we're trying to achieve & 'The Brood' ( aged twelve, eight & six) have asked me to tell you how cool you all are for spreading the word about ovarian cancer.
Obviously a six year old doesn't fully understand what this means. Nevertheless, telling her about it is poignant. I wonder what's in store for the children of her generation when they reach the age we are now? Let's at least leave them the legacy of knowledge.
I've added photographs of the selection of pendants which will be offered to the winner of the second prize. I hope you like at least one of them ;-)
Detail of Beach
Who am I?
- the art of curiosity
- After producing a brood of a son & two daughters and having decided to turn my back on academe & tax law, once my babes were past the nappy stage, I decided to teach myself the craft of jewellery design. My brood had taught me to be a mother & I’ve always spent as much time I can drawing, making marks & designing, so I reasoned that my brain was possibly still open to new ideas. But WOW! Little did I realise that a whole new environment was there to be explored - the world of Wearable Art & all its satellite moons. So, some five years ago, thus began my pursuit of ‘the art of curiosity…‘ Being creative is an essential part of life for me. I’ve suffered from depression since the age of 16 - indeed I'm a diagnosed bipolar babe - and in my opinion, creative expression is as important in helping my condition as all my meds & any other therapies I have tried. Keeping a creative journal for example, helps me to understand myself & my bipolarity. The act of making marks channels stress into meaning. A sense of humour helps me too - there’s a large seam of irony in my being and Dorothy Parker is Queen!
Blue Crab
Kandinsky Set
Foxglove
Rich Twilight Ice Beads
Moonflower
Swim
Picasso's Dog
Cosmic Heart
Colour Drops
The Heirloom Pendant
4 comments:
Very lovely pendants. I just went to the post office and mailed my three postcards!
All your prizes are totally exquisite in design, color choice, variety, and pure loveliness! This whole concept you devised is wonderful. I have such a very good feeling about it! That you did this warms my heart, and, I am sure, the hearts of everyone else involved. I feel a really special connection to all the people in your group of postcardians! It is just...wonderful. Thank you for this.
Thank you Christina :-)
My dear, dear Jean, thank you for your very special words.
I sincerely thank every Postcardian for taking part in this campaign & competition which, thanks to you has become a beautiful example of Blog Art.
This is one of the most moving experiences of my life. The sharing of sadness, the warmth that you all generate & your deep desire & motivation to turn ignorance into knowledge is overwhelming.
Reading your emails & receiving your cards is such a pleasure.In the back of my mind, there lives the hope that someone somewhere might ask for their symptoms to be reassessed. All of you will have changed this person's life. Together we can make a difference.
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