It’s raining again in Houston, and while I know lots of people–especially those who drive in it–are sick of it, I can’t help but enjoy it because it drops the temperature a little and nourishes my yard. And in spite of the fact that it caused one of my gutters to swing loose and scare me and the dogs, it’s also great reading weather–if only I had SOMETHING NEW to read. So I’m rereading books, and never mind which ones, because I can’t take the snark.
Between books, I grabbed a Barbie from the naked model box and dressed her in one of the Barbie Basics little black dresses. Then I posed her in front of one of Lindsey’s unfinished paintings that I like and am not even sure if it should BE unfinished because it’s so cool. Although I’m not presenting it right-side-up here.
And speaking of art, last week’s challenge on Bravo’s Work of Art was for the artists to create a piece that was shocking and memorable and spoke to issues that are important to them personally. The bodily fluids! The nudity!
If you’ve read my novels, you know that “shocking” is not really my thing. But here’s what I created to submit to the Work of Art blog.
Materials: Acrylic, ink, blood, bloody tissues, magazine collage, book excerpts, product packaging, and used lancets and glucose test strips on canvas.
Statement: Diabetes may not seem shocking in art, but it’s shocking to the person who has it. Words and pictures on the canvas present the challenges of dealing with this chronic illness including fears of blindness and amputation, unfounded guilt about the illness, and the wearying necessity of being aware of the content of everything eaten every day and daily testing of blood glucose.
We’re hoping for a rainy cool down later this weekend. We decided to skip Movies in the Park tonight, as it was so much hotter than last Wednesday when we saw Wiz of Oz.
Cool piece. It shocked me.
Thanks.
That piece is very shocking and memorable… egads, is that your own blood?
My mom found out she had diabetes after her first stroke. It’s definitely not fun having to test yourself every day. It’s one of the reasons I avoid “unnecessary” sweets (sugar in coffee, tea, sodas)… so I don’t have to deal with that later.
Good luck!
I really, really loved your piece this week. It’s definitely impacting.
Thank you very much. =)
Diabetes is a bad disease, but can be controlled. You have the will power to do that.
If you need something new to read you can get a book in 60 seconds in the comfort of the compound with a Kindle
Get thee behind me, RetaliSatan!! (I want a Kindle SO bad and just can’t justify the cost right now.)
I’m betting the price will drop a bit when Christmas gets here 😉
Let’s hope! The small one isn’t so bad–$189–but I’m sort of hedging my bets that the larger one will drop in price, too.
I’ve been staring at your work all day on Flickr…I keep seeing something new each time I look at it. It’s a very thoughtful piece.
Thank you. =)