Friends & Ancestors Held In the Cosmos
Posted by char on Feb. 4, 2016, 9:30 p.m. 1 comment
Decided to go for it on the spur -o-the-moment , and painted my starry madonna on a reclaimed shade from the Away Station. Used wax drippings to represent the celestial stars, and then washed over with a giagantic japanese brush. It was fun to make use of natural pigments and hand mix with medium. Photos of ancestors I pulled off computer, rubbing my hands over their faces with gloss medium, whenI added a little smudge of gold powder on their heart or forehead or let it brush out like wings, I surprised myself, and became a bit moved.
Dialing in and saying 'YES', (even last minute), to creativity, is my choice of making meaning for myself, and it always feels good.
The festivities run from 4-9 at the Canal Community center, Lots of big and bright traditional altars abound. This is a particular time of year where are hispanic brothers and sisters and aunties and uncles, really SHINE. Candlelight procession through the streets happens at some point as darkness falls and the starry night comes to cloak our corner of the world.
Thank you ancestors, .... from all the way, way back!
