i have been searching, all my life it seems, for a love, a medium, a style that feels my own. it has taken many years of wandering and hours of exploration and play (and a good deal of angst) to get where i am today. one lesson i’ve learned (over and over again) is that there are many multitudes of artists living inside this body of mine, and i am slowly making peace with this fact.
one of those artists created this series (LOL!) and i know it’s safe to share with the world, now that i’ve loved them for more than a 24 hours in a row! (those of you who frequently flit among loves—you know what i mean!!!) here is the first piece, and there are 3 more that have already been born, and at least 5 more in the que, i think...
{ we grew brave | mixed-media and acrylic © hazelnut cottage, jan avellana 2011 }
this one reads:
“i am so afraid,” she said.
so i took her hand
and we dreamed,
and we wished,
and we hoped,
and we prayed,
and together our hearts grew brave.”
this piece is about friendship and the courage we gather from the love we are given, and how that kind of love frees us from our fears to be who we can be. it is about blossoming, and blooming, becoming, and flying, and growing brave because of love.
i am looking forward to sharing more of this series of mixed-media pieces with you! originals and prints for sale in the shop, later this summer :)!
xoxo,
