Today is day 5 of radiation therapy. I’ve numbered 43 sheets of paper. My idea is to pair something nice, my art, with each day of radiation treatment. So, I’ve gone public with my commitment. I don’t know if I’ll be be able to it. We’ll see. It is a good goal because each time I pick up an oil pastel, brush or a pencil; each mark I make creates new questions. Every time I draw or paint I create new problems for myself. Discoveries are made. Art is a distraction from the many daily actions and reactions caused by radiation. I’m working with WordPress to get the colors right. Reds are coming up brown.
Little Blue Flower – Day One - 9″x12″ Sennelier oil pastel, pencil ebony jet black smooth
9″x12″ Sennelier oil pastel, pencil graphite ebony jet black smooth
White Lily – Day Three – a little guy in a white suit emerges.
Tags: Art and Healing, drawing, Radiation Therapy, Sennelier oil pastels
July 5, 2011 at 6:56 pm |
Dearest Carla, I have been thinking of you and finally am getting in touch. I love and am inspired by your artistic self as you take this journey.
I am in NY dealing with a bit too much and now my back has rebelled. am working on taking quiet days until this weekend when I go to Massachusetts for a Feldenkrais conference.
I would love to stay in touch. am thinking of you
with love, annie Borgenicht
July 6, 2011 at 11:10 pm |
Wow! This is amazing! Thank you!
August 7, 2011 at 9:39 pm |
Love these, and I think it’s a wonderful idea.
August 10, 2011 at 3:03 am |
I’ve kept it up I’m on day oh I don’t know 43/
August 10, 2011 at 3:47 am |
Does it feel very integrated with your life at this point? I’ve been doing daily writing prompts for 23 days and I’ve been shocked how quickly they’ve become a part of my day. I feel like I’ve been doing them for ages.
August 11, 2011 at 2:57 am |
Yes tomorrow is day 43 the last day of radiation treatment. I ended up doing more than one drawing a day of course .. I’ll continue. Art has saved me through this difficult time in my life. My art has changed. I want to go back and see where I came from.
September 2, 2011 at 2:33 pm |
Are you still doing writing everyday? a few days ago I lost my momentum and didn’t draw . Now what?
September 6, 2011 at 4:01 am |
I haven’t kept up so well with doing the prompts every day, but I’m still writing almost every day. The balance of writing and visual art always tips when I’m doing a lot of one — the other always falls off for a time. This week I’ll be getting back into some painting and I am looking forward to that!
September 8, 2011 at 12:05 am
I agree. I used to write – did some poetry but it’s hard to do both. Now I find I’m writing a bit on the back of the drawings. I get discouraged with the color from wordpress my white drawing paper comes out weird colors so my colors or drawings don’t make sense.
August 10, 2011 at 6:02 am |
aha — now i see a box that says “notify me of new posts” — so i’ve checked that box! hope to see you soon. meanwhile, oxoxo
August 11, 2011 at 2:58 am |
Colin put that up for me
September 8, 2011 at 12:07 am |
Are you sure it’s WordPress, and not your camera? I always find white paper tricky to photograph — I’ve taken to manually setting the white balance each time, and even then sometimes the colors come out off.