Inspiration
9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Life is hard. I know that’s an understatement, particularly for those who have suffered loss. This is why I am always amazed at people’s resilience to make something beautiful from some sense of destruction, turning their grief into hope. The Pentagon Memorial is this very kind of extraordinary art. It is a very moving tribute to those who lost their lives in DC on that horrible September 11th morning in 2001. To me, it looks like bold, moving strokes of light “heading Home.” It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years because it feels very fresh and raw to recall every anniversary. I think those of us who lived through…
September Exhibits +
Here’s a list of September into fall exhibits. As I’m getting down to the wire on introducing my new product line, I hope I’ll have time to visit most of them. They bring a lot of inspiration. 1) Last chance — Blue at the Textile Museum through September 18th. 2) The Alexandria Festival of the Arts is September 13 – 14. The festival really does look like this photo that I found at Alexandria Daily Photo, where Marie McC has captured a year’s worth of pictures in a video that accurately portrays Alexandria, VA and Old Town. Also the Twig’s Historic Alexandria Homes Tour will be worthwhile seeing on September…
Aspen & Many Sides of Nature
It’s Labor Day, why do any work? My husband went to Aspen, CO recently and was able to get some hiking time in between conferences. Here are some pictures he took. Nature’s beauty abounds but so does the mural map juxtaposed against the mountainous backdrop. While these photos make me want to be there and are certainly inspirational for sketching, I am worried and my mind is focused on Hurricane Gustav. I’m having eerie flashbacks from three years ago — just a few days past Hurricane Katrina. Fortunately, my mother and brother and his wife have evacuated early this time. I’m praying and hoping the city will be OK. It’s…
