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| Life Is A Song - ATC |
Today is International Women's Day. The
theme for the 2014 celebration is: “Equality for women is progress for
all”. The day is a clear reminder of how far we have come...but yet we
still have a long way to go. When I look back on the opportunities and
resources available to my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother I
can appreciate there has been progress. But just not enough, not fast
enough, and not globally enough.
"Life is a Song...Sing It", is a passage attributed to Mother Teresa I read in the Grand Circle Corporation book of quotes. It inspired this Artist Trading Card and I feel it is echos the spirit of today's celebration. We all have a unique voice and together we open doors for each other, not only on one day of the year, but every day, every year.
"Life is a Song...Sing It", is a passage attributed to Mother Teresa I read in the Grand Circle Corporation book of quotes. It inspired this Artist Trading Card and I feel it is echos the spirit of today's celebration. We all have a unique voice and together we open doors for each other, not only on one day of the year, but every day, every year.
My life is shaped by so many women. I imagine my Muse to be a woman as well. She isn't a singular being, but rather bits and pieces of the women who have influenced my life. She has the business savvy of my maternal great-grandmother; the intelligence and forward thinking of my maternal grandmother; the fortitude of my paternal grandmother; the work ethic of my paternal aunt; and finally the nurturing compassion and sound judgement of my mother.
My Artist Trading Card is a mixture of a vintage photo, Distress Inks, and acrylic paint stencilled and rubber stamped on to the illustration board substrate.
As International Women's Day draws to a close, show your appreciation to all of the powerful, influential women who make a difference in your life. Women are inspiring. Who inspired you in Art and in Life?
3 comments:
Hi Shelby! Lovely post as always. Your work is very inspirational.
Thank you! :-)
I agree with the previous comment: your work is inspiring. You asked who inspired me. My mother, who now has dementia, used to work at home as a commercial artist when I was a child. She showed me that women can have a creative life -- and a career at home -- while raising a family. Back in the late 1950s and '60s, that was groundbreaking!
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