Day 219

Meanwhile in Memoriam: Inspired by Mary Oliver and Her Poem “Wild Geese” Gouache on paper Mary Oliver taught me that to be natural was to be joyous and fragile, whimsical and strong, wild and tender. Poetry, I have often thought, is a place, not a thing, an experience that moves past the written word and…

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Day 210

Windows to Humanity: Inspired by the Mother from Kubo and the Two Strings Watercolor and gouache on paper After all this time focusing on eyes and stories, I still struggle to articulate just how profound I think eyes and the connections we make with them are. Perhaps this is because it is sometimes difficult to…

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Day 204

Lantern Hauntings: Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s “Oiwa” Watercolor, ink, gouache on paper From my experience and observation, I think it’s safe to say that Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” better known as “The Great Wave,” is recognizable. I remember it always being at the corners of my life: on the wall of my…

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Day 198

Salvador Salort-Pons: Inspired by Velasquez and the Interconnection of Stories Graphite on paper We need to tell our stories because sometimes all it takes is hearing a story–and seeing the subsequent connections–to gain the courage to tell our own. It was cold, it was dark, and the rest of the museum was closed. My family…

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