Saturday, February 15, 2014

Amor Obscura - a little February darkness...


My February piece for the Bead Journal is my view of love.  To me, love isn't rainbows and roses and glitter and sparkles, it's darker and more complex than that.  The skull represents my view of self, I am afraid of death and mortality seems very fragile. The piece is also slightly unbalanced, which again reflects me, the way my mind refuses to play ball and allow me to be a sane and regular individual!  For me, love hurts.  Love is something that you give your all to, and something that you have to earn.  It is about finding the darkness inside yourself and allowing yourself to feel it is okay to share that darkness with another human being.  The three large spikes in this piece represent three major relationships in my life, the three smaller spikes are my three wonderful sons, who accept their often weird and kind of eccentric mother without question. I have a light and girly side, but she doesn't come out to play very often, so it is more important for me that those whom I choose to share my love with are able to accept me as I am, because even if I wanted to change, I cannot.  This is me. 
Dee 

4 comments:

  1. Cherry, I really do like this totally. I too have a darker inside that I rarely let out. It is powerful & I feel that if I lose control it will take over. But I let it help me in this ride called life. My dark inside was a gigantic hole in the pit of my stomach devouring, but then I found art and by beading daily I've been able to focus. I also found others through the internet who share my ideas & I've learned to trust them & have them become a part of my life. There is hope out there.

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  2. You are incredibly unique, in a wonderful way, and you are definitely not alone. Our collective societal view of "love" is so highly influenced by the media that if we don't experience that fantasy we feel substandard. The message portrayed in movies is no yardstick to use for measuring success in relationships. I would wear Amor Obscura proudly, it is a fabulous piece!

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  3. I love everything Liz said before I got here... and I can't say it any better. I think the same way she does - and I value you very much just as you are. Wear it very proudly! Your work is gorgeous and important.

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  4. Relationships are difficult! I love the way you display that in your piece. When talking to my son recently about difficulty in his relationship with his future wife; my only advise I could give was love each other with a clean slate! Yes there is hope! Beautiful work!

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