pen & ink

Unpacking my art supplies after so long is like being reunited with long lost friends. Which is exactly what these instruments of delight are.

my final pen & ink colored sketch

Although I am unused to using them and have to reacquaint myself with each one. As my hand grasps and gropes awkwardly. Tiring all too soon.

For practice I return to my Entangled coloring book by Angela Porter. As I did when I first got this I work on inking in more lines.

family - bonds, beliefs, baggage

new World Trade needle

While no one can discount the value of family - emotional models, belief patterns, relationship filters - can greatly influence the bonds we eventually form. As adults how clear, free and independent are we of our past and our patterns? Are we present to our needs, wants, and drives? More importantly, do we know what dictates and influences these needs, wants and drives? Are they really our own or are they merely a product of our upbringing and environment? Do we even question and explore these territories?