Time to Shrine
shrines 12"x3' self-portrait 14"x20" It's been a while since I've decided to write. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's been months. Days seem to fly by so unannounced these days...this weightlessness and tumbling and turning...I find myself surprised when another month appears. I started making shrines a few months back. It wasn't a conscious decision, I just found some free wood on an alley walk one morning...and it started like that. I've had art supplies at my side my entire life (priorities!), so I had no shortage on materials once the 'canvas' presented itself. I was raised by parents who were raised Catholic. I was not. I was, however, imprinted with a strong love of the Virgin of Guadalupe. She always felt so safe, loving, and protective. I think that with everything we've been experiencing, from Covid to fore