This is about 19.5 x 30.5 or so inches done on cream colored rag paper with walnut ink and a few other brown inks. It depicts a cow in a factory farm. This was meant to be a political piece in favor of animal rights (a movement I'm part of). It is up to interpretation whether you think this is a cow on a hazy day in Fort Logan or a cow's severed head.
There is a double meaning, although the second one I don't expect anyone to get so I'll describe it. My mom is stuck at Fort Logan, a mental institute. She doesn't need to be there any longer, but it is taking forever to get her out. I am not happy with the way they treat their patients, my mom, or us (the family). So I put this cow in Fort Logan...maybe they treat their patients like cattle and that's the problem...and cattle shouldn't even be treated they way they are in factory farms. Anyway, I hope I've made sense here...possibly I've confused you more...
Anyway, feel free to give me your own interpretation!
this cow has a strange ethereal and a stare that confronts the viewer, very interesting
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Let the strands of creation capture you, see the splendor of that which is real, but still be memorized by the possibility, Let love, frustration, and sadness fill you, and take you away on a journey
Powerful piece, depicting a lot of personal things for you. I tend to see it more as a severed head, only because the intense leaking browns near the base of the head, which lead the viewer to believe it's blood and juices leaking out. It seems to tell a story even before reading your description, even if the viewer isn't certain what it could be. Nicely done.
As for your mother.. *hugs* I hope they sort things out for you very soon. If they are not treating her -and you all, well and she no longer needs to be there, a system should be in place to extract her in the easiest and quickest method. Unfortunately, this is the modern world.. just hang in there. I have my fingers crossed for you all.
Thank you so much for the comment! It is cool that you see it as a severed head. I am also glad you get a sense of a story even before my description.
Thanks for the hugs too! They mean a lot.
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"Dancing on a cloud...soaring up so high. Watch me now...watch me fly! I'm Peter Pan! I can do anything. I soar so high! I am forever!" ~~ Michael Jackson
Love the word ethereal! Glad you see that the cow is confronting the viewer because that's what I wanted. Thanks!!
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"Dancing on a cloud...soaring up so high. Watch me now...watch me fly! I'm Peter Pan! I can do anything. I soar so high! I am forever!" ~~ Michael Jackson
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Let the strands of creation capture you,
see the splendor of that which is real,
but still be memorized by the possibility,
Let love, frustration, and sadness fill you,
and take you away on a journey
As for your mother.. *hugs* I hope they sort things out for you very soon. If they are not treating her -and you all, well and she no longer needs to be there, a system should be in place to extract her in the easiest and quickest method. Unfortunately, this is the modern world.. just hang in there. I have my fingers crossed for you all.
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...nevermore...
Thanks for the hugs too! They mean a lot.
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"Dancing on a cloud...soaring up so high. Watch me now...watch me fly! I'm Peter Pan! I can do anything. I soar so high! I am forever!" ~~ Michael Jackson
Click here [link] to view my artist website
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"Dancing on a cloud...soaring up so high. Watch me now...watch me fly! I'm Peter Pan! I can do anything. I soar so high! I am forever!" ~~ Michael Jackson
Click here [link] to view my artist website
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