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| Lori, laughing. |
This photograph is why I've named my company Laughing Girl Quilts. I love this photograph of me, and about the time I started doing craft shows in Maryland, I unearthed it. Don't you love my little fingers gripping the bowl as if I'm afraid the camera wielder will yank it from me. Maybe my brother was close by.
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| Self-Portrait |
I based one of my self-portrait quilts on this photograph. My therapist might be able to tell you why I included only the laugh. Something about my invisibility in my family unless I was happy and pleasant, I suspect, but I won't go too far into that here, too whiny.
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| The Officer and the Laughing Girl by Johannes Vermeer from The Essential Vermeer |
I really am a cheerful person, but I often share difficulties here because I think we sometimes struggle with our creativity in silence and I want to give voice to it. But even in the struggles, I'm a glass half full kind of girl, and I hope that shows through.
Blessing to everyone who reads this; thanks for stopping by. May your lives be full of laughter.
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5 comments:
Lori I loved this post! The thread running through is both touching and evocative. You are definitely a half full plus girl. I recently learned that girl stands for goddess in real life... sounds right!
The back of the chair in the photo makes it looks like you have wings!
Pam, That's interesting. The self portraits I did next were a series of figures with wings--sort of a representation of my inner self. One of them is on the sidebar of the main page, "The Way Opens." I wonder if my wings in the picture unconsciously inspired me. Hmmm.
I kind of suspect people who act happy ALL the time, it's as if they are trying to mask they are not happy. I kind of feel you share the yin and yang, but don't dwell on the darker side of life.
thanks for the lovely comment on my blog :)
ps. I too like the photo and how you used it for your quilt.
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