Ilse’s day today!
If someone came to me, as a kind of god mother/father of a woman who passed this life time and they shared their stories and why they believe this woman shall be on stage and I could feel it, I did some exceptions. I never officially promoted this, as these shall be rare exceptions with someone making an active step and reach out. I never painted a surprise for someone alive, as a main pillar of the project really is, that women claim their stage. Today’s pick is my grandmother, whom my cousine had put into the treasure chest. My grandmother, I guess, she was the artist in the family, but had “cut” her creative painting part off due to life events, … taking over her parent’s business, the second world war, fleeing home, being a refugee with two small kids … so today was somehow a special day for me. We sat long in the morning. She definitly was a critical person. Pff … and then she made me face my fears! Small brushes, where one mini dot can change so much: A portrait with expression …
… on the size of a stamp (ok, we negociated and I made it a quite huge stamp, but still – approx. 4 x 5.5 cm)
What a day!
Thank you, Oma Ilse!
<3 Susanne