The Courage of Not Knowing
People often assume that courage in painting means making bold marks, using unusual colors, or exhibiting your work publicly. For me, the courage lies somewhere else entirely.
Tag: Reflection
Echoes in Absence: the Unseen Threads of Commitment
When you pledge to attend (anything), it seems like a very simple act, but spider-like you create an invisible thread that binds you, the promisor, with the promisee, in a dance of expectation and disappointment. The impact of breaking this thread is tangible. This happened today. The expectation of a much-anticipated meeting at the start […]
Thorns and Trails: A Woman’s Journey of Resilience and Revelation
Thorns & Trails As a child, I was cradled in the emerald embrace of my aunt’s garden in Nairobi, Kenya. The ‘shamba’ was a playground of foliage, dazzling me with many plants in all sizes of recycled containers, pots, barrels, and cans. The air was a perfumed melody of floral scents, underscored by the sound […]
