What’s the object in your life that connects you most to who you are?

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My boots that are the equivalent of my “blankie”.  They are comfort.  They are the ideal footwear when my back hurts.  I do have to admit that I feel a little more bad ass on the days I wear them. I love my cowboy boots.  I wish I could tell you that I was a real rodeo girl in growing up in South Dakota, but I was not.  I had a horse named Honeybear.  I rode in a few 4H rodeos and I have the awards for participation in a box in my basement but that is about the extent of my “rodeo days”.  Sorry friends, I know for your own amusement you have made me a real rodeo queen—I can easily live with your exaggerated stories.  They loom large in my own head too.  I do however, know some real rodeo queens if that helps your narrative in any way.

I think it’s important to have those objects in our lives that connect us to a certain part of ourselves.  My boots keep me tied to my South Dakota roots.  They make me feel more grounded and connected to the prairie—my interior geography.  Today they are necessary in my life and I knew the minute I woke up that this would be a cowboy boots sort of day.  Do you have something you wear or carry with you like a talisman?  I would love to hear about what that object is for you.  Please post a comment or send me a photo (lllillibridge@gmail.com) I think others would be interested too.

 

 

 

visiting old work for inspiration…

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I am working on a commissioned painting with text this week.  I wanted to take a look at the text style and size of some of my older works.  These are no longer in my possession so I have to rely on my photos.  (photos by Dok Wright)

The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era New Deal Works Progress Administration Federal One program in the United States. The program operated from August 29, 1935 through June 30, 1943.

“Folk art expert Holger Cahill, who managed this large program, believed it could demonstrate the government’s commitment to the art community, give artists a sense of participation in American life, and provide the public a stake in American art.”

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/F/FE001.html

This series I created as homage to the art created during the WPA (Works Progress Administration) under the the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.  I love the messaging and graphic nature of the art created during that time.  Can you imagine any modern administration thinking that getting artists to work would be good for our nation’s legacy and to exhibit our government’s commitment to art. Thanks FDR, you truly were one of a kind.

This series of paintings is owned by John Canning/PCC Physician’s Computer Company in Winooski, Vermont.  I hope to sell another whole series another time in my life, it was utterly thrilling.  Thank you John.

I think I need to create a new series based on these posters.

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http://vintagraph.com/collections/wpa-posters?page=2  (You can buy amazing Federal Arts Project prints for $15)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Works_Progress_Administration_artists