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Letting Go was curated into "Artworld Digest" Special Edition/ Seed Issue, 2007
Letting Go, mixed media, 24X36"

Letting Go
Created for the Gates Project.

This piece began with a 3” round metal votive candleholder that was given to a woman by her ex-boyfriend. To her it represented the loss of love. After receiving the object I made a series of miniatures on scrap wood from a guitar manufacture, given to me by my good friend’s ex-boyfriend. These miniatures represent memories of a lost relationship, emotions, places, events, people, etc. Some are clear and some are beginning to fade. These memories are now flowing from the mind (candleholder) and gravitating to the unknown path. I chose the photo I took on the path between Monterosso and Vernazza, because I love the mystery of where it’s headed, where the path is leading is murky and unknown. This is the challenge we all face in letting someone go. Traveling from the warm green path into the unknown...

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