Monday, October 18, 2010

Conversation



I couldn't have been less permeable, when I'd hear my mother say to my father...."Well, that's fine, but you GO to work..... I wake up and my work surrounds me..."
I get it now.

Mornings when I am still and quiet, my work surrounds me. It's partly by chance. My current work, in it's various stages, sits on the mantel directly in my line of vision. I put it there to keep it away from curious noses and paws, but the unintended prize is the realization that it's constant presence keeps the conversation alive, even when I am distracted.
It is always there.

"My arms are wrong."
"You didn't make me very interesting"
"This is what my head needs to look like"
"This is a great dress, but it doesn't fit."
"What was your intention, when you gave me two heads?"
"How come I only have one head?"
"You did a good job on these wire thingies"

"Fix me"
"Fix me"
"Fix me"



4 comments:

  1. I'm just glad you're not hearing God. At least with your dolls you can talk back.

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  2. Well, if i had heard from God then I'd be running for office.

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  3. It's those corner of the eye changes that make all the difference. Does the clock between them give you pause?

    demanding little urchins aren't they?

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