Mother & Daughter, Mother & Sister - Rose and Jacqui Rose Memoir

Recently I came across photos of my mother, Rose, and my sister, Jacqui Rose.  The photos were both very stylized and taken in the same year, decades ago.  I was struck with how alike they looked in these images.  I've memorialized my mother and sister in other collages, but these faded Roses speak deeply to me and it was very moving to work on the collage, with them before me.

Mother Daughter  ~ Mother  Sister

Rose & Jacqui Rose

July 11th is the anniversary day of Jacqui's passing. 

Till another time.

Happy Birthday Frida! Frida Kahlo, of course

Frida Kahlo. Probably most well known, beloved and inspiring woman artist.  She is being celebrated this year with a amazing exhibit Frida: The Making of An Icon at the Tate Modern in London. At their website there is a great video and the Exhibition catalog is worth a look.   Frida was born July 6, 1907, and passed on July 13, 1954 at only 47 years of age, in her beloved La Casa Azul (The Blue House) in Coyoacán, Mexico City.   I want to share some of my Frida homages with you.

Frida Kahli - Kwan Yin collage

Frida Con Frida collage

Frida's Closet collage

Frida Kahlo's closet at the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum) in Mexico City was unsealed in 2004.
Her husband, Diego Rivera, locked her belongings away after her death in 1954.

Frida Among Her Things collage

A Room of One's Own collage

Celebrating Frida!