Showing posts with label Solstice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solstice. Show all posts

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Remembering Michael Anthony Gritz - my DearHeart friend, Brother of Spirit

 As some of you may know, my dearest friend Michael left us on December 25th, 2023. My brother of spirit is now my brother in spirit.  We shared a unique closeness for over forty years. The friend who becomes family; at times a house mate, Godfather to my child, Alexander, partner in work and many endeavors. The person you always trusted and was always at ease with.

We shared many things, interests and sensibilities and the collages here are some cards I made for various celebrations of Michael; including our totems of Bat and Crow.  I share them with you in celebration of his  being.  Now, he's in the stars.

Solstice Sister and Brother


Masked Ball for Michael


Dragon for Michael

Bats At Tea for Michael




Billy Porter and the Guys for Michael


All Hallows for Michael




Steampunk Bat Man & Magical Grandmother for Michael


Wings and Roses for Michael


Thank You for Michael




Archangel for Michael

This is the last card I made for Michael.  It's a portrait of him dressed as Yule Man. I made two versions and this is him with bat energy. I hope he liked this rather elegant look. I never heard from him about it or my last Yule gift to him.


Yule Man Michael

Ever in my heart. Ever with me. 





Till another time.






Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Yule! Solstice! New Year!

 Wishing everyone all good things in all ways.



 Winter Fairy - Yule



Winter Solstice



New Year with Patti & Lou 


See you in 2024!



Monday, December 20, 2021

Winter Moon at the Solstice Before Christmas

It's cold today, reminding me that Winter is actually here. I saw the Moon full and bright in the morning sky. I always find 'day' moons give me a mystic feeling, a sense of magic. I came across the face in our Winter Moon in a high-fashion photo campaign for winter fashion, all the clothing was white and her makeup had a stylized white patina.  I recognized her as linked to the Winter Solstice. I further amplified the wintry glow and began to build a winter gown for her.  Ice, snowflakes, white winter flowers and more.  Dashes of silver.   Originally, I thought she was the Moon to the Sun of Solstice, but once I found the image of the moon, which is an actual NASA photo of the moon, I felt no, she is of the Winter Moon itself.


Winter Moon


But a Solstice collage still called me and I especially wanted to do one for my dear friend Michael.  I found the wonderful Sun figure in another high-fashion photo. His golden oranged hair saying Sol!  Our Winter Woman is a construction of images. For me they stand perfectly in their Moon and Sun Wood, aligned to the Solstice symbol.

Winter Solstice Wood

 

Christmas echoes the past for me. And in that retro sense,   this is my favorite Christmas collage of all.

 


 Wishing all of you all good things now and in the new year!