good things happening

January 27, 2011 by susanmoirmackay

I demanded time in the studio today, even though it was hard to push the faces away from me.  The kids sweetness calling to me all day. But for my sanity, even though I was tired from such a full morning, I demanded myself to go in there. I was given a secret to follow after one of my long meditations. Meditations where I am searching to shift the heaviness that seems to have stuck to me.  The secret  was the answer […]

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mystery – portraits of life and death

January 10, 2011 by susanmoirmackay

“Living whilst dying – Dying whilst living” is the name of one of the pieces I did for Paradox.  It fascinated me to think how we are perpetually in those two states, yet more pointed when faced with a terminal illness. Yesterday I went to Leo’s funeral.  A shocking death. As unexpected as death can be.  An elegant death, if death can ever be such a thing? The church service was full of catholic warnings of sins and hell.   I […]

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nude

January 2, 2011 by susanmoirmackay

I have exposed myself for my art, on more than one occasion.  I think the most intimate exposing was taking a photocopy of my vagina and using it in the installation at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.  It amused me that the pornography was censored by the gallery, but the photocopy was not.  I think not many people realised what the picture was!   Of course Crimson Room, was all nude and the photographs were unflinching. (when I […]

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finding reality in the super reality

January 2, 2011 by susanmoirmackay

Its been slow, what with the kids being off for christmas, not so much free time. I have done a few more sketch that have left me frustrated.  Not only frustrated by my slow skill, which I know will only improve with doing an abundance of drawings, but frustrated by my preoccupation with my ‘slow skill’. I am frustrated by needing to draw realistically.  A need set by me, but one that seems to be inhibiting my creativity.   Im used […]

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