1. Beginning
Watercolor on paper
25" x 70"
Seven tumors...
invaded my body
Seven months...
chemo washed thru me
Seven more months...to find my strength
Seven images of me...raw and tender
Painted to tell...my story
My need to purge...my soul
Then I can let this ...all go.
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
2. Extrude the Blossom
Watercolor on paper
28" x 58"
Tumors red
and curled
like little rose buds
float off my body
Wrap them up in vibrant green leaves
Captured and swallowed up by the earth...
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
3. The Prayer
Watercolor on paper
35" x 66"
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
4. PET - Crows
Watercolor on paper
30" x 79"
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
5. PET - In the Meadow
Watercolor on paper
30" x 70"
Trapped inside with the language of a confessor
Threading its' way through,
seeping out onto the surface,
building the landscape of my body...
all I know now is how to breathe.
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
6. Weeds in the Flower Garden
Watercolor on paper
30" x 70"
I have seven...weeds
mixed up with colors
Greens and vibrant blues
punctual reds and earthy browns
Flower forms that...pop
and then fade away.
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.
7. The Visitation
Watercolor on paper
44" x 73"
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In 2010, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. These seven, life size paintings represent the seven tumors and seven months of chemotherapy I endured. These paintings served as a way for me to capture, organize and document my emotions: what I experienced and how I felt.