GARDENIA IS PRETTY AND IT SMELLS GOOD

Gardenia is pretty and it smells good.

LILAC LADY

She wasn't one of the unlucky ones that ended up in the garage. Lilac Lady enjoyed relatively comfortable existence since her creation in 1997. For a while She was displayed in the living room by the main entrance. She was even entered once in the prestigious art competition (Hortt 39.) She was never exposed to the heat and humidity of the summer air; She spent her life in Florida in an air conditioned environment. She exists because of her creator's love for lilac blossoms. And now she is for sale. How tragic! I hope she will forgive me. Who knows, maybe her new predicament will lead to a more fulfilling existence.

"Lilac Lady" Image and words © 2010 Malgorzata Kawashima. All rights reserved.

BACK DOOR FIGURE

I was wandering why people read books. And some people like what they read so much that they announce it to the world and try to excite others into reading that same book. Great, but what about the people, who don't listen and don't read. And also don't look. I looked today at some visual art --- my own creations from years back -- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991.....1999. They were abandoned, in the garage. Why didn't I let them be seen? Why didn’t I look at them for decades? I don't exactly know. Rediscovered, they shine some incredible truth about one person's love for life.

To be continued...

FIELD OF CREEPING MIMOSA

Creeping mimosa field somewhere in the middle of Florida.
Florida is a flower paradise --

Ponce de Leon didn't name it Florida for nothing.