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understanding middle age. . . |
Redefining Precious
Let's face it. . . middle age. . .and for
women, menopause. . .gets a bum rap.
Not that it's entirely undeserved.
But! This piece is an attempt to express
the positive aspects of growing older in
our Western culture.
Artist Statement for Fully Fledged
This most recent work, Fully Fledged, is
a reflection on contemporary
post-menopausal existence. For many,
the passing through middle life is as
profound, and physically and emotionally
upsetting, as adolescence once was. As
middle-aged women in a youth focused
culture, we find ourselves bearing scars,
sequestered wounds and annoying
lapses in body and mind. However these
more negative signs of aging are
equaled in each of us by a growing
wisdom, an unprecedented sense of
self-confidence and an
all-things-are-possible feeling that is
hard to describe. We are not fledglings. .
. .we are Fully Fledged . And about time,
I say.
women, menopause. . .gets a bum rap.
Not that it's entirely undeserved.
But! This piece is an attempt to express
the positive aspects of growing older in
our Western culture.
Artist Statement for Fully Fledged
This most recent work, Fully Fledged, is
a reflection on contemporary
post-menopausal existence. For many,
the passing through middle life is as
profound, and physically and emotionally
upsetting, as adolescence once was. As
middle-aged women in a youth focused
culture, we find ourselves bearing scars,
sequestered wounds and annoying
lapses in body and mind. However these
more negative signs of aging are
equaled in each of us by a growing
wisdom, an unprecedented sense of
self-confidence and an
all-things-are-possible feeling that is
hard to describe. We are not fledglings. .
. .we are Fully Fledged . And about time,
I say.