Memorial Portraiture

I spent my time over Christmas expressing my deep sympathy the way that feels truest to how I feel about these beautiful sisters. This memorial portrait of Paige features her surviving sister my dear friend Crystal who called her cherished lil sis Sweet Pea. So of course sweet pea blossoms burst out of Crystal’s sacred heart in the vision that came upon me- before a Crystal feel from the weeping blood into Paige’s palm. I followed my heart and went for it in some sort of trance, a consciousness altered by empathy, guided by some greater loving force, entranced in their combined beauty.

I have fond memories with them together singing karaoke in LA. Sweet Paige passed away in a sudden diabetic coma in her sleep the wee hours of the morning before Christmas Eve. Their beloved dad had passed away recently as well and the family has already been struggling to keep their home while caring for their elder matriarch before Paige’s sudden passing.

I don’t want to make memorial art at all in the sense that naturally I wish that loss and grief weren’t so horrific. But I am drawn, pun unintentional but welcome, to do it anyway. It’s been the only thing I can do, or give, or ultimately most truly say either when sudden tragic losses rip through my heart. I am honored for such visions to be welcomed and received.

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