Hello fellow seekers,
Welcome to Cartography of the Self...a place to map your path inside and outside of yourself, a place to explore your unchartered journeys and territories.
This week I bit the bullet and launched a blog. As a journalist, I've always had the backing of a magazine and half a dozen editors. This blog has no such safety net.
In his book "Show Your Work", the very awesome writer and artist, Austin Kleon recommends we be sharers of information. Not hoarder. This is my attempt to share the interesting and beautiful inspirations I come across with those who are curious about themselves, each other, and the world.
My hope is we can create a kinder world together.
INSPIRATIONS
Howardena Pindell, is a new name in my artist trove. The first Pindell piece I saw was Autobiography: Japan (Shisen-dō, Kyoto) at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC. I felt drawn to it. At first glance, it is unassuming...almost simple. It reminded me of the natural stones my road-making father loves, of earth and being grounded. A NYC-based artist and educator, Pindell began creating her Autobiography series, of which Shisen-dō is one, after a car accident in 1979 that left her with partial memory loss.
Shisen-dō is a map to memory. It is a map to herself.
What if we were to create a cartography of ourselves? To weave our way in and out of our thoughts, learnings, inspirations, memories, and dreams? To leave a piece of ourselves in the form of a map so we can find our way. To remember. A map to guide those we love to a new understanding of ourselves and our paths in life.
Howardena Pindell: Autobiography: Japan (Shisen-dō, Kyoto), 1982, Mixed media on canvas, 70 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches
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