::VERONICA FUNK::
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Journal.

"The main focus of my work has become storytelling...
honouring the lives + stories of women
through portraiture."

These hands.

4/23/2012

 
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Since I was a little girl I had old hands...hands filled with lines, stubby and crooked fingers.  These hands are filled with stories of babies held and the clay pots thrown, words written and tubes of paint squeezed (sometimes too much just because it feels good).  These hands held the hand of my husband in an emergency room, have signed documents for a myriad of personal medical tests, made many, many matcha tea lattes, turned many pages, and always carried found rocks, branches and feathers.  I will be 46 years old this summer and I'm beginning to grow into these hands.  These are the years I looked forward to for as long as I can remember even all the while knowing that time wouldn't make anything easier, that the challenges I would face would still be there but would be different, but also that the memories and joys would increase.  Accumulation.  The most beautiful woman I have ever known was my grandmother.  The lines in her hands and face foretold the wisdom behind her sparkling eyes.  Her skin so soft, her long locks of silver like plumage.  I wanted to be like my grandmother...and instead of being wise and kind and softly quiet, I am full of emotion and cry tears of joy, of sorrow, of anger.  I am a chatterbox who loves to laugh and to share everything I have learned.  And I am learning to love myself just as I am.  To be thankful for the wisdom and kindness of my grandmother; to remember to let go when I know I should; to appreciate every thing, every day; to be grateful for these hands.
Wendy Sullivan a.k.a. Wind Gypsy link
4/24/2012 06:41:55 am

Hi Veronica - I found you via one of your posts in Bloom True and was magnetized to your site to see your works of art and watch your interviews. Lovely, lovely, lovely!

I took Flora's class (not sure if I was in your section or not) and loved it. I had never picked up a paint brush (at 52 years of age). I work with my hands as a body worker and can so very much relate to your words about hands. I have "heard" thousands of stories in my client's bodies through my own hands.

Thanks for sharing. I love all of your work. You must have a lot of furniture in your house!!!

Blessings.
Wendy Sullivan

Veronica Funk link
4/26/2012 01:59:24 pm

Hi Wendy...

Thank you so very much for your kind comments. Bloom True was an absolute pleasure to take part in - it's great to be able to add something new to my work.

As far as the furniture, I use artistic license to change up shapes and colors - I love being an artist! :)

~ Veronica


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