Goodbye, Ophelia
Ophelia & the Jellyfish, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 133cm x 240cm
It’s been a bittersweet week of hellos and goodbyes. First Um Kulthum and now Ophelia. I didn’t have much time with Um Kulthum so the farewell wasn’t so bad. This one, however. She’s been with me for a year now. Her space feels so empty already. On the other hand, she will be in a good home I trust. I will take her there tomorrow morning and snap some photos to share.
who will replace you?
i will miss you dearly
my ophelia
Ghadah, I love this! Like something from a dream …
I love the fact that you are so attached to the ‘women that you create’ and how they become so real for you…how come Ophelia doesn’t have hands?
she did have arms once upon a time. it just felt right to remove them. it’s so hard to explain. something about being free to be swept by the current of jellyfish and the sea.
this gal- it was interesting to see her metamorphosis…. she’s quite stoically powerful, to me. Her eyes speak stories and volumes…. one of my favorite ladies…