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You Are My Sunshine When art goes out into the world, it is up for interpretation by whomever sees it.  The interpretation may or may not be anything like what the artist intended, but it bonds to the art as if it were glued. Following is a happy example of how art can become

Too quick with the wash You were overlooked And allowed to soak and spin and drain. I found your decomposed body Clinging to my green shirt Your face still shiny, but now creased- Your body, a gray mass of pulp. The pin which held you safely, Still fast to my collar, Prevented

Painfully Pink Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge In spite of his creeping dementia, Harry figures out one last thing about his life. To catch up with the tale, read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.  To see my inspiration for today’s artwork, see Greta Olivas’

Volts Copyright by Lynn Bridge 6″ x 6″ x 1″ The story starring Harry is in full swing, and Harry’s dementia is his constant companion.  But, Harry is still able to make a big discovery about his life; we are heading there in this story! If you need to

Still Pink Copyright by Lynn Bridge 6 3/8″ x 5 5/8″ x 1 3/8″ This is your third installment of the short story “Pink” (copyright by Lynn Bridge).  The main character is Harry, a man trying to live his life in spite of his dementia. The story is about

To catch up with where we are in this short story, read Part 1. This story is not about dementia, but dementia is an ever-present character in the story “Pink”. The artwork is inspired by the short story (Story copyright 2000 by Lynn Bridge). Pink Again Copyright by

Pink Copyright by Lynn Bridge 12″ x 12″ x 1 1/4″ Last fall I blogged a short story which I wrote about 10 years ago and recently used as a take-off point for more art. It involves dementia. You never know when and where inspiration will strike! The story will

Today, I’m hearing voices in my head!  One of them is telling me to get busy on my new ‘Blog Triage’ class assignment from Cynthia Morris and Alyson Stanfield:  write a topical post three different times, each to a different type of person in our lives, or even

Today, the online ‘blog doctors’, Alyson Stanfield and Cynthia Morris, have challenged the class to re-write the previous blog entry (detailing its target readers) using the second-person pronouns instead of the first-person pronouns!  What a challenge to write to you

I have decided to make this post verbal.  Normally I include my own artwork to illustrate my words, but this time, I think I’ll let your inner eye fill in the visuals.  I will do my best to allow your imagination enough details to be able to paint the pictures.  I just