I’m finally done with my first art project of the new year. I like it, though I’m never fully satisfied with my work.
First art piece of 2019
It was a good way to start the year, working hard on a project I wanted to be proud of while reflecting on 2018, and thinking about what I wanted 2019 to look like.
As I shaded her rolls, I thought about how I’d started 2018. I remembered a few of my New Year’s resolutions:
A Day, A Night, A Week, A Month
By Elise Huther
It is very blue here; blue paintings on blue walls, blue cushions on the chairs, cheap, blue-flecked carpet. Even the young man next to me is wearing a blue t-shirt. He is fat and his hair is oily. He looks at me too long; I want to change seats. I chew my lip distractedly, pausing when the metallic taste of blood washes over my tongue. For maybe ten minutes I try to make myself stop, but before I realize it I am biting again, about to make the other side bleed, too.
I dabble (very lightly) in songwriting, and this is one I wrote a few years ago about living with chronic illness.
Just the Facts, Simply Stated
I’ve been forgetting to pray.
Lately I guess there’s not much left to say.
I’m not feeling so well,
Though you might not be able to tell.
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Elise Huther Art 2019