Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers...



Title: Hope
The Story Behind The Art: So many times in life we all lose hope and experience loved ones and friends in need of hope. Hope - to survive in the face of illness, to love again after a broken heart, to achieve our passions and goals in the face of rejection, to escape poverty or discrimination, or just to keep on keepin' on...
A number of people in my life have died from cancer and having the hope to continue on through pain and sadness, is a humbling thing to witness.
This artwork was inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem which ignited imagery of the freedom hope can give one - like birds escaping from a cage or a spirit from human form. 
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
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Many works are for sale or are available for exhibition. 
Please email me for details through my website at  - www.patrushka.net 
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