HEARTFELT GRAFFITI
Our senses are assailed from all sides by graffiti:
unwanted writings or drawings or marks
scribbled, scratched, sprayed illicitly
on a wall or other surface
in a public place.
Graffiti is the practice of
systematically
and stylistically
marking an infrastructure.
Graffiti grew out of the urban environment.
It is the visual aspect of the hip hop culture.
Graffiti is accompanied by the physical aspect of break dance;
by the verbal aspect of em-ceeing;
and the rhythmic aspect of turntabling.
I am not a part of this urban culture.
But I do like the idea of leaving my mark,
whether permanent or fleeting.
I do appreciate the idea of graffiti, the visual, being a small part of a larger expression.
And so I created these Graffiti Dolls.
A calico doll, painted with several layers of blackboard paint;
embellished with a scarf or a boa or a necklace or a bow.
They are the perfect platform for aphorisms:
an original thought, spoken or written,
in a concise and memorable form.
The invoke the power of positive affirmation.
They are quotes that encourage and motivate.
unwanted writings or drawings or marks
scribbled, scratched, sprayed illicitly
on a wall or other surface
in a public place.
Graffiti is the practice of
systematically
and stylistically
marking an infrastructure.
Graffiti grew out of the urban environment.
It is the visual aspect of the hip hop culture.
Graffiti is accompanied by the physical aspect of break dance;
by the verbal aspect of em-ceeing;
and the rhythmic aspect of turntabling.
I am not a part of this urban culture.
But I do like the idea of leaving my mark,
whether permanent or fleeting.
I do appreciate the idea of graffiti, the visual, being a small part of a larger expression.
And so I created these Graffiti Dolls.
A calico doll, painted with several layers of blackboard paint;
embellished with a scarf or a boa or a necklace or a bow.
They are the perfect platform for aphorisms:
an original thought, spoken or written,
in a concise and memorable form.
The invoke the power of positive affirmation.
They are quotes that encourage and motivate.
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: LEARN

Learn from yesterday,
live for today,
hope for tomorrow.
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: COURAGE

A person of courage
never
wants
weapons.
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: CREATE

Life is about
the people you meet
and
the things
you create
with them
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: FREEDOM

Freedom of speech
is the
last trench
of liberty.
seen at a Wellington cafe
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: KNOW

"I do not know myself
and God forbid
that I should."
Johann Wolgang von Goethe
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: STAND

"If you are ever
bored or blue,
stand
on a street corner
for half an hour."
Maria Kalman
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: HIPPOCRATES

"Life is short,
art long,
opportunity fleeting,
experience deceptive,
judgement difficult."
Hippocrates
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: BECOMING

"The useless days
will add up to
something ...
these things
are your
becoming."
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: INCREDIBLE

INCREDIBLE
"Something
incredible
is waiting
to be
known."
Carl Sagan
HEARTFELT GRAFFITI: REVEL

"Accept
who you are
and
revel in it."
Mitch Albom