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Wilding up my dad's vest with cyanotype

It's almost the end of January, and I'm only now beginning to feel myself arrive in the new year. I've needed rest and quiet while navigating difficult anniversaries and "first-times" without loved ones. My birthday is in January, and this was my first without my dad. It was hard. I tried to enjoy the day, but I also felt like I couldn't because a part of me wanted to grieve. But I didn't feel like I could grieve because it was my birthday, and I should be happy. Grief is complicated, and sometimes a big jerk. But it's also a doorway to other things we can't see until we open up to them. I watched a video on YouTube the night before my birthday, but the magic of the video took about a week to really sink in. The video is by an artist named Paige Elliott (‪@paigeonpurpose‬ ) and it's titled, "Sewing Through Grief: Repurposing My Dad's Clothes Into Something New." In it, she takes a shirt that belonged to her dad, and turns it into a jacket for herself. This project took her months to complete, but she put it all together beautifully in this video. A few days ago—inspired by Paige's project—I decided to take a piece of my dad's clothing, and make art with it. I don't sew, but I print with cyanotype. And this vest of my dad's is a perfect canvas for experimenting. This video is my journey of opening up to my grief by turning something that belonged to my dad into a piece of art I can wear. After finishing this project, I realized that I have more items of my dad's that I'd like to make art with—some are tools that help me make art, others are items I can transform in some way. So, I've created a new series called, A Place for the Love to Go. When my dad died, my love for him didn't die. It's still living, and searching for somewhere to be expressed. It's wrapped up in my grief, and together, they want to live in new ways. So, I'm gonna make some art, and see what happens. I'll see you soon, with another project and episode of A Place for the Love to Go. Like grief, my art is not linear. I don't know how it will all turn out, but it will be wild and full of wonder. Thanks for being here, friends. ✨ Join me in The WilderMess on Patreon:   / thewildermess   🐕 See my cyanotypes of dogs: https://www.souldogcreative.com