Through ancestry.com, I've recently discovered that some of my ancestors who claimed to be Finnish are actually Sami. According to wikipedia, The Sami people are the Arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sapmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sami are Europe's northernmost and the Nordic countries' only officially indigenous people.
There is not a lot of available information on the Sami people, but this ancestry is an important and meaningful discovery for me. I am going to do what I can to learn about my ancestors and explore my journey through my art. I hope you'll join me for the adventure.
Below you see that I've painted myself in Sami clothing. The banner reads a short poem which I wrote about my great grandmother for the occasion:
"For as brave as she was, shame muted her. The Stronger hand crushed down. But wiser was the paper trail, that let her voice be found."
Spring has arrived in San Francisco and like many others, I don't have an outdoor space to enjoy the wonders of flora and fauna under the sun. If I did, I would love for it to be just like the conservatory and garden in Practical Magic. Fortunately, there are several parks nearby and I have many, many plants, air plants and bits of moss to keep me company inside of my maison! But let's keep dreaming of having a conservatory!
I made holiday moss wreaths a la directions from Martha Stewart. The wreaths are lovely, especially with the addition of soft white ribbon. I can't recommend them enough for dressing up your home!
'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la laaaaa!
Having described my desire to create a paper sculpture in a previous posting, I am happy to say that I did it! I made my first paper sculpture and boy, oh boy, do I love it! It was tedious work, but the finished product made it all worthwhile for me. What do you think?
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