I stumbled upon the work of Christie Blizard today. It was a happy event indeed.
I stumbled upon the work of Christie Blizard today. It was a happy event indeed.
I am wandering around a back yard with a meticulously manicured lawn. There is a plastic baby pool on the ground filled with fresh water. I peak over the edge and see my wobbly reflection. The hot sun amplifies the color of everything around me. I am looking for something, someone maybe. I don't know what or who this is. Then I glance at my hands and realize that I have an appointment to get my nails done. Though I can't see the door to the nail salon, I know it's somewhere behind a giant elm tree next to the baby pool. I move through the tree and make my way to the door. I look back a see a naked woman with a lion's head resting on a lounge chair next to the baby pool. Her animal head hangs backwards over the edge of the chair into the water of the baby pool. I can hear her purr. I can smell her breath.
“There would seem to be nothing more obvious, more tangible and palpable than the present moment. And yet it eludes us completely. All the sadness of life lies in that fact.”