stella mae as art

Now here's the fun stuff. I've been doing this "maia series"...which you will all see in good time...This is a piece that is partly taken from a "stella series" she calls it "the girl taking a walk with a nice creature who is a boy". It's just recently finished and i think i love it. I am bringing it with me to a show this weekend, and it WILL be for sale...I'll ask half a million dollars for it and then take you all on a cruise. I rationalize selling it by way of thinking about, you know, feeding...clothing...general maintenance of dear stella. and also, the creature is MY rendition of a creature she has done...its not the real thing. i conglommorated a few of hers into one sweetheart with a hat. The originals- they will be sticking around- staying in the family shall we say. I feel so full and happy to be doing this series- slightly sneaky to be so thorougly using my childrens art as my own (and nearly only) inspiration...but also so greatly fulfilled in it. i rarely criticize these pieces in my head the way i do my others- i know their purity, their intention, their energy and do not question it. Living vicariously through my children? (or their art, i should say). maybe so. Hiding behind their amazing-ness? definitely. Can i rationalize this? barely. I do know that there is a hunger for this...i hunger for it and have met people who also are relieved and excited to be in its presence. It probably is a reflection of the climate of these times...we need a bit of magic and imagination in our faces. We need to remember what it is to see the world in that floaty feeling-knowing somehow that it's slightly a mess, but that there are still yellow ballons to let go of, and nice creatures to take walks with. even some that are boys.