It's my weekend arts-and-crafts project, if you're wondering. I know, other than what I do in the OR I'm not usually a visual arts person. This is, obvs, a flagrant violation of that- but it was a fun little project.
The butterflies are from a variety of things. Some are plain cardstock because my butterflies aren't finished yet so I needed to leave some to grow. The words are all self-explanatory- things that I'm passionate about and that are important anchors in my life. Sprinkled in are copies of both of my A&M diplomas as well as the A&M seal.
Photos are as follows, starting in the lower left corner and working up by "rows" as best as able in the chaos:
-BP MS150, 2008.
-Med school graduation with my dear friend Becky
-Kayaking in Cabo
-My "Dare" lovebird
-My friend Jeanne and me on my 34th b'day
-Me, wearing my "sorority advisor" hat
-Me + one of my very, very favorite burn patients
-This is my favorite photo of me EVER. Brooks Range, Alaska, 2006
-Belle! kitty
-Jackie, my eldest goddaughter, 1997 or 1998 (sorry, my memory is lapsing today)
-Me at the end of the Bolder Boulder run, 1991. 1990-1991 was not my best year.....not by a long-shot.
-Me and Daddy, top of Berthoud Pass, CO, 1979-ish. The "early outdoor adventures" days
-Tucker kitty
-Me and Daddy, top of Mt. Baldy, 2004. An installment in the "grown-up outdoor adventures" saga.
-Med school graduation, had to cut out my two favorite boys from our class (Joey and Matt!) because the butterfly was too small.
If you've ever seen butterflies in a swarm, they look a little like my arrangement here. When they swarm it seems to me an unadulterated expression of joy. I wanted to capture that even though every single picture on here may not be from a completely joyous moment. Those lesser moments are the ones that make us whole and who we are.
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Now playing: Lucinda Williams - Broken Butterflies
via FoxyTunes
It's my weekend arts-and-crafts project, if you're wondering. I know, other than what I do in the OR I'm not usually a visual arts person. This is, obvs, a flagrant violation of that- but it was a fun little project.