Dear Intimacy,
What would you have me know today?
my first beauty emergency of my morning - saying goodbye to margot at kindergarten drop off.
this morning while i was in the pool water running, i was part of a second beauty emergency. i was so excited about this situation that i wanted to make a photograph. i ended up making a photograph in my head. while i was water running in lane 1, the lane next to the wall, an older gentleman and two older ladies gracefully climbed into lane 1 to join me in water running. it was amazing. the four of us, single file, water running up and down the lane 1! it felt great to be part of a water running team. i was smiling on the inside and outside.
once i finished my workout and was on the pool deck hanging up my water running belt, i waved goodbye to my water running friends. but something odd happened. the older gentleman, instead of waving goodbye, waved me over and asked if i was injured. i briefly explained my situation. he then proceeded to give me suggestions on my water running form. turns out i’ve been water running all wrong! i had no idea. good thing this beauty emergency happened. tomorrow i’m going back to try out his form cues.
hands AND now feet are tricky!
this morning i wanted to practice seeing negative spaces (again!) and luckily betty edwards suggested copying peter paul rubens (1577-1640), studies of arms and legs. i feel like i’m fumbling my way through these drawing exercises.
miles did not want anything to do with this drawing and so made a sock puppet which he said reminded him of my mom! (the hair!). margot also wasn’t into drawing, and instead made charm bracelets for miles and her (no negative space!)
my mom, as a sock puppet.
how great is it that margot uses ALL her beads at once to make her bracelets!