Wave Series of Paintings

 The series of paintings I'm working on selling on my website Knidaria Kreations is titled the Wave Series inspired from The Great Wave and my love for the ocean. 

The two I've been working on are titled "Breeze" and "Storm".  Sometimes I struggle with depression and just like the waves move around in a storm I constantly change my mind on what I'm working on sometimes. So I decided if I'm going to do stuff I need to do stuff I love and focus more on my passion rather then what people want me to do or what they percieve artist to be. I am the person that best knows me and knows what is the right path for me. Which right now with the pandemic choosing a path becomes even harder given the circumstances.

So I'm kinda just trying a different method where I choose to just ride the wave until life chooses the obstacle's for me to choose in the best given moments. 

Traveling with Ghost

 

Traveling with Ghost is a memoir written by Shannon Leone Fowler. It was beautiful, sad, and reminded you of what the journey of life is all about. Every bump in the road I feel like is a test, a chance to allow growth, and opportunity to lead you to the next thing. 

Shannon and her husband on their honeymoon when one evening they take a swim. As they are swimming her husband is stung by a box jellyfish. One of the most venomous jellyfish in the world if I'm not mistaken. They are known to kill you instantly if they get you good. Her husband dies pretty fast. And shannon meets two women that help her through her first few days without them. 

The story goes on to tell of a journey Shannon goes on traveling the world. Shannon visits many places some with some haunting memories just as disturbing as the events she witnessed with her husband. Through this whole book she fights her emotions not really mourning properly like in the movie I watched Ride the Wave. But we can't really be taught to mourn someone we are really close to it just happens and we learn as we take each step and take each breathe. 

This story took me awhile to read a few years because the way I read i pick up a book, then start several others and get back to books I read chunks at a time. This book deserves a good read by someone else. Give it a try look it up. If your having trouble mourning someone her ghostly tale will help you. 

Ride The Wave

 

Ride the Wave is a movie about love and loss and riding the waves of life. 

Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a fire breaks out at her appartment building she is rescued by Minato a handsome firefighter. For Hinako it was love at first sight. Before you know it the two start to date and begin to fall in love. But just as the love is beginning to blossom Minato loses his life at sea. Hinako unable to look at the ocean moves away and struggles to cope with Minatos death. But one day while out she discovers when she starts to sing their song Minato appears in water. From that moment on she can summon him on any watery surface even a inflated finless porpoise for example. Minato says that he will be by her side forever, but now in his watery form is that possible? 

You will have to watch the movie for yourself to find out💗

Dealing with loss is very hard. The more of a connection you have with that person the more of a struggle it is. But I have come to a realization life even after is never ending and the people we love they are always with us. For me its my great grandma, my grandma Blanche, and my grandpa. I think about them everyday but I know deep down they are with me. 

This movie was a beautiful treat for it's animation, for it being a watery movie, and magical tale that miracles do in fact exist. 

This movie teaches us to get back up, don't stop trying, believe and fight for your dreams. 

I'm struggling a bit to find myself on this journey called life, but when I feel like when I'm creating art I am more closer to myself then without.