Saturday, January 31, 2015

Journal Work

This is my Remember When spread in my journal that I am working in for a class from Juliana Coles.   I picked a very pivotal time.  I was maybe upper elementary 5th or 6th grade and some new people moved into the house down the block my brother and I were excited because they had kids- a couple were near our age. But Scott (I can't believe I still remember his name)  was much older high school and was so handsome and nice and I felt so excited everytime I was near him.  I had never felt that way before.  I made him gifts and he was nice but later politely blew me off- It was the first feeling of being gay- attracted to boys- I was confused but knew this attraction to boys was never going to go away. It did take me many years to really deal with it and come out.  It feels so good to be happy with who I am. The figure on the right has the transparent little boy in it- - I felt it captured that young child that still lives in each of us.



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  1. Brian KasstleJanuary 31, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    This story is so touching Terry. What a wonderful spread.

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  2. tgarrettJanuary 31, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    Thanks Brian

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  3. jacki longJanuary 31, 2015 at 12:04 PM

    This is gorgeous, Terry!
    I love, love love the boy/man … so sensitive and real.
    Just terrific!

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  4. Cathy FarrellJanuary 31, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    Beautiful, Terry - both image and story. The red / blue / black / white works really well.

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    1. tgarrettJanuary 31, 2015 at 3:06 PM

      Thank you so much Cathy- hope all is well with you.

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  5. johnFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:03 AM

    I love how personal this is. You are amazing how you relate your art to your own life.

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    1. tgarrettFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:14 AM

      Thanks John- It's odd as when I sat down to work on a spread for that assignment that just popped into my head- I had not thought about that for decades really.

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  6. Laura Tringali HolmesFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    That child deserves all good things, and proper nurturing. Sounds like you have an excellent handle on that. :)

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  7. Cate RoseFebruary 1, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    I love this collage!

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  8. Sharmon DavidsonFebruary 2, 2015 at 6:17 AM

    Great journal spread and the personal memory comes through...

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