Hands: you angel webs…

Aug 31, 2012

Unwind, hands,

you angel webs,

unwind like the coil of a jumping jack,

cup together and let yourselves fill up with sun

and applaud, world,

applaud.

~ Anne Sexton  (1928–1974), U.S. poet. “Two Hands”

[slideshow]

share

adorn

accept

gossip

exchange

oppress

wonder

offer

gather

seek

hold

discover

study

transmit

tend

swoon

ressurect

You may also enjoy THIS, a post on working creatively with the hands.

P E A C E

all © photos by Lillian Sizemore, are taken at the Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco, from their permanent collection.

5 Comments

  2. Julie Richey
    Julie Richey on August 31, 2012 at 3:46 am

    How timely. I finished the first of four hands for a large mosaic – today. Hands are so familiar to us, but for an artist, so difficult to depict. These tell so many stories. Thanks LS!

  3. sfmosaic
    sfmosaic on August 31, 2012 at 4:47 am

    thanks Julie, hands seem to be in the “air” today. I thought these hands were so expressive, and they ARE the hardest thing to draw! look forward to seeing your mosaic hands!

  4. Kate Vogt
    Kate Vogt on September 5, 2012 at 5:47 am

    POWERFUL!!! Thank you, Lillian. Such a reminder that the hands are radials of the (spiritual) heart center.

  5. sfmosaic
    sfmosaic on September 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    how wonderfully said Kate, thanks for sharing your insight

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