Because I am about to head out of town to meet the family, I decided to make today’s post a 5-minute video of me unboxing the vintage 1993 LIFE magazine I ordered so I can recreate a drawing of the cover that was lost many years ago. In The Artist’s Way, Week One, one of the tasks was to journal about a creative injury from our past. This spurred me to remember art I created as a 12-year-old – drawing the cover of LIFE magazine’s feature of Michael Jackson with his animals from his own personal wonderland.
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Now I know that many people have canceled MJ, but I decided to review this through the eyes of my 12-year-old self who was not aware of the reasons people may not like Michael Jackson today. This isn’t about MJ, it’s about recovering my own sense of artistic safety.
I was curious to see how I would feel revisiting the magazine I know I pored over for hours as a kid. Here’s the real time video of that experience. (Also, please excuse my Calamine covered face – the poison ivy rash is healing!)
Honoring My 12-Year-Old Self: Remembering My Michael Jackson Art
Today is Special
Today is a very special day because I will be baptizing my dad in the lake this afternoon. He has been asking me to do this every since he knew I was ordained, and we’re finally making it happen (despite what looks to be a very overcast and dreary day here in the Hill Country!)
Tomorrow, I kick off Week Two: Recovering a Sense of Identity.
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