Life After Marion

It has been over a month since I have had to start clearing out the creative space of my loving mentor and closest friend anyone could ask for a mother, picking through hundreds of books and art supplies, trying to be as conservative with what to keep and still ending up with dozens of boxes. I kept telling myself "Once this is all done and dealt with I will get back to real life." but the task is so overwhelmingly tedious that these thoughts of all the wonderful regards I've received from the countless hearts that Marion has touched demanded this post, for there are simply too many to reply to each and every one.

Marion was never done with her passion, in fact she had so much more than she could keep track of. Signed works and unfinished paintings that just need a touch of paint keep springing up from the most unlikely of places after I thought I had it all organized. It brings a wash of surprise and nostalgic feelings recognizing the time of her life the painting came from of which I witnessed growing up, and also that groan of ironic exhaustion as if my quest of unearthing treasures here will never be complete before I have to move.

Unfortunately I did not receive full responsibility of her finished paintings to take care of as I was deceived to believe in the terrible politics in the death of a family member even before her time. It is why I am moving so soon, but know that this move brings quicker the legacy Marion has left plenty of in the form of an interview DVD, the finishing of her work in progresses to the best of my ability, posting new discoveries of her art on this blog along with answering any questions about Marion to anybody who missed their chance to my best knowledge, and hopefully, in the next year or so, a book. I owe her so much for all she has done that I must extend these gestures of what Marion would have done to all of you. For the next two months, though, silence will still reign as I get my life back on track.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful winter break and are keeping warm and cozy in these hard times.
~Amanda