“Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming?”
Indonesia (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
French Indochina
“What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race.”
French Indochina (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
China
“Our interactions with one another reflect a dance between love and fear.”
China (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
Gemstone Hearts
“The time has come to turn your heart into a temple of fire.”
Shop Update: Inside Series
Most of the Inside Series sold before I was able to announce that I added it to my shop.
Thank you, dear friends for your support! My creative path is more beautiful because of you.
Inside Series
Integration
I invoke you, spider. Weaver of webs, creator and destroyer. Help me integrate all aspects of my self. Show me how to be whole.
Integration pendant.
Handmade with transparent quartz and recycled sterling silver.
This Thursday in my online shop.
Crystal Creature
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
Crystal Creature ring.
Handmade with transparent quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Available this Thursday in my online shop.
(I can cut this ring to fit any size between 5 and 10.5).
Encounters
“It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.”
Inside V
“Deep rivers run quiet.”
Inside IV
I am like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde. When I fear, I feel closed off. I guard myself, shut doors, distrust everyone. I become rigid.
When I trust, I feel, I love, I explore. Everything becomes rich, unknown, exciting!
Life: help me let go of the tightness. There is nothing within me to guard against. Let me stay open.
Inside III
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
Finger Tape
Inside II
“Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.”
Portrait of a Man with a Frill
“In person, your paintings are just like I imagined. They have a very special energy, between depth, transformation, light and also some darkness, like life itself.”
Portrait of a Man with a Frill (Velázquez Series).
13.97” by 10.23” (35.5 cm by 26 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
Inside
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
The Lady with a Fan
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
The Lady with a Fan (Velázquez Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
12" by 9.25" (30 cm by 23.5 cm).
Portrait of a Girl
“You must learn in life to take things more lightly, my dear. The world is always changing. Learn how to allow for it.”
Portrait of a Girl (Velázquez Series).
13.97” by 10.23” (35.5 cm by 26 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
Father
This is my father, Jorge Musi. He was born in Mexico City from Lebanese parents. For most of his life, he designed and built sculpted houses. One of his last projects is my favorite: his guest house in Santa María del Oro, Nayarit.
He is one of the most equanimous people I know, and he has always valued human connection above all else.
I love you dad!
Painting Sketchbook
Ideas from my painting sketchbook (that could also be made into quilts or rugs).
