When I turned 35 I asked for everyone to come to my birthday party and create art with me on my wall. It was one of my favorite birthdays ever! It really is a cool thing for an artist to have all her people in one room painting together! There are so many people wrapped in color here on this humongous birthday canvas. For 12 years I have painted in my studio/gallery with my family and friends incredible birthday art under my bare feet and slippers. I am framing it this year as I don’t want the art to wear away……All the little darlings, family and friends dipped their feet and hands and brushes in my paint and donned a mural with messages of love and words and pictures for ME all over it. The blue feet are my brother in law Cliffy’s….the Italian flag was my Grandfather….TiAmo was Gram….on and on….my oh my what a wonderful gift! We will be doing this again when I am 50!
Today, I celebrate 47 years of life, paint, color, travel, wrinkles, food, family, friends, love, happiness, sadness, rage, joy, beauty, death, birth and thankfulness. This year (my 47th year) I will be a grandmother for the first time and I have waited all my life for this incredible honor – I cheers to that! I thank all of you for your support, kindness, love and strength wrapped up in my 47 years!
Life is such a BIRTHDAY – Celebrate it!
Rochelle Carr Studio and Gallery
