My 2012 collage |
In choosing the images for a collage, I keep my theme(s) in mind, but sometimes I will find myself drawn to an image that doesn't completely fit. In the 2012 collage, that image was the face in the top right corner.
She is a bride from a small village in Kosovo where they paint women's faces for their weddings. The colors used on her face, other than the obvious white, are blue, red, silver, and gold - not purple. But I felt the need to include her with no idea why. A bride? What did that have to do with anything?
Lo and behold, a couple of days after I finished the collage I got an email from one of my editors at the Taos News, asking me to write an article for the Taos Wedding Guide supplement that comes out every spring. I would be interviewing three women in Taos who are all ordained interfaith ministers and wedding officiants.
After interviewing these amazing women and then transcribing the interviews, I had no idea how to jump into writing the article. Weddings are not something I've experienced much in life. I did marry the same man twice, but the first time was on Halloween in a cemetery, and the second time was on a Wednesday night (in a church this time at least, but it was extremely casual). I was a flower girl in my uncle and aunt's wedding as a child, and a bridesmaid for a friend from high school, but that's about the extent of it.
I always like to say there's a fine line between "the pre-writing process" and procrastination. In this case, I felt I needed some inspiration to get started on the article, so I went onto Netflix to try to find some kind of wedding show to stream. After comparing the few that came up, I chose a reality show called My Fair Wedding because it was higher rated than the others, and I proceeded to watch two episodes in a row, which did in fact inspire me to write the article.
However, this show had a far more profound impact on me than just helping me write. I ended up watching all 24 episodes available on Netflix over the period of a few weeks. Once again, something fluffy has changed my life, and in my next post, I'll tell you how.
Love this story, Susan....and your collage too! If you haven't stopped by my website in awhile, I have some new posts drjudynelson.net I look forward to seeing you in Taos this summer!!
ReplyDeleteHey Polli... Longtime no see. I love this post on so many levels and can't wait to read the sequel! Hope you'll stop by my site and see what I've been up to ;)
ReplyDeleteTalk about a tease! I cannot WAIT to hear how that show impacted you. Staying tuned.
ReplyDeletei like your 2012 collage
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