Last Kiss

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  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    Thanks... I try to be, making visual art or writing gives me the feeling of being really alive...
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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • TalonTedd
    TalonTedd Toronto Posts: 835
    Wow Aafke...Standing naked is sublime. Your depth of expression is truly representative of fine art. I am mesmerized.

    I had a thought. PJ is having a contest. They are looking for original art with lightning as the central theme. If you have something that exists from your repertoire already, or if you can conjure a new creation before Jan 31, please enter. the contest rules are in the latest issue of Deep magazine. I for one would be so elated to see your work recognized under a greater light. Please....I'm trying to conjure a poem but no luck so far, but I haven't given up yet. If you don't have the mag I can get you the info.


    In joyous part
    I remember when, yeah. I swore I knew everything, oh yeah.
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited January 2014
    I don't know why, but I have to post this piece, right here, right now. ( Maybe it has something to do with the longing for peace in my life,)

    Man in the mountains,

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited January 2014
    An other golden oldie, just for Talon Tedd. I think you'll like this one, it's called

    Together Alone

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited January 2014
    IN LOVE?

    Hectic and chaotic
    My thoughts wander
    Between extremes of
    Happiness and fear
    Feeling known
    Being seen
    Fear for commitment
    Fear of repeating
    Pain and grieve
    Scared of believing
    In love
    The love that is
    The love I feel
    Why can’t I believe
    In the possibility
    Of someone liking me?
    Even if I'm weak and fragile
    My tears keep on flowing
    They are warm
    Hectic and chaotic
    Returning, all the old pain
    Fear and Sadness
    While I should be happy
    Why do I don't trust my own feelings?
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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • TalonTedd
    TalonTedd Toronto Posts: 835
    I do like it Aafke and thank you for the thought. I wonder about the lovely ladies thoughts? Is she thinking of the present, past or future. maybe it all dances in her mind in a collage of stills and keeps her from drifting to sleep. Again, she sees her relationship in blue, that must be significant. What does it mean? Such a deep blue. Does she wonder if this love is forlorn? Keeps her up at night....I guess this being a golden oldie those questions may be answered...if they are even pertinent. Very nice.
    Most people try to capture life's little moments with pictures. I like the way you have captured yours'...with consideration.

    In joyous part
    I remember when, yeah. I swore I knew everything, oh yeah.
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2014
    When i made this one, I tried to make a painting of me and the lover I had at the time. Cuddling together, loving one another, but while I was working, the composition didn't work. The bodies wouldn't lay nicely down, strange postures kept occurring. The look in the eyes weren't happy. I tried for many hours to fix it, but It wouldn't work. Finally I got the solution, I had to cut his head off. That day became quit clear for me the relationship didn't work anymore, I had to paint it out to connect what I subconsciously already knew. So I broke the relationship up, the next day. A fine example of the way art therapy works. :))

    About the blue color, I like the color, but at the time I made this piece it didn't have an other meaning than that. I also challenged myself to just use one color and black and white, so the composition would be the key aspect of the piece instead of a verity of colors
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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • TalonTedd
    TalonTedd Toronto Posts: 835
    Off with his head! X_X
    Said the bloody red queen
    :))
    Thnx Aafke. you are the best! ^:)^
    I remember when, yeah. I swore I knew everything, oh yeah.
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited January 2014
    Well that's the beauty of being the artist,, you have the final word in who lives or dies in your composition, hi, hi, hi >:)
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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    My feelings right now

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2014
    Six years ago

    Six years ago
    Next to your bed
    I sat
    Holding your hand
    Seeing your struggle
    For every gasp of breath
    You have seen them all this day
    The ones you loved
    You spoke them all
    Breathless as you were
    They all paid their last respects
    At this hour
    It was just you and me
    I can still feel your hand
    Holding mine, in a steady grip
    Out off conscious, at this time
    Your restless soul kept on fighting
    For your scattered life
    For each and every gasp of breath
    Powerless I felt
    Seeing you in so much pain and agony
    I told you it was okay
    It was time to let go
    And while I write this words
    Six years ago
    You took your final breath
    The fluids which filled your lungs
    Gulped out of your mouth
    This was it…
    The struggle of your life was ended
    With the final words
    “Now I really am going”
    In your own clear voice
    You let your life slip away…

    You died years to early but you past away at the right moment.
    Thanks mom, I still love you...

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2014
    Last Time...

    See what you wanna see, I would love to hear it...

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • DinghyDog
    DinghyDog Posts: 587
    I've been reading this thread, and it is INTENSE. I've been thinking deeply about your words and pictures. I've been thinking about your life, about my life - the similarities, the differences. It feels a bit like I've been on an emotional roller coaster. But the words that stuck out to me the most were not even actually in your poems about the past... the words that stuck out to me the most were these...
    Aafke said:

    So you can't keep me to yourself, I'm not a prop but a living human being.

    You wrote about being abused and taken advantage of, so I was glad to see the self respect, self confidence and self worth of these words, coming from your current self. Although expressed in friendly banter, these sound like the words of a woman who will not be taken advantage of again.
  • TalonTedd
    TalonTedd Toronto Posts: 835
    The shear will to walk the trepid path. Turning away from the shadows of the past toward a shrouded future under a canopy of societies vocal thorns. Turning one's back on the construct of our world to shield the innocent from murky minds. Protecting the innocents'. Holding on to what is treasured by the heart...One's mind.

    Always a journey.
    Thanks for sharing Aafke.

    In joyous part
    I remember when, yeah. I swore I knew everything, oh yeah.
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2014
    DinghyDog said:

    I've been reading this thread, and it is INTENSE. I've been thinking deeply about your words and pictures. I've been thinking about your life, about my life - the similarities, the differences. It feels a bit like I've been on an emotional roller coaster. But the words that stuck out to me the most were not even actually in your poems about the past... the words that stuck out to me the most were these...

    Aafke said:

    So you can't keep me to yourself, I'm not a prop but a living human being.

    You wrote about being abused and taken advantage of, so I was glad to see the self respect, self confidence and self worth of these words, coming from your current self. Although expressed in friendly banter, these sound like the words of a woman who will not be taken advantage of again.
    Well, thank you for your kind words...
    I hope you're right about the part where you expect that I'm a woman who will not tolerate taken advantage of again. I'm not so sure my self confidence is strong enough, to prevent that from happening again. I strongly believe being hurt is part of being alive, if we don't know the downside of life we can't appreciate the upside. And on the upside, if I get hurt again, there will be lots of inspiration to write about or make visual art about to share around here, hi, hi...

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    edited March 2014
    Defiant Cat

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    The beauty of decay...

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    Bird of broken glass, flies away from the grave...

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    Not again

    Did I provoke you, or did you provoke me?
    Am I as cheap as i feel right now?
    Yes, I am…
    Is it the inheritance from our grandfather, aunts and moms?

    I called out for your help….
    Did you though it was an invitation for more?
    How is it possible
    That I allowed you to hurt me again?

    Why do I still reach out for you?
    This relationship is unhealthy in so many ways
    I need you… but not in this way…
    Just as a friend, as the family you are…

    Why can’t I just say “No”…?
    Why do I’ve the feeling that I have to repay your kindness this way?
    Why do you expect me to allow you to use me?
    Is it because we both believe no one else is crazy enough to want me?

    You left satisfied, again…
    And I left behind feeling like a cheap whore
    Am I that unworthy?
    It certainly feels that way right now!

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    "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
    "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee

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