3 Good Things: In the Night Sky

I’ve enjoyed the exceptional art produced in the night sky  this week. I have an 8 pm alarm to remind me to look out of the window. When I do, everything slows down for just a moment and I watch the city transition from day to night. It’s beautiful.

Here’s a little night time art of my own called Dancing with Daffodils. She’s dancing in a Geisha style cream colored gown while in a field. There are full moon and stars.

2 My close friend shares photos and sound bites of the barn owl who shows up in the yard at night. I truly enjoy this because I’ve never seen an owl in person.

3 I’ve enjoyed the new set of dramas that I watch at night in binge mode, with popcorn, in bed.

Thank you for visiting SUNDRIP Art for Life
With hope,
Faith

3 Good Things: Dots and Grotesque

Dots and Grotesque: A Graditude Entry

Yayoi Kusama was open about her mental health and how it drove her art. Hallucinations of dots, flowers and beautifully painted fabric began when she was a young girl of just ten. Despite being one of the top female artists of our time, #19, Ms Kusama lived in a mental institution from 1977 until her death this year 2026.

I have graditude for Ms Kusama for helping me find the courage to use my creative voice knowing it would be accented by my mental health. I was free to be Faith Austin, without shame of obsession, dissociation, ticks and now psychosis after COVID.

Once my feet were pointed in the right direction I discovered the power of Frida Kahlo to whom I am forever grateful.

I have great respect for the experience of her youth. She became powerful with painful pieces. Her painful pieces guided me to express myself in similar ways.

Yayoi Kusama added revelation of self while Frieda Kahlo added subject matter. As an artist I’m known for African American Contemporary Art but art therapy pieces can be brutal, unapologetic.

Thanks to these two individuals I feel whole as an artist, grounded. As an artist I know who I am and it feels good.

With hope,
Faith