UNDERCURRENTS
|
|
|
|
|
The Willamette river runs close to our home and a beloveds' front yard. During lockdown I spent days and nights along it's banks. Never alone. Longing for nothing. As time had seemed to come to a halt. The river became a place of solace, a refuge where no time and all time existed all at once. Walking along it's edges in the early morning hours, becoming absorbed in the changing colors in the sky above, reflected onto the surface below. Amphibian native cormorants and otters became familiar, cherished, anticipated company. Skye, Snowy, Samuel. We built fires on it's bank with driftwood and river rocks underneath a rising full moon. And finally diving in, fearful, reluctantly, being coaxed. Memories of my childhood river came flooding back to me. Traumatic recollections of my near drowning at age four rendered my body feeling numb.
I started to feel the river's rhythm, with it's undercurrents as I swam across towards my brave, fearless daughter and her bestie. As the river flowed through our city, pulling through by magnetic and gravitational forces, merging with others towards the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. I imagined the passing of time and the migration of the river rocks on the bottom of the river as they continue their ongoing journey.
These river rocks, largely unseen, have traversed the pleistocene. Witnessing eons of time.
I started to feel the river's rhythm, with it's undercurrents as I swam across towards my brave, fearless daughter and her bestie. As the river flowed through our city, pulling through by magnetic and gravitational forces, merging with others towards the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. I imagined the passing of time and the migration of the river rocks on the bottom of the river as they continue their ongoing journey.
These river rocks, largely unseen, have traversed the pleistocene. Witnessing eons of time.
FLOW FORMS
|
|
|
All artwork is the sole property of Elisabeth Winnen and is held under copyright (even after purchase). The images, artwork, and contents of this website may not be copied, collected, or used for personal or professional gain without the written permission from Elisabeth Winnen. All images of artwork, sold or otherwise, are retained by Elisabeth Winnen.
|
