43 - archival enlightenment
I had been working for more than a year on this collage.
I made it meticulously with beautiful materials: Pink and gold Japanese paper. A pressed flower I had gathered years ago from a poet’s garden. Fragile materials. I used special glue to bring them together. Archival, naturally, promising to last a lifetime.
I had also applied gold leaf, forming little islands across the layers of paper. A process that demands care and patience. Care, I do have a lot of. Patience, not so much.
My piece was spectacular. Ready to be framed. Perfection.
I destroyed it. That one morning, I felt the need to undo it.






















