I’ve been facing challenges I set for myself: making a comeback, creating art, and healing through it. I believe I’ve succeeded in many of these. Sometimes, we encounter unexpected challenges. This weekend, I faced the challenge of grieving through art, which may still be part of my healing journey.

Maybe it’s because today is Father’s Day. Perhaps what I kept hidden for decades was ready to be released since I aimed to face my challenges in my comeback. When I created this artwork, I might have been grieving without realizing it. I’m not sure why this year, after seeing it daily for years, it impacted me so deeply.

Not only was this piece of art the eye of the artist, but it is also the eye of a father. I planned on continuing my grief through a continuation blog, but I grieved enough with it alone and silently all last night as it was meant to always be. Although my baby girl was called home at the young age of 8 years old, it is just another one of my failures in life at being a father and my dirty laundry shouldn’t be left out for others.

It was buried on my life journey, and I should have left it there, but I needed to grieve.

Sincerely,

David L

Healing with art