You Do Not Have to Be Your Mother

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR MOTHER unless she is who you want to be. You do not have to be your mother's mother or your mother's mother's mother or even your grandmother's mother on your father's side.

You may inherit their chins or their hips or their eyes, but you are not destined to become the women who came before you. You are not destined to live their lives.

So, if you inherit something, inherit their strength. If you inherit something, inherit their resilience, because the only person you are destined to become is the person YOU DECIDE to be. 

Twenty years ago, I opened an issue of People Magazine and found this Nike advertisement. I was struck not only by the message (quoted above), but also by the similarity of the ad's photo to one in my family photo album.


This post is for all the women who have decided 
to be--or not to be--their mothers.


Photos:
Top: Nike ad, People Magazine, 10-21-91
Middle: My mother's mother's mother
Bottom: Cheryl and Ruth

Pocatello Co-Op's 2010 Pre-Mother's Day Art Sale

On May 2, the Pocatello Co-op will be having a pre-Mother's Day arts and crafts sale. I'm looking forward to it, because the pre-Valentine's Day sale in February was so much fun. I met a lot of new people and saw old friends and acquaintances.


To see a gallery of my glass pieces, visit: http://encoreglass.blogspot.com


Another thing I like about the Co-op's arts and crafts sale is that many of the artists/crafters recyle materials--everything from bottle caps and Scrabble tiles to scrap yarn, wood, and glass--to make their items. One of my favorite things is to see discarded materials called back into service and given new form and function, and the Co-op's sale is a vivid example of this.


Here are some of the pieces I'll be taking to the Mother's Day Sale.

These (above) are actually 3 separate pieces, in 9"x11" 1950s vintage picture frames.

Below are two pieces for lovers of pink (you know who you are).

21"x23"

20"x24"

9"x24"

18"x20"

23"x27"