ByGiora Carmi
Let’s start with a day of pain. I wanted to post this drawing alone, without saying anything, but the plan has changed. Now a second day like this has come, and a third day. And in the third day I have an appointment at the place where that workshop is taking place, to try all…
ByGiora Carmi
I showed my life partner my posting “I am that”. She had an operation on her eyes and it was hard for her to read, so she asked me to make the computer read it aloud. We like doing it sometimes. The computer spoke. Some of the sentences sounded not as they should have, but…
ByGiora Carmi
On the same day as the last post, but later, I sit in a dark corner of The Hungarian Pastry Shop. It is a street cleaning day. My car is double parked nearby and I am waiting for the right time to drive it back to my street and park it there. I need to…
ByGiora Carmi
I tune in to my emotions when the pain just doesn’t stop at night. I stay with them and find that there is some pressure in my throat. It is as if someone is pressing on my thyroid gland. I remember that I basically always feel this pressure. But it becomes emphasized when I struggle…
ByGiora Carmi
Old pain picture I lie down to sleep and the pain increases. It cannot be ignored and it is impossible to sleep. What can I do now? Every night and every day I ask this question numerous times. There are several things that I can do. There are many actually, but for whatever reason I…
ByGiora Carmi
This is what starts to develop. Every time I feel I need clarity, I go to the paint-box, dip my brush in water and tune in to the innermost me. I don’t know what will come from there, but what comes is always a blessing. Sometimes it tells me what to work on and release….
ByGiora Carmi
I am working on the book for an evening and a day and know that I have finished all the text. Now starts the process of bringing all the parts into one continuous file, with all the pictures in place and editing, editing, editing. Then: the publishing. It is a book about this method that…
ByGiora Carmi
Invitation for the workshop sent; people were interested; two days of organization, to finally find the best day and time for the workshop; calling places that rent out rooms for events like this, deciding on one not because it is cheaper, but because it can give me the room sooner, and when I ask my…
ByGiora Carmi
The invitation to the workshop bore fruit. People sent me emails, indicating their interest. When I get up today I know it is time to choose a place and a time for the workshop. I’ll look at what days these people preferred and find the best day. There are other things on my table that…
ByGiora Carmi
Things are cooking. I wrote that I wanted to investigate the shapes that seemed to be similar in the two drawings of the pain, done with markers and color pencils. I thought about this several times, and the pain that was relentless called my attention in a stronger way than my intent. But having thought…
ByGiora Carmi
It is a day of pain, and I can’t but draw it again and again. A series of three is made and I have them here for you, with the going-in-with-words. Pain Cry out my boy Cry out Dark and sharp is the world for you these days Shout that it hurts…
ByGiora Carmi
I am taking the car to the repair shop. I wait for the mechanics to finish, sitting in a café nearby. I have my paints with me. This is what comes out: And the words follow quite easily: Open the sky, my friend Do you see the burning earth energy As it…