Thursday, July 23, 2009

pain in hand

i finally got my hand checked out by
an orthopedic doc... after being in pain on and off
since my trip to india...
3 x-rays and 5 minutes later
he diagnosed it as overuse and incorrect usage...
it's what i originally thought, but wanted to make sure,
since making art is another form of breathing for me...
so all those teachers in grade school were right
and i was not so smart to throw away all of those
triangular plastic pencil grips
as the rebel i was back then.
so now i have to relearn the correct way
to hold a paintbrush... and take time
off in between art making spells to rest it more...
won't be so hard... will it?

3 comments:

Karin Bartimole said...

no, not so hard - sounds like really good new to me! the old balancing act.
beautiful image. xox

Caterina Giglio said...

your piece is awesome Jen! balance is just yoga right?
yes, I am much better and workin away! feel better! cat

Anonymous said...

I LOVE your artistic interpretation!!! OMG,...you should consider sharing it withthe doc who gave u the 5 min, right on , dx. Wouldn't he be THRILLED!?! kb