this is the year for our wildest manifestations ...

Happy new year!!

Letting go creates the space we need to welcome our wildest manifestations.
Taj Arora


what will be your wildest manifestations in 2022?

what will you be letting go?

January calendar collage believe virginia creates

for your personal use & enjoyment

peace, Virginia

playing a little catch-up ....

As usual - I donated work to the Attleboro Arts Museum annual auction. Here is the link to the online catalog where you can see all the wonderful work that is available.

info re the auction:

Online Bidding: October 12th – November 6th, 2021 – Browse the Auction lots, register and bid. Final Auction bidding begins Saturday, November 6th at 12pm, EST

lilith attleboro art auction dressproject atlantic ocean

A blast from the part ... press from 2018

For a numerous reasons I have returned to posting on old art blog: Virginiacreates

But in case you don’t know about this blog - I will (hopefully) be linking each post here.

Happy surfing & peace

Link to post: https://virginiafitzgerald.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-blast-from-part-press-from-2018.html

A bit more about 'dear jeff ...'

With the airing of Chronicle's piece about 'dear jeff ...' I thought it would be a good time to share the story behind the sculpture and some of my work-in-progress sketches.

Memorializing Amy Toyen through artist Virginia Fitzgerald's creation 'Dear Jeff' on Chronicle WCVB5

The story of 'dear jeff . . . '
This dress is a commissioned sculpture for a man, Jeff, who lost his fiancée in the events of 9/11/2001. She had flown to New York early that morning to attend a business breakfast at the Windows of the World restaurant.  

On the 10 year anniversary of this tragedy Jeff felt that it was time to let go of his box of memories. He contacted me and asked me if I could create something from his collection of letters and cards and remnants from the tragedy. I was honored to have been asked and accepted the task.

Jeff handed me a large box full of letters; notes between the couple during college, cards of encouragement for new jobs, the announcement about their engagement, articles about 9/11, the missing person flyers, and then an abundance of condolences cards, from friends, family, coworkers, communities and even strangers. These communiques played a huge role is Jeff's recovery; the power of a caring community.

When Jeff approached me, he didn't want a memorial of his fiancée and her death. He wanted a sculpture that would portray the importance of community, and the positive growth that can come through adversity, as well as a celebration of Amy's spirit. The essence of this dress is similiar to the story of the phoenix, who rises from the ashes renewed after apparent disaster or destruction. 

peace

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Thank you & peace, Virginia