Missing 14
Aida
This is another series I haven’t visited in quite awhile. I still get Silver Alerts from Notify NYC in my email box, and I always look at the photos and text. As I said in my original post, the photos are almost always unprofessional and often very poor quality. We are busy documenting ourselves, our children, our friends, but the elderly among us, even those we love, often remain unseen.
And they go missing, although my research indicated that usually they are also found fairly quickly.
I had a long and vivid dream about my grandmother the other night. Something about Aida reminded me of her.
You can see the entire Missing series here.
Beautiful. Grandmas are so beautiful
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Yes, that dream is still lingering. I can’t quite figure it out, but it seems a powerful and good thing.
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This is such an interesting and strong series. Thank you for reminding us to see elders especially those with dementia.
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We all need to be acknowledged I think, even those who can’t or won’t respond.
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Nice portrait and thoughtful way of spending time ‘with’ someone.
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Thanks.
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Oh, I love these! What a humanizing touch these portraits have, and they remind us that when people go “missing,” they’re real people who are lost and need to be found.
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We so often don’t notice the elderly. I always think of John Prine’s “Hello in There”.
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So true. Many elderly wander off, unaware they’re wandering. It’s nice that you’ve drawn attention to them with your art.
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What a lovely portrait…it is more than an image, it tells a story indeed! xo Johanna
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Thanks Johanna.
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You’ve honored Aida, her eyes tell it all!
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She does have wonderful eyes. That is what attracted me first about her.
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You’re captured the soul with this drawing. So powerfully beautiful. Love this.
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Thanks Charlie.
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I agree with Charlie and the others I don’t know this woman, but I feel like I know her from your sketch. Well done!!
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Thanks Laura.
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Thanks for this reminder, Kerfe. Well done image!
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Thanks Kirk. It doesn’t quite look like Aida or my grandmother either, but some essence of them both came together in my mind.
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I’m glad you went back to this. I love your drawings of our elders and that you honor them in this way.
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