I’m sharing this photo of a sculpture at Broomhill, just because I like it. Why do I like it? She reminds me of me. The curl of her lips, pouting like I did as a child, still do when I’m playing mardy. Her nose doesn’t have a round upturned blob like mine, she’s far more elegant. It’s more her personality, she looks feisty, stroppy, possibly because she’s just had a fight with her hair. Second thoughts maybe she isn’t stroppy, she could be sorrowful, frightened or in pain. She could have been reprimanded, punished for some real or imagined misdemeanour. So she isn’t me after all.
How strange that I have endowed her with a personality and lots of potential stories. It’s interesting how we each interpret art, perhaps you could tell me what you see? I wonder what the sculptor, from Zimbabwe I believe, was intending to show and if she is based on a real person. I guess I’ll never know. Is there a piece of art that you identify with? Let me know in a comment or with a link?
Lucid Gypsy 
she’s beautiful!
I’m glad you like her Cindy!
She reminds me of my grand daughter who is not yet 2. She is developing that look!! Where is Broomhill? We need to visit!
It’s just outside Barnstaple -north Devon. Pick a sunny day and go hungry the food is divine. Staying the night is surprisingly inexpensive as well. There is also a gallery inside. I’ve wanted to go for years and not made it, now I’ll go back every year if I can!
Thank you!
I love this! You must have been a beautiful baby….. 😀
Not sure about that . . .
That could be so you, Gilly. 😀
Me in a strop Rommel 🙂
She is beautiful and blessed not just because she got a great personality but more so because you compared her to you, an amazing, talented, loving person.
As are you dear friend 🙂
She’s gorgeous, Gilly, and yes, I can just imagine you pouting like that. I think the ultimate glory for me, would to have my likeness carved for a ship’s figurehead. 😆
I’m sure someone could arrange that for you back in Florida 🙂
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Adore that pout Gilly! 🙂 I don’t identify with any one sculpture in particular, but had been meaning to feature the ‘Dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro’. You have just brought it forward.
Ooh now that sounds interesting, looking forward to it please 🙂
Proud, black, African woman. Eyes down in deference to what? Whom? I adore Zim sculpture http://smallbluegreenfotos.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/cees-black-and-white-challenge-sculptures-statues-carvings/
Jude xx
I hope not in deference but . . .
I still have my pout you know. And being black, this could be me 🙂
Absolutely and lovely too!
ooh, that’s a hard question when I’m just about to rocket out the door, Gilly! Love this sculpture, though. 🙂
I like to get people thinking Jo 🙂