Family Flow
sisterfest
sure deep root system
vulnerable softnesses
full-throated laughter
—dotty seiter
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~3 x 3″; watercolor and ink on paper
mood-mini
2026
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Notes on poem and art:
• “sisterfest” offers a glimpse of the five “Hatch girls” at our annual in-person get-together, this year in May on Long Island Sound.
• Shaping Our Story is another mood-mini inspired by Cynthia Hauk that, without conscious intention, seems to capture the seaside location of this year’s Sisterfest and to recognize that our family story is ever in flow.
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13 responses to “Family Flow”
Yay! So sweet that you can almost hear the laughter and giddiness of my sisters and me, Carol. Thanks for letting me know.
This mood-mini was fun to paint. I painted the square first with a meander of clean water, dropped paint in, tipped my sketchbook in various directions to get the paint flowing. With those conditions, I enjoy that I can ‘influence’ the flow but not control it! As I recall, I think I then went in with a cleaned, blotted brush to lift a bit of color. Once all was dry I pulled out a silver ink pen to play with neurographic lines and shapes.
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What a magical poem to capturing your sisterfest! Celebrating your deep roots and your vulnerability all while having a good laugh! Pure joy! And your neurographic piece absolutely transports me to the calming seaside. But I can still hear the laughter.
Everything about sisterfest makes me smile.
Lola, so glad to hear from you—when I didn’t hear from you Monday and then again not yesterday, I was afraid the vagaries of blogposting were bedeviling us again, but here you are today! ta da!
The sister connection is a thing, yes?
And, as you know, I often find big meaning in small things when I create : )
xoxo
Well, gosh DANG—the internet gremlins WERE at it again. grrrr. Thank you for being such a vital encouraging follower, Lola. Still, those gremlins: grrrr.
But, oooo, love hearing that you were rockhounding at the coast yesterday. I always love hearing that you’re off adventuring thusly xoxo
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