Mary Skies
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Start writing...Consumer of pop culture, hopeless romantic, I love unsolved mysteries, classic sitcoms. Sometimes I dibble & dabble in religion or politics.
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Flowers of hope
Flowers of hope is one of my best projects as a creative so far because it has given me a metaphor of love & life which I never got from my previous works. Although I loved to create jewelry, dresses & paintings I never had a personal connection to my projects or hobbies. When I would be alone in my creative space I would just grab some jewelry wires & charms to make a cool pair of earrings . Maybe grab some fabrics from my bin & sew a pretty dress. Or I would get a blank canvas & let the vibrant colors speak for me. During the pandemic last year my family got some shocking news my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. I watched my aunt go from a vibrant active woman to being scared that she wouldn't be alive to watch her children graduate, losing her hair and barely being able to walk or speak. You never know how you handle certain situations until it hits home or happens to someone you love. For the first time I saw my uncle be vulnerable, he was always so strong & barely showed any emotions. To watch him breakdown seeing his lifelong partner be in so much pain was a touching moment. It scared me because it showed me how unpredictable or unfair life can be. One day could be filled with happiness the next day could be filled with fear or uncertainty.Of course I wanted to ask her a million questions, like what stage are you? , when will your treatments be over. I wanted to inspire her spiritually with words of wisdom, courage & strength but I was left speechless. In that moment I became inspired to create the pandemic really put a hold on my creative juices but with her diagnosis I became inspired with a new idea flowers of hope. I turned to my tools which were scissors, rhinestone adhesives, artificial flowers & a vase.The rhinestone adhesives represented the sun meaning that even if she felt like she was in a dark place there would be light at the end. The green flowers represented me wishing her good health & rejuvenation after the storm is over. The days she would go in for chemotherapy she would have to lay down for hours in complete silence because it made her body so weak .The pink flowers I picked was a way of me speaking to her wishing her happiness & grace along this journey. She doesn't smile as much like she use too but when its over I cant wait to see her be happy again laughing without a care in the world.
By Mary Skies5 years ago in Families
Pretty Woman
The beloved romantic comedy that is often considered a cult classic that pushed Julia Roberts to super stardom & really is her trademark film was a tad bit sexist. It made prostitution or sex work seem glamorous (if I could be really honest). I know the 90s were a great time for Hollywood they dished out romantic movies (Titanic , Sleepless in Seattle) horrors ( Misery) and anything else that would sell. Pretty woman is often described as a Cinderella story where a rich businessman by the name Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) who has probably has trouble finding woman comes to save the day & gives Vivian Ward a sex worker in Los Angeles played by Julia Roberts a new lease on life.
By Mary Skies5 years ago in Viva
Awkward Confessions
I think its time to be honest with myself, I have been single for over 5 years. I'm at the age ( 30 to be exact) where my group of friends & family members are married & have children. But here I am stuck like glue in someway when it comes to love & marriage. Within the last 3 years I have attended nearly 10 baby showers, 3 engagement dinners & 2 weddings. Financially it was draining because I had to buy so many gifts & outfits that I lost count. But looking back it dawned on me that I'm still "alone". I don't believe that marriage or kids is the perfect recipe for a woman to feel fulfilled or be happy. I don't envy the relationships of my friends but I sure do wish that I wasn't single sometimes. When my mom asked me when I was going to get married or even have kids I kind of dismissed her really out of shame & embarrassment. Once a woman hits 30 society has conditioned her that if she isn't married or expecting children then something must be wrong with her. You know once a woman hits 30 her biological clock starts "ticking" and she must have a marriage planned & her life all figured out at 30 REALLY at 30. Well I must admit something is wrong with me I'm still not over my ex boyfriend who I dated in high school which was so long ago. I'm not even going to tell you how long just know it was a long time ago. He's married with 2 children (I find that out by looking on his wife's Facebook lol) but I still find myself thinking about us & what could've been. We had a really nasty breakup followed by my family moving to a different state. This was pre social media & I didn't even have a cellphone so there was no way we could keep in touch or even apologize to each other. Since that day I have never seen him in person again I have seen him online but that's about it. He was my first REAL crush my social media passwords is his name & his age when we broke up. I didn't realize that I wasn't over him until my therapist pointed it out because she couldn't figure out why I wasn't allowing myself to be vulnerable or completely open to men. She suggested I get closure by trying to meet with him but I didn't think that would be a good idea, he has moved on with his love life & I don't think it would be fair to interrupt it because of my feelings. I have dated some great guys since then but I want to feel the butterflies I felt at 16 when it was just me & him walking home from school sharing a medium strawberry milkshake with one straw. Taylor Swifts album Fearless was literally the soundtrack of my love life we had our own personal song. We shared our deepest secrets he told me things that I will take to my grave because of my loyalty to him. It would be nice if we randomly bumped into to each other or even had dinner, wishful thinking huh? I still remember us talking about him going away to camp after sophomore year, catching up on basketball games & playing truth or dare. I've been trying so hard to manifest love into my life I would really love to have a prince charming who sweeps me off my feet. But I'm still holding on to a fairytale that we will end up together when its all said & done. I know it sounds a bit delusional & far fetched but if I had one wish that would be it.
By Mary Skies5 years ago in Confessions
