i

the artist has power
she has arms
she controls
she is god
(for a small while)
but like god
she confronts evil
only in a place where
chaos reigns

ii

the artist in the studio
is female
fractured
fragmented
faulted
made of earth
she is no
earth mother

iii

the idea is abstract
it can be apprehended without being understood
it is felt viscerally, subliminally, visually
this is enough
thus the world is known
through guts heart
breast and belly
then somewhere belly jelly tot belly
becomes the locus of meaning
and joy is in the making (only)

iv

what is any art about?
mine is about
pain blood and belly belly
jelly tot belly and doris confined
anima consumes animus
who becomes one
still yellow doris is hidden from my view

v

art is about
belly belly,
jelly tot belly,
Christ
and god in his absence

vi

this time the body
is the altar

vii

the nude is object
the artist is subject
is reconciliation possible?

viii

melancholy/melancholia/melancholic
the nurse of the mad is dead
alone/lonely/in loneliness
she gave birth
bereft/bereaved /broken
she was mid wife
and mother
all is spent now