I have read many of the Inspired By Reading Book Club selections. I've even been inspired to create.
I just haven't posted.
Hopefully this is more than just a guest appearance.
For the month of August, we read Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burrows.
It took a little bit to get into the story, but then I was hooked. It amazes me that the book is actually a memoir.
Without giving too much away, I will say that Burrows' mother suffered from mental illness and when he was just a young boy, she gave his guardianship to her psychiatrist. Dr. Finch was also a bit unstable and the household quite chaotic.
I set about to create a pendant that represented the various and very different characters that came together in Augustus' life.
The pendant consists of leftover scraps of copper and silver. My interpretation of chaos coming together.
The three silver balls (melted down scraps) are actually covering holes in the copper .
I related to several of the cultural references, such as, Jean Nate and the polyester McDonald's uniform - both vivid memories from my teen years.
I'd like to read Burrows' more recent memoir.
