Goodbye, dear Laurel.
If you were alive in the 80’s, you were familiar with Laurel Burch and her ubiquitous cats.
We lost Laurel last week.
Here is another world changing artist who never took an art class, and started what she did because she desperately needed a way to support her children (like Anita Roddick before her, and as JK Rowling often said she was trying when she first wrote about dear Harry).
It it always such a personal blow to me when I read about such a loss in our world. Odd, I know. But then again, as weird as it sounds, every loss bothers me.
Bless her heart, “she said her goal was to pass on her joy”. That is what she wanted in this world. How is that for a goal! To share the joy you feel in life?
I’ve talked a little bit in the past about taking a personal stand and doing your part to put some joy back into life, rather than always jabbing at people, and here is this woman that spent her life trying to pass on joy.
In her last artworks she sometimes included words. One quoted an American Indian proverb: “The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.”
I literally have a tear in my eye for this precious woman. God bless you, you wonderful treasure. May you be in a truly joyful place.
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September 22nd, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Oh, how sad.
I clearly remember her art. MIL loved her work - so I would visit Laurel Burch’s store at Bazaar Del Mundo in Old Town San Diego to purchase some of her pieces for MIL. What a story she had & what a loss……
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:26 am
She had such a wild life and what so many people would consider such a hard one, but still … in the end, all she wanted to do was to bring joy. It still brings a lump to my throat. Such a dear!
I’ve actually decided to celebrate her by picking a new piece of her jewelry since the cat earrings I bought in the 80s were lost so long ago. I’m looking forward to the search for just the right one, you know? Something to celebrate her indomitable spirit.
September 26th, 2007 at 2:31 am
That sounds like a wonderful way to pay homage to her, Kat. You’ll have to let us know when you find the right piece.
And ya know, we all could learn a thing or two from this remarkable woman.