Blue Diamonds   (as a metaphor for an artist's muse)


photo collage
September 2011

diamonds & sharks

A famous actress, preparing to enter a shark cage
was cautioned to remove her jewelry, as the flash and
glitter would drive the sharks into a frenzy.

Emotion sparked by a merciless light in a primitive
brain, deep and primeval. A nice metaphor I thought,
for the emotions aroused in an artist by his muse.
Not the most comfortable condition to be in, but as
the actress remarked regarding the shark's discomfort,
"Isn't that the fucking point?"