The Poetry of Hands, 46
The artist's studio, in the sun

Make more good than bad

PeacockInkodye fabric with embroidered elements / August 2012

"What kind of broth is this?" she asked. "Life," the old woman said. "Boil your first kiss until it is violet like a sky. After it cools, stir it until it turns yellow like the wings of a butterfly. Then laugh into the potion to make more good than bad. That is the broth of life."

~ #120 from The Persistence of Yellow by Monique Duval

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