We live in a lost time – a time where reality is twisted and sometimes frightening. Where a virus lurks around every corner. Borders are closed. Escape from our surroundings is a corresponding minefield. Home is a refuge – and sometimes a prison. Life in our local environment has become more intimate and meaningful even as we wish for release.
Simply walking in our own neighborhoods have taken on a new significance. In the area surrounding our own home/studio/office (another new phenomenon) we have discovered adjoining parkland previously unexplored. We walk through our summer days of heat and enforced indolence passing in and out of trees, wiping the sweat from our faces – especially when we are forced to be masked by the presence of others. Families pass us – children freed from the constraints of online classrooms – adults seeking relief from zoom fatigue. Enjoying our limited hikes – yet longing to rejoin society – expand our horizons.
Enter Travel Lightly. The first piece of art we’ve posted in our own environment, Travel Lightly is what it is – a space vehicle – a trip of the imagination – a dream of the travel denied to us. It floats gently under a large maple tree in our yard with it’s lights dancing and carrying the glowing moon as its payload. It’s brain is a playful cloud and it’s engines misters that cool the body as it sprays those who dare to press the glowing red button attached to the nearby tree. Sometimes there’s even a water bowl nearby for canine travelers who need a break.
In a time of turmoil, sadness, stress & uncertainty, welcome to our place. Try and forget some, and enjoy the fading days of summer and cool off dreaming of blasting off, perhaps even leaving this mess behind – even if it is only for a few moments.