Bøger af Marjory Kron

On Drawing RocksThere is pleasure in the doing... The careful observation... The drawing stroke, by line, by layer, by layer... The balancing of colors, shapes, darks and lights. Until the picture sings its timeless song... Captured in the beautiful textures, elegant filigrees, and surprising forms of rock worn smooth by time and sea. There is pleasure in the seeing... And the feeling.

These Autobiographical Illustrations began as a hedge against loss.We live in a fire zone in the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California. Every Fall when the dry Santana winds blow there is high danger that a fierce fire storm will blow through, incinerating everything in its path. I know people who have experienced a fire and lost everything. They have rebuilt, sometimes better than before, and have moved on. But they have lost all those precious objects that we place so much value on. The objects may have no monetary value, yet they are invaluable as personal mementos of the important relationships and events which they represent.I have such objects, saved over the years in odd corners and shelves.When I see these objects I see much more. My mind's eye holds images of events, places and people associated with these objects. They are links to my past. They help me know who I am, how I got here, and what I should be doing now.Thinking of this and the yearly fire danger that could take them all away in five minutes, I realized that it is the memories they hold that are important to me. I decided to focus on these objects, draw them in detail, imbed them in my memory, and then surround them with the images I associate with them. In this way I could place them more firmly in my heart and mind…and also in a very portable portfolio which I could hopefully grab as I escaped the oncoming blaze.

Having to experience the reality of being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer personally and the fact that art was already a part of her daily life, led to her interest in using 'Art Therapy' to help others. Recognizing the benefits it reveled in her life, it seemed to be a natural progression to integrate it into the process as she worked with cancer patients and their families. Following this lead she filled some of her intern requirements with the American Cancer Society, and then on a pilot program in which she worked bedside with cancer patients at the Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA. Needing a practice closer to home she opened her private practice in Woodland Hills. She facilitated art therapy groups on women's issues at Pinegrove Psychiatric Hospital in Canoga Park. She led support groups in the Thousand Oaks Senior Center for seniors who had lost their spouses and she continued this work until the onset of Parkinson's disease that caused her to stop her group work. Now in retirement, Marjory is enjoying working on some books she has had in mind for a long time. The first book, In My Mind's Eye, is an illustrated autobiography in which she uses words and pictures to share memories connected with memorabilia found in her home and studio. She hopes her second book, Observations, about similarities in art and life will be entertaining, thought provoking, informative and fun. She's hoping it will bring out the art in your everyday life.