An advantage of early childhood is fantastical thinking. Santa, for example. Encroaching adulthood explodes those fantasies.
I once found it peaceful to imagine a Christmas where Santa Claus' sleigh glided through the night sky overflowing with presents. If you thought like that, did you feel tricked when you found out there was no Santa?
That news struck me hard enough so that, at 8, I asked my dad, "If Santa is fake, what about God?"
In my artwork, I've been creating fantastical "worlds" ever since. It is a way to reclaim joy.
Surreal art, where recognizable things are rearranged and fantasized, can open new pathways to peace. I made a mixed media video for you ((revised from a prior posting) using sites like rain falling on roses and the glorious back yard of a rich Massachusetts estate* in ways I hope bring you delight.
Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOzbblQIXdk
-Erie Chapman
*The Crain Estate (altered), now open to the public.
