Letters for this final Part 4 of the Series will publish during the first week in December.
X.
Dear Sister,
This series is a compilation of 12 autobiographical-fiction letters between two sisters, inspired by the reading of Swann’s Way — In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust (which is also considered to be a semi-autobiographical work). Each letter is illustrated and illuminated by artwork from ZO’s Blue Expo, blending the visual and the linguistic, to open the mind.
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These letters are being presented in 4 parts:
• Parts I — III
• Parts IV — VI
• Parts VII — IX
• Parts X — XII — (You are here)
• Blue Expo ARTS & LETTERS Only
“…it seemed to me that I myself was what the book was talking about…”
Journey Together – In Search of Lost Time
By
Catie Jarvis & Bonnie Jarvis
Art: Marianne Goldyn — quantum artist | “Beyond the Blue Moon” — Blue Expo 3rd Place Abstract
(Swann’s Way: In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. Translation by Lydia Davis)
XI.
Sister,
Art: “Dumpster Detail” Chuck Runnoe — Finalist Blue Expo
Some favorite subjects are close-ups of trash containers, tire tracks in mud and snow, pavement repair, vegetation, and found objects. He tries to identify and record what is interesting, significant, even beautiful in these mundane subjects.
XII. My Courageous Sister,
Artwork above: DAVID JOSEPH FLESHMAN — “Beauty of Life”
Catie Jarvis is an author, English and Creative Writing Professor, yoga instructor, competitive gymnastics coach, surfer, wife, and mom. She grew up on a lake in northern New Jersey and now lives in Los Angeles. The Peacock Room is her first novel. Stop by catiejarvis.com, Instagram @30inLA
Bonnie Jarvis is a competitive horse trainer by profession and a writer, singer, and artist at heart. If she’s not riding a horse, then she’s probably reading a science fiction book, painting, playing flag football, or rescuing a kitten somewhere in Los Angeles.
As you will note, the closing of each letter is signed either “B” for Bonnie, or “C” for Catie.
