...the room seems to awaken with her...golden rays fall...like the petals of an opening rose...
I Miss What I Imagined I would Miss
LANDFALL(In the Garden of my Father)
...see what this work has gone thru on it's journey to fruition...
The Journey, a Debut Art Video
. This project was a couple years in the making for me, and was born from the bottomless grief I was dealing with then. As caregiver to both of my parents after a 23 year-long active addiction, and after a devestating breakup of my marriage when my ex went to Federal Prison, I was …
Sick, Sick, SICK OF IT…
...this post is winding itself around my consciousness like my fairy python-mother...
The Unveiling!
Shall I call it "UNBAGGING"? I told you that you would never guess my source photo, in the last post's images. Well here it is: . Here's the deal: I was ready to take Kleo for her daily walk, mask on, prepared to face the outside world. I had just finished watching (another) horrible newscast …
An Awakening
Sleep has been a constant goal for me since I put down drugs and copious amounts of alcohol. Yet it has been the most evasive and endangered of species, teasing me with scattered glimpses of it's eternal beauty. Oh, how I have longed for it's soothing embrace, and so have everyone I have contact with; …
Feeling at War with Myself
I have been languishing here, letting myself fall off the edge of sanity for a while. Is it physical?emotional?spiritual? No, not spiritual, for I feel close to my Creator. I just feel diminished, somehow, like my life's blood has been watered down. Perhaps when the rainy season ends I will blossom again. Till then, my …
A Saint Petersburg Artist Resident
It has been an enormously trying year and one half, year and 8 months , actually. I have grown SO much since I have lived here in St. Petersburg, I have learned to believe in myself, and in my ability to survive. As An ARTIST. In my own right, I have put in the footwork, stretched …
We’re All Innocent by Susan T. Martin
This painting is Mixed Media on Canvas, 24"x 36" signed and unframed. It is the culmination of months of work and thought, and is now, finally, at a stage I can call finished. I think we have spoken to one another long enough, now I will let it speak to you. There are many ways …
Another Facet
“Open Sea” and Exquisite Aloneness
This was a big endeavor for me, and I believe I have painted at least three different paintings in the course of 2 years on this one canvas...That can be one of the downfalls of being ocd and bipolar, when I can't let a thing be good enough or ever done. So, here is the …
RILEY the Elegant Elephant
An update on our dear friend Riley!
Art on the Island 3-D Art Show
I was so thrilled to have 2 of my sculpture/assemblage pieces on display! As a new member of the Vero Beach Art Club, I was able to have my work in this exclusive show, and am so happy it was well received! I was not permitted to photograph any art except my own, which was …
GIVING COUNSEL
Giving Counsel,pen and ink on paper, Susan T. Martin2017 Is it a mother talking to her daughter? Is the younger woman paying attention, or is her mind on other things, girlish things? Perhaps she is listening to the loving counsel of the other woman...
SUSAN TODD MARTIN 
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