Evolution
Stock pic of BG provided by Don Wright.
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“The childhood memories(or flashbulb pictures as they are commonly referred to) of my parents are all larger than life, looming demons of fury. Twisted angry faces, lunging at me quicker than I can get away from them, hands grabbing me, hitting me, HURTING me. Huge features…the point of view from the child who is physically much smaller than they are. I always try and remember that when I am dealing with my daughter. Get down on the floor…don’t tower over her when I’m angry. Fear is not want I want her to remember me by.
It’s in me though…there have been moments of pure rage and fury when I have wanted to pick her up and force her to do my bidding. I walk away…I give myself a time out instead of giving her one. I found her in my arms once with that look on her face….she was scared.
I wanted to throw up.
I live everyday comparing myself to my parents. I’ve learned everything I should NEVER do from them.
If I do the opposite of what they would have done we might just be O.K.
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Sande Elkins, 5 months ago
I love your work….this is so extremely powerful and moving yet still manages to be beautiful. Maybe that is because it reflects the strong, sensitive person you’ve become as much as it does the emotionally battered child. Such a strong statement!
Charles Winslow, 5 months ago
I am so glad you started uploaded most of your work, keep it coming baby!! Excellent work!
Jaeda DeWalt, 5 months ago
This speaks to the survivor in me.
I love that you have the courage to bare your soul in this way. It’s a gift to us all . . .
I admire your honesty and openness.
I see emotional ruins, layers of pain and decay.
I love the way the words both whisper and shout.
I see demons, predators, whispers of a painful childhood.
I see the woman inside the child . . .
and i also see the adult,
determined not to repeat the cycle.
Visually – B R I L L I A N T
Emotionally – C O M P E L L I N G
p o w e r f u l
StacyLee, 5 months ago
This is brilliant work Marny! Very strong and powerful! There is so much to see in this image I could look for hours!
Marny Barnes, 5 months ago
Thank-you everyone for the comments…this was a difficult pic to post…...and yet I think it’s one of my fave works, Your comments are so appreciated!!!!!!!
Imber, 5 months ago
Very interesting and creative – great work.
Marny Barnes in reply to Imber’s comment, 5 months ago
Thank-you Imber!!
German Saravanja, 5 months ago
Great work! I had to look back a few times to see things I had missed.
Marny Barnes in reply to German Saravanja’s comment, 5 months ago
thank you German!!!
Alateia, 5 months ago
well i am trying marny but can’t find much to bounce back at ya. ... and thats rare.
paulevelin, 4 months ago
really outstanding
love it
Helene Kippert, 4 months ago
A very powerful inner landscape that speaks to the survivor in me too. You sound like you’re doing a lot better than your parents.
Glenn-Patrick ..., 4 months ago
Powerful.
Naomi Mawson, 3 months ago
Oh Marney – this has me a bit teary. Such a powerful way to express your memories and fears.
Marny Barnes in reply to Naomi Mawson’s comment, 3 months ago
THANK-YOU.
This was one of the hardest pieces I have ever made. It dug up bits that I try to hide. A cleansing and taking out of the “trash” so to speak…but sometimes the old “worn out items” are the hardest to discard…
mychaelalchemy, 3 months ago
again, wow…and, I love your words
I live everyday comparing myself to my parents. I’ve learned everything I should NEVER do from them.I did the same with my son and he has surpassed my greatest of expectations because I did….
Jacqueline Baker, 2 months ago
Hi Marny..finally made it here i’ve been choca block as they say but i have to say it was worth the wait this is fantastic! Your heart is really on the page, you’ve bared your soul and shown the world the inner you and you are really beautiful despite what your parents thought! This image has been hand and soul crafted with numerous emotions in play and i salute your bravery in telling others your story!
Marny Barnes in reply to Jacqueline Baker’s comment, 2 months ago
Thank-you so much for your comment!
Krisso, 2 months ago
They say, when your good your good, when your great your great….. Marny, what does that make you?... Hmmmmm, one of the best is my answer!
Marny Barnes in reply to Krisso’s comment, 2 months ago
Thank-you my dear!
hugz.
Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago
Your words beside this work resonate with me so much .. very powerful.
This artwork is amazing. The insides of a box so many of us grew in .. a box accepted .. unwrapped now and utilised for better ways.
This is incredibly touching Marny
xx
Marny Barnes in reply to Nicole Ryan’s comment, 2 months ago
Thankies!!!
This is one of my faves to. Close to my heart!
Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago
i love how the ceiling looks like it has mould on it ..
it’s brilliant work :)
xx
Mark Peterson, 2 months ago
Powerful work…and words many parents need to hear. This is expression from the inside. Art at it’s best!
Ashley DeRossett, 2 months ago
Wow! Thank you for sharing something so personal. But that is the point of art I suppose. I’ve shared some moments myself on the RB. But this is one of the best I’ve seen! Great work, and thank you for being brave. You have stopped the cycle! And so have I…
Marny Barnes, 2 months ago
Your words touch my heart. You should be proud that you too have stopped a terrible cycle!!
Madeline M. A..., 2 months ago
You know what I see in you Marny , Other than you are the best Photographer I know. You have courage, strength and wisdom beyond your years. You daughter is a very luck little girl to have a Mommy like you ! She will grow up like you full of love and courage , but she will have learnt it the right way ! Hugz Babe !x
Marny Barnes in reply to Madeline M. Allen’s comment, 2 months ago
Your words touch my heart, which is feeling a little raw right now, thank-you so very much!!!
myoriginalsin, 2 months ago
Wow I got goosebumps reading this. Having dealt with children from an educator’s point of view, the effects of a “bad” childhood are never forgotton. Children learn by what they see. It’s that simple and that powerful.
Marny Barnes in reply to myoriginalsin’s comment, 2 months ago
I am not perfect, but it’s the dread in me that leashes in what I “know and learned’ as a child, and forces me to look at the reality of my babies faces when i am frustrated. Who could hurt a face like this and this. They are my life and my true loves.
i am glad this struck a chord, the more people face reality the better!!!!!!
Peter Evans, 2 months ago
Superb work!!
vonne, about 1 month ago
My God Marny How did I miss this, wasnt ready to see it most likely as I sit here reading your words through tears and looking at all you have done in this pic, I am simply amazed by you yet again dear one. I cannot begin to write what I am feeling now. Yet again your words have impacted me. I Love you { HUGS } Vonne
myoriginalsin, about 1 month ago
Hi there I have featured this art work in The Redbubble Digital Alphabet because it is such an amazing piece. I hope this is ok…Check it out in my journal: The Redbubble Digital Alphabet
steen, about 1 month ago
love it
Stephen Chapple, 26 days ago
Such amazing work and such an open and bold story!
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