Where Will You Dance Today?

Spring is here and it is a time for a celebration of life. 

And what better way to express this celebration
 than through dance? 

Today's international "dance anywhere" event, 

a simultaneous public performance, 

will encourage people from all walks of life 

to join in an impromptu connection and make a mark.

To get an idea of how others 

have made their "dance anywhere" marks, 

watch this and get your toes tappin'. 

 We can all mark our place by dancing today at 3pm.  

Wherever we are, just a step or 2, uniting us all;

marking peace and harmony. 

Let's dance separately, together. 

Mark your place today, wherever you, whomever you are with, and be sure to share your experience with me.  I can't wait to find out how we all made our marks through dance.

Have You Been Marked by Love?

The context in which we view a mark changes how we feel about it.  Sometimes how we perceive a mark alters how it continues to develop; to exist.

Identical twins, given the same outward marks biologically, cultivate their own personalities and carve their own way... leaving their own mark.

I decided this month to honor Dorothy Judith Finkelstein Alexander, my mother.  Today marks the day she was born.

Never alone, she came into this world the other half of an embryo

with her twin sister Anne.  

Making her mark, her parents thought, as half of a unique pair: Anne the beauty, Dottie the intellect.

Dottie, the smart identical twin, 

was beautiful in other ways; remarkably so.

Her mark was the happiness she shared with all.

As she passed by, she left everyone with love in their heart.

She brought joy and her mark was her gentle caring way.  

She gave me life.

My life has been marked by her love.  She left a deep and indelible mark of love on all who knew her.  There is no greater mark than to give joy and happiness wherever you go.

What marks have you made on others in your life? Teaching a skill? Nurturing? Artistic? Loyalty?  You are more remarkable than you think.

Next month, we will start to explaing my journey creating "Marks, here and now."  Keep in touch.

Will You Make a Valentine’s Day Mark?

There are so many ways to look at marks.

Even marking occasions such as Valentine's Day. 

In the end, I think a person's mark exists as long 

as someone remembers them or takes notice of their mark.

Here's my February mark.

Inspired by Japanese Nihonga

 (F. Suerig, 2014)

A fellow artist, Jim Bachor, shares my intrigue with marks.

Working in mosaics, this piece captures his life philosophy.

"Make Your Mark"

 (Jim Bachor, mosaic, 2010)

To quote Jim,

"It means do a good job in whatever you pursue, 

but don't be boastful about it."

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I love that fact that this piece, while encouraging you to make a mark, 

is subtle in its execution.

Next month, we'll expand my marks exploration by launching a blog to share more "Marks, Here and Now."  Keep YOUR marks coming.  They're so much fun to see! 

The Seasonal Marks of Nature

January brings renewal and awakening.

It may be months until spring, but a new year always inspires me.

Suerig Garden in the Snow

Thoughts on Marks

Some people make a lasting mark, 

mine will likely be fleeting. As I go, so will my mark, my voice, my name.

It is amazing to realize that my being here matters not to all but  to me, 

my voice, my name, my mark.

The only mark we truly have is with the people we leave who care that we were here,

 our mark, our voice, our name

When none still live who knew my name, 

then my mark and me, one and the same, 

will vanish with my voice and name

It is amazing to realize that my being here matters not to all but  to me, 

my voice, my name, my mark.

The only mark we truly have is with the people we leave who care that we were here, 

our mark, our voice and name.  

Nature's marks always changing but seen with many eyes.

FS 

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Bonnie's Nantucket Cottage Walk

 My friend Bonnie sent this mark above, made by her mother many years ago.

What beauty to have had a mom who appreciated nature and had an eye for beauty.

   We are always where we came from, even when we try otherwise.

Marks continue to present themselves in many forms. 

World Aids Day

December's mark. 

This month's mark is in honor of 

World Aids Day 

and my son, Michael.

Florence Suerig, 2013

Our marks are as unique as we are.  I am excited and inspired 

by the ones I've already received.

    Please continue to share your own marks via the email below.

Hope this season finds you making the mark you aspire to make!

Partnering with Nature

 November's mark. 

Making marks can be a solidary event. 

 Or can involve collective input.  

It can happen as a defined event.  

Or it can evolve over time.

November showcases what started as my own work.

  

And when it looked like this, 

 I thought it was complete. 

But my collaborator, Mother Nature, 

felt the best was yet to come. 

And spent 6 years, working her magic.  

Mother Nature has clearly made her mark!

As I explore my marks and those around me, I invite you to share your marks with me - whatever, wherever they may be.  

Please send them, with any comments, to me at frenzief (@) gmail.com.

Marking History

October's mark. 

The allure of a found mark is powerful.  Why is it here?  

What made it?  What preceded this mark?

In this case, the marks were found in front of the abandoned Greenwich Central Fire House.  

 Even with its building in decline

- a landmark being replaced - 

the sidewalk out front is repaired. 

 The stop-gap macadam creates a new mark, 

one that continues to validate the historic firehouse, 

even as it is erased from our view.

Thank you for sharing my monthly progress as we count down to August 2014.