Anatomy of a Silly Goose

Anatomy of a Silly Goose. Watercolor and pen on paper.

“The first draft of this piece was a sketch on the back of a love letter to my spouse, sent three years ago when we had to spend a month apart during the holiday season. My partner is funny, like really funny. I wrote that I was a silly goose in training, learning from their expertise in the field. They were, and remain, a master at nurturing hope and whimsy despite the catastrophes of capitalism. No matter what, we bring our tools for silliness with us towards survival.

This fall I revisited the piece, and this is the final product. The original sketch, and the letter on the back of it, is framed in our bedroom.”