"Broken Wings" is a collection of my published poetry and imagery - it is a journey into the dark and is not for the faint hearted.
But there is more to this deeply black book than a collection of powerfully emotional poetry and brutally honest self portraiture. This is the journey of one woman through deep pain towards the light of wholeness. It is the way I worked through my very profound body and self esteem issues towards a more healthy acceptance of myself as I am today and a way in which I used the camera to portray my ageing in a very positive light. I used self portraiture as a way of working through the incredibly negative beliefs I had about myself and my body issues and I wrote cathartic poetry at the same time to exorcise the pain in my mind and heart. The culmination of this process over approximately 5 years led to a collection of published poetry and a series of graphic, stark and powerful images. My photography has been compared to that of Leonard Nimoys extraordinary Full Body Project which was an incredible honour as I admire his work immensely. I had this book published so that I could see in print what I had achieved and accomplished. There are only two of these proof editions and I am wanting one other lucky person to own one so I am holding an auction on Facebook and will be announcing the event shortly! Pop on over to my FACEBOOK PAGE and check it out! If you would like to be the owner of this rare and powerful book, then come join in the bidding! There will never be another opportunity to own this creation in this form.
Heavenly Sojourner (aka Leanne)
27/1/2014 05:13:21 am
I felt touched and very privileged to view this work by Marg Thomson prior to it's publication. I was so moved by what I read, by what I saw, that there was absolutely no question in my mind that it should be in public print. "Broken Wings" is beautiful, thought provoking, touching and triumphant. This work is a glimpse into a very intimate part of Marg's journey. It speaks to parts of the heart and the soul that we have shut down and buried, encouraging us to bring those pieces of ourselves out into the light. This is a truly beautiful work, in its strength and fragility. Not only has Marg bared her soul, she has bared herself...the accompanying black and white self portraits are just as just as insightful as her poems. This is a triumph, and one that will delight, inspire and be cherished by anyone who is lucky enough to have one. Comments are closed.
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